Coupon for Specific Items Only Applying Discount to First item in the Order

I just created a new item coupon and it appears that the coupon functionality has been moved from Square Online to Square Marketing. Some things appear to not be working quite the same under the new system. 

 

We offer ticketed events periodically and our club members are always given a coupon code to get $5 off each ticket. So if a club member buys 4 tickets, the coupon gives them $20 off. It has *always* worked successfully in the past.

 

This functionality no longer seems to work. I set up a new coupon for $5 off a specific item and even set it to allow customers to redeem the coupon more than once. However, at checkout, the coupon is only applying one time; regardless of how many tickets the customer is trying to purchase. I pasted a screen shot below of the coupon only applying one time to the item instead of two times for both tickets. It should be a $10 total discount in this case.  

 

Maybe there is some other setting in the new setup I am missing? Anyone else seeing this same issue??

 

Side note to the Square Team: why are you now unable to edit an existing Coupon under the new format? Once activated, you can't alter the coupon which means you have to cancel it and create a brand new one from scratch.

 

Appreciate the help! Thank you.

 

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I just spent over an hour with Square Support troubleshooting this issue. Guess what? This is now an 'improved feature' of Coupons in Square Marketing. Read here: https://squareup.com/help/us/en/article/8381-important-changes-to-your-square-online-coupons

 

Creating a new coupon in Square Online is not an option. Under Marketing, you have zero way of applying a $ or % off a specific item and have it apply to more than one purchased (see attached screen shot). The only way to remotely make this work is by applying a % off to all items...which only works if you limit the customer to only being able to purchase the one item you are trying to discount.

 

This is a serious design flaw, one that I had the Support team submit as a complaint. Whether that goes anywhere is another story. In the meantime, please let the Square Marketing team know how much you enjoy the reduced functionality.

 

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We have the same issue, and only found out because of clients complaining! 

And another nail in the Square coffin.

 

Seems like they are getting further and further away from what we as business need.

 

 

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I experienced the same issue today after a customer complained. No idea how I’m going to police this and make online codes usable. 

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Are there any news on this issue? We want to offer coupons for the upcoming Holiday season, but if this isn't resolved I don't know how? 

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Couponing needs help- and it would be AMAZING if we could go back to editing them like you say above.

Dina
Co-Owner Amityville Apothecary
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