This is a workaround method to achieve the desired result.
It will use the "BOGO" discount and you will need to create a new item (promo) with $0 price to act as the trigger for the promotion.
- Add the new item (promo) to "Buy Items" as it is required to purchase to receive the discount.
- Add the menu group with items that are eligible for discount to "Get Items"
-Set the desired discount behavior and discount (%, fixed price, or off by $)
-Check the "auto apply discount" box
- Set required buy item to 1
- Set Eligible get items to the number guests have to purchase to receive discount.
**There is an issue with this workaround, which is guests can still receive discount when they purchase less than the required quantity. For example: customers will still receive discount if they purchase only 2 eligible items while they are required to purchase 5. This issue can be, to some extend, fixed by adding a minimum spend requirement.
The minimum spend requirement will be "the cheapest eligible item" multiply by "required purchased quantity". For example, if the cheapest eligible item is $10 and guests are required to purchase 5 eligible items to receive discount, the minimum spend will be $50, which ensures discount will be applied only when 1) eligible items are added and 2) required quantity is met.
>> The workflow for staff will be:
1) add the $0 promo item (trigger) to the check first. (If you have a scanner, you can create a barcode for this item.)
2) proceed to ring up/scan merchandises.
There might be scenarios/situations that I didn't think of and are not covered by this method. But feel free to let me know if you have questions.
