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Get Permanent Fuel Discount Promotion

This promotion type is only available for accounts with Bulloch cash registers.

The Get Permanent Fuel Discount is a very straightforward promotion type, which gives all customers a fixed discount for purchasing a limited amount of fuel of a certain type. For example, a Christmas discount of 25 cents per gallon for the first 5 gallons of Regular.

Setting Up Get Permanent Fuel Discount Promotions

To set up the Get Permanent Fuel Discount promotion in CStoreOffice®:

  1. Go to Price Book > Promotions.
  2. At the top of the Promotions form, click Add New.

  3. In the Promotion Name field, enter the name for the new promotion.
  4. In the Receipt CR Description field, specify the promotion description that must be displayed on cash register receipts. The name length must not exceed ten characters including spaces. By default, the promotion name is displayed in this field.
  5. In the Promotion Type list, select Get Permanent Fuel Discount.
  6. Go Loyalty subscribers see this promotion type twice: under the regular category and inside the Loyalty ID Required group. Select the first one if you want all customers to benefit. If you only want customers with loyalty cards to receive this promotion, choose the one under Loyalty ID Required.
    This article applies to the regular (first) promotion type.

  1. In the list of locations inside How much? section, click the power icon next to each location for which the promotion must work.
  1. In the What is included? section, select the types of fuel for which the discount will be applied.
  2. Select a fuel type in the left pane.
  3. Click Add button in the center.
  4. The fuel types for which the discount is applied are displayed in the right pane.
  5. You can apply the discount for multiple fuel types.

  6. In the Discount fuel price area of How much? section, configure the discount per gallon and limits:
  7. In the Get... $ off field, enter the discount per gallon, in dollars.
  8. In the up to... gallons field, enter the maximum amount of gallons for which the discount will be applied. For example, if this field's value is equal to 10 and the customer purchases 11 gallons, the discount will be applied only to the first 10 gallons.
  1. In the Timeframe section, specify the promotion's lifetime:
  • To create a temporary promotion, specify the dates in the Start and End fields.
  • To create a permanent promotion, specify only the start date and select the Indefinitely option.
  • You can also set time intervals and days of week during which the promotion is applied.
    By default, only one time interval is added, but you can configure multiple time intervals by clicking + Add period below the existing intervals.
  1. At the top of the promotion form, click Save button to apply the changes.