Re: Google Coupon Codes

Jacob,

Under the "policy", a merchant could collect the
coupon code during
their display of the itemization of the cart and apply the
appropriate
discount as an line item.  I.e. if coupon 'xyz' is worth $10
then:
1ea Product Code $129.95
1ea xyz coupon -$10.00
Total $119.95

The two items would be sent to GC and the user would then
not see a
coupon offering from GC.

Please confirm that this is a correct statement.  This is
how I provide
my discounts to my customers.

Tony

www.ez-order-manager.com 

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Basics
Subject: [google-checkout-api-integration] Re: Google Coupon
Codes


Hi,

Regardless of how the coupon code is created/handled, the
coupon code is
always entered on the Checkout page after the buyer logs
in.

If you created a coupon code from your Merchant Center, you
should be
able to see a coupon field after you click on the Buy Now
button and log
in with your buyer account.

Feel free to reply back if this isn't clear.

Thanks,
Jacob

On Mar 13, 8:56 am, "Rayvan" <p...triomediagroup.com> wrote:
> At which point does the user enter the coupon code if I
am not using 
> an API, but just a regular buy now button.
>
> Sorry if I posted in the wrong thread.
>
> Ivan




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Hi Tony,

Merchants are allowed to pass negative line items in the
cart to
represent Coupons or Discounts buyers enter on the
merchant's cart
page.

Please note that this is not necessary if you created
Google-hosted
coupons from your Merchant Center: http://checkout.google.com/support/sell/bin/an
swer.py?answer=42938

Please let me know if this doesn't address your question.

Thanks,
Jacob

On Mar 13, 9:41 am, "Tony Birnseth" <t...1sit.com> wrote:
> Jacob,
>
> Under the "policy", a merchant could collect
the coupon code during
> their display of the itemization of the cart and apply
the appropriate
> discount as an line item.  I.e. if coupon 'xyz' is
worth $10 then:
> 1ea Product Code $129.95
> 1ea xyz coupon -$10.00
> Total $119.95
>
> The two items would be sent to GC and the user would
then not see a
> coupon offering from GC.
>
> Please confirm that this is a correct statement.  This
is how I provide
> my discounts to my customers.
>
> Tony
>
> www.ez-order-manager.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: google-checkout-api-integrationgooglegroups.com
>
> [mailto:google-checkout-api-integrationgooglegroups.com] On Behalf Of
> GoogleCheckoutDevPro
> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:29 AM
> To: Google Checkout Developers Forum - API Integration
Basics
> Subject: [google-checkout-api-integration] Re: Google
Coupon Codes
>
> Hi,
>
> Regardless of how the coupon code is created/handled,
the coupon code is
> always entered on the Checkout page after the buyer
logs in.
>
> If you created a coupon code from your Merchant Center,
you should be
> able to see a coupon field after you click on the Buy
Now button and log
> in with your buyer account.
>
> Feel free to reply back if this isn't clear.
>
> Thanks,
> Jacob
>
> On Mar 13, 8:56 am, "Rayvan" <p...triomediagroup.com> wrote:
> > At which point does the user enter the coupon code
if I am not using
> > an API, but just a regular buy now button.
>
> > Sorry if I posted in the wrong thread.
>
> > Ivan


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Hi Deniz,

Thanks for your questions. I'll try my best to address
them.

When a coupon is already applied on your cart page and you
don't want
to accept additional coupons on the Google Checkout side,
then please
try including the following lines in your HTML form when
there is a
negative item in the cart:

    <input type="hidden"
name="checkout-flow-support.merchant-checkout-
flow-support.merchant-calculations.merchant-calculations-url
"
value="http://www.YOURDO
MAIN.com">
    <input type="hidden"
name="checkout-flow-support.merchant-checkout-
flow-support.merchant-calculations.accept-merchant-coupons&q
uot;
value="false">

This will prevent Google Checkout from displaying the coupon
field on
the Google Checkout page, so buyers won't be able to enter
any
additional coupons.

In contrast, when a coupon is not applied on your cart page
and you
want to accept coupons on the Google Checkout side, please
do not
include above lines in the HTML form so buyers can enter
coupons on
the Google Checkout page.

To answer your other question, if you included negative line
items as
coupons in the cart, then you'll see negative line items in
the new-
order-notification.

However, if the coupons were entered on the Google Checkout
page, then
you'll see the results in the coupon-adjustment tag in the
new-order-
notification: http://code.google.com/apis/check
out/developer/index.html#tag_coupon-adjustment

Please let me know if you need any clarification.


Thanks,
Jacob

On Mar 15, 12:50 pm, "Dungeon" <webmas...printcountry.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a similar question (well, bunch of questions).
How can GC be
> sure the coupon is not offered to a customer who
already got the
> discount before checkout?
>
> My setup is like this: If customer follows a link to my
store with
> coupon code embedded to it, I calculate the discount
amount and put
> that as a negative item in the hidden HTML form as
specified in HTML
> API. This works perfectly. If he uses regular checkout
and enters the
> same coupon I can avoid giving another discount. What
if  he takes GC
> route?
>
> Is it possible a customer to enter same/any coupon
during Google
> Checkout if there is already a negative item?
>
> Is sending one negative item to GC enough to avoid
multiple discounts?
> Should we make negative item names same as coupon
codes?
>
> Also, how the used coupons in GC returned to the
callback URL? Is it
> returned as an item? Is the item name same as coupon
code? This wasn't
> stated in the guide.
>
> It would be great to have clarification on these.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Deniz
>
> On Mar 13, 9:41 am, "Tony Birnseth"
<t...1sit.com> wrote:
>
> > Jacob,
>
> > Under the "policy", a merchant could
collect the coupon code during
> > their display of the itemization of the cart and
apply the appropriate
> > discount as an line item.  I.e. if coupon 'xyz' is
worth $10 then:
> > 1ea Product Code $129.95
> > 1ea xyz coupon -$10.00
> > Total $119.95
>
> > The two items would be sent to GC and the user
would then not see a
> > coupon offering from GC.
>
> > Please confirm that this is a correct statement. 
This is how I provide
> > my discounts to my customers.
>
> > Tony
>
> >www.ez-order-manager.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: google-checkout-api-integrationgooglegroups.com
>
> > [mailto:google-checkout-api-integrationgooglegroups.com] On Behalf Of
> > GoogleCheckoutDevPro
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:29 AM
> > To: Google Checkout Developers Forum - API
Integration Basics
> > Subject: [google-checkout-api-integration] Re:
Google Coupon Codes
>
> > Hi,
>
> > Regardless of how the coupon code is
created/handled, the coupon code is
> > always entered on the Checkout page after the
buyer logs in.
>
> > If you created a coupon code from your Merchant
Center, you should be
> > able to see a coupon field after you click on the
Buy Now button and log
> > in with your buyer account.
>
> > Feel free to reply back if this isn't clear.
>
> > Thanks,
> > Jacob
>
> > On Mar 13, 8:56 am, "Rayvan"
<p...triomediagroup.com> wrote:
> > > At which point does the user enter the coupon
code if I am not using
> > > an API, but just a regular buy now button.
>
> > > Sorry if I posted in the wrong thread.
>
> > > Ivan


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Jacob,

Thanks for the clarification. This answers all of my
coupon-related
questions.

Deniz

On Mar 16, 2:28 pm, "GoogleCheckoutDevPro"
<checkout-
dev-...google.com> wrote:
> Hi Deniz,
>
> Thanks for your questions. I'll try my best to address
them.
>
> When a coupon is already applied on your cart page and
you don't want
> to accept additional coupons on the Google Checkout
side, then please
> try including the following lines in your HTML form
when there is a
> negative item in the cart:
>
>     <input type="hidden"
name="checkout-flow-support.merchant-checkout-
>
flow-support.merchant-calculations.merchant-calculations-url
"
> value="http://www.YOURDO
MAIN.com">
>     <input type="hidden"
name="checkout-flow-support.merchant-checkout-
>
flow-support.merchant-calculations.accept-merchant-coupons&q
uot;
> value="false">
>
> This will prevent Google Checkout from displaying the
coupon field on
> the Google Checkout page, so buyers won't be able to
enter any
> additional coupons.
>
> In contrast, when a coupon is not applied on your cart
page and you
> want to accept coupons on the Google Checkout side,
please do not
> include above lines in the HTML form so buyers can
enter coupons on
> the Google Checkout page.
>
> To answer your other question, if you included negative
line items as
> coupons in the cart, then you'll see negative line
items in the new-
> order-notification.
>
> However, if the coupons were entered on the Google
Checkout page, then
> you'll see the results in the coupon-adjustment tag in
the new-order-
> notification:http://code.google.com/apis/checkout/dev
eloper/index.html#tag_coupon-...
>
> Please let me know if you need any clarification.
>
> Thanks,
> Jacob
>
> On Mar 15, 12:50 pm, "Dungeon"
<webmas...printcountry.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > I have a similar question (well, bunch of
questions). How can GC be
> > sure the coupon is not offered to a customer who
already got the
> > discount before checkout?
>
> > My setup is like this: If customer follows a link
to my store with
> > coupon code embedded to it, I calculate the
discount amount and put
> > that as a negative item in the hidden HTML form as
specified in HTML
> > API. This works perfectly. If he uses regular
checkout and enters the
> > same coupon I can avoid giving another discount.
What if  he takes GC
> > route?
>
> > Is it possible a customer to enter same/any coupon
during Google
> > Checkout if there is already a negative item?
>
> > Is sending one negative item to GC enough to avoid
multiple discounts?
> > Should we make negative item names same as coupon
codes?
>
> > Also, how the used coupons in GC returned to the
callback URL? Is it
> > returned as an item? Is the item name same as
coupon code? This wasn't
> > stated in the guide.
>
> > It would be great to have clarification on these.
>
> > Thank you,
>
> > Deniz
>
> > On Mar 13, 9:41 am, "Tony Birnseth"
<t...1sit.com> wrote:
>
> > > Jacob,
>
> > > Under the "policy", a merchant
could collect the coupon code during
> > > their display of the itemization of the cart
and apply the appropriate
> > > discount as an line item.  I.e. if coupon
'xyz' is worth $10 then:
> > > 1ea Product Code $129.95
> > > 1ea xyz coupon -$10.00
> > > Total $119.95
>
> > > The two items would be sent to GC and the
user would then not see a
> > > coupon offering from GC.
>
> > > Please confirm that this is a correct
statement.  This is how I provide
> > > my discounts to my customers.
>
> > > Tony
>
> > >www.ez-order-manager.com
>
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: google-checkout-api-integrationgooglegroups.com
>
> > > [mailto:google-checkout-api-integrationgooglegroups.com] On Behalf Of
> > > GoogleCheckoutDevPro
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2007 9:29 AM
> > > To: Google Checkout Developers Forum - API
Integration Basics
> > > Subject: [google-checkout-api-integration]
Re: Google Coupon Codes
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > Regardless of how the coupon code is
created/handled, the coupon code is
> > > always entered on the Checkout page after the
buyer logs in.
>
> > > If you created a coupon code from your
Merchant Center, you should be
> > > able to see a coupon field after you click on
the Buy Now button and log
> > > in with your buyer account.
>
> > > Feel free to reply back if this isn't clear.
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jacob
>
> > > On Mar 13, 8:56 am, "Rayvan"
<p...triomediagroup.com> wrote:
> > > > At which point does the user enter the
coupon code if I am not using
> > > > an API, but just a regular buy now
button.
>
> > > > Sorry if I posted in the wrong thread.
>
> > > > Ivan- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -


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