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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Adding Promo Codes to Paypal Buttons


So, I was shopping online the other day, and looking to buy a t-shirt from The Gap. I found the shirt I was looking for, and I was sorely tempted to buy two, because I have one already and I know they are very soft, fit perfectly, blah-blah-blah. Didn't want to spend quite that much though, so I settled on a color, and went to on the complete the transaction. When I was partway through, it asked me for a promo code.

Huh. I know, generally, what a promo code is, but I had never used one. Just out of curiosity, I googled "GAP discount promo code" and discovered a code for that day, that I could type in and save 40%. Just because. No special reason.

I bought two shirts.

And I started thinking, what if I wanted to offer facebook fans a promo code? Or people who sign up for my as-yet-imaginary newsletter? Surely Paypal offers a way to do this.

Sadly, no, actually they don't. However! I discovered that you can add html code to your paypal button, to allow for the entry of promo discount codes. At webdesigneretc.co, John Futia has a code generator you can utilize.
This is good timing, because I have lots of nice pots left over from the pottery tour, and my website badly needs new items. I plan to spend some time this week updating, and maybe try out this discount-code code. Here's a test button I made; you can check out how it works with completing the transaction.

The coupon code is COUPON



Enter Coupon code

Whaddaya think? Pretty neat, huh? If I were doing this for real, I would use a script obfuscator, so people couldn't get the promo just by looking at the source code.


PS. That shirt is ridiculously cheap now. Maybe I should go buy some more! With a promo code! If it gets any less, they pay me to take it.
PPS. Okay, so it's doing this weird thing where it adds a dollar shipping and handling, which, NO. Obviously I will need to add shipping to pots, more than a dollar, but I thought that would be a separate line. Hmm. So, still needs work. I play with it this week, see what we get.
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7 comments:

  1. smartcatMay 5, 2015 at 2:39 PM

    This sounds great! I'll watch you and see if I want to get into online sales! I've been very hesitant about this!

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  2. Michèle HastingsMay 6, 2015 at 5:49 AM

    I was shopping for a dishwasher a couple of weeks ago and google promo code for Lowe's... sure enough... got another $30 off of the dishwasher.

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  3. Lori WattsMay 8, 2015 at 5:09 AM

    COuldn't figure out how to make it work correctly...it just randomly assigns shipping and "handling" costs. Ugh.

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  4. Anna SchaferMay 8, 2015 at 11:23 PM

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  5. Lori WattsMay 9, 2015 at 5:05 AM

    Buzz off with the spam, Jowd.

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  6. Anna SchaferJuly 14, 2015 at 9:50 PM

    Didn't want to spend quite that much though, so I settled on a color, and went to on the complete the transaction. When I was partway through, it asked me for a promo code.
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  7. dmnarayanaSeptember 29, 2015 at 1:01 AM

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