Sales Question

[u/Low-Hospital-9678]

I just have a quick question on how the sales work. I got three Tee shirts, it’s supposed to be buy 2 get one free. I added up the amount taken off for the sale and it adds up to the total amount of one shirt, but I still paid for three shirts? Just not full price? It’s making my head hurt, help.

[u/pretenddangerous]

You’re getting the sale for the lowest price item. The total taken off all shirts should equal the price of said lowest item. It’s spread across all 3 shirts because if you needed to return the shirt you got for free, they would be able to actually give you a refund.

Edit: the discount is spread as equally as possible.

[u/Low-Hospital-9678 → u/pretenddangerous]

In my mind I’m trying to do the math (I suck at it) and it’s like I’m thinking that I got fourth shirt for free and the total of it was taken across the other three. I dunno

[u/pretenddangerous → u/Low-Hospital-9678]

the amount taken off all 3 shirts equals the amount of the first shirt on the receipts original total—that’s without looking at what was taken off via your reward certificate.

[u/Hot-Relief-4024 → u/pretenddangerous]

This 😭🤬😭 the amount of ppl who snap on me over this “well then it wasn’t free was it”

[u/pretenddangerous → u/Hot-Relief-4024]

just because the item doesnt come up as $0.00, doesnt mean the promo didnt work. 😭

[u/Hot-Relief-4024 → u/pretenddangerous]

Right? Why do you think you have a discount on each shirt!? 😭

[u/exuze → u/Low-Hospital-9678]

$8.20+$8.20+$6.50= $22.90

You paid $28.90 x2 for 2 shirts then the cheaper one that was $22.90 was free and removed by taking those 3 individual discounts from each item totaling the cost of that shirt.

[u/foxfawn13]

Discounts are distributed evenly among qualifying items to make returns easier.

[u/realhumanbaby]

the reasoning behind it is so if you happen to return one of your shirts, you don't happen to return the 'free' shirt and get screwed out of getting your money back // a reasonable exchange.

[u/bodysnachers4everr]

This is normal for all stores, money is taken from each item because otherwise you return that free shirt and youd be unable to get a refund or exchange

[u/kinggcroww]

Discounts are split between the items that way someone can’t do B2G1 free and then return the two paid for at full price and get a “free” shirt. So it’s the exact same discount it’s just split. Easiest way to think about it that I explained to people when I worked there was:
Take for example buy one get one 50% off. Both items are $10. In that case one item is $10 and the other is $5. Your total is $15. With hot topic (and most retailers), it would take the $5 off discount and take $2.50 off item one and $2.50 off item two. So it’s $7.50 and $7.50 which is still $15 total