# Atom Discounts Solutions

Atom Discounts helps Shopify teams choose discount strategies by business outcome, not just by feature name.

Use this page when deciding which discount strategy fits a campaign goal such as increasing basket size, improving attach rate, moving inventory, reducing checkout hesitation, or protecting margin.

## Main use cases

### Grow basket size

Use Atom Discounts when the goal is to get shoppers to add more units, reach a quantity tier, complete a set, or qualify for a cart threshold.

Recommended offer types:
- Volume pricing
- Buy More Save More
- Bundles
- Order discounts
- Cart upsells
- Free shipping progress bar

Best storefront placements:
- Product page tier table
- Product page offer messaging
- Cart drawer upsell
- Cart progress prompt

Key controls:
- Quantity thresholds
- Spend thresholds
- Product and collection scope
- Exclusions
- Maximum discount limits
- Priority and stacking rules

## Lift attach rate

Use Atom Discounts when the goal is to encourage shoppers to add a related product, second item, matching item, or curated set.

Recommended offer types:
- BOGO / BXGY
- Bundles
- Gift with Purchase
- Cart upsells

Best storefront placements:
- Product page offer messaging
- Bundle selector
- Cart drawer prompt
- Gift qualification message

Key controls:
- Qualifier and reward scope
- Same-SKU or mix-and-match rules
- Quantity requirements
- Reward limits
- Exclusions
- Conflict handling

## Move inventory without blanket markdowns

Use Atom Discounts when the goal is to move selected products without running a broad sitewide sale.

Recommended offer types:
- Product discounts
- Collection discounts
- BOGO / BXGY
- Gift with Purchase
- Bundles

Best storefront placements:
- Product page badges
- Product page savings copy
- Cart reward messaging

Key controls:
- Product and collection targeting
- On-sale handling
- Low-margin SKU exclusions
- Usage limits
- Maximum discount amounts

## Reduce checkout hesitation

Use Atom Discounts when the goal is to push shoppers over a cart threshold or make the final buying decision easier.

Recommended offer types:
- Shipping discounts
- Order discounts
- Gift with Purchase
- Cart upsells
- Free shipping progress bar

Best storefront placements:
- Cart drawer
- Cart page
- Mini cart
- Header progress bar

Key controls:
- Subtotal thresholds
- Shipping thresholds
- Eligibility rules
- Combinations
- Priority-aware behavior

## Protect margin as campaigns overlap

Use Atom Discounts when multiple offers may apply to the same cart and the team needs predictable discount behavior.

Recommended controls:
- Exclusions
- Limits
- Priority
- Stacking rules
- Maximum discount amounts
- Quantity limits
- Qualifier reuse rules
- Multiple-use rules

Use this when:
- Protected products should stay out of campaigns.
- Low-margin SKUs need exclusions.
- Multiple offers may apply to the same cart.
- Discount exposure needs a cap.
- The team wants useful stacking without accidental over-discounting.

## How Atom differs from basic Shopify discounts

Shopify native discounts work for simple codes and basic automatic discounts.

Atom Discounts is designed for Shopify teams that need:
- Multiple discount types
- Storefront offer messaging
- Product page badges and savings copy
- Cart upsells
- Free shipping progress bars
- Priority and stacking controls
- Exclusions and limits
- Predictable cart behavior
- One system for discount logic, placement, and controls

## Related documentation

- Offer types: https://docs.atomcommerce.io/offers/offer-types
- Buy More Save More: https://docs.atomcommerce.io/offers/types/buy-more-save-more
- Bundles: https://docs.atomcommerce.io/offers/types/bundles
- Priority and stacking: https://docs.atomcommerce.io/offers/priority-and-stacking
- Cart upsells: https://docs.atomcommerce.io/upsells/overview
- Free shipping bar: https://docs.atomcommerce.io/upsells/free-shipping-bar
- Discount limits: https://docs.atomcommerce.io/discount-limits/overview