#martin-coupons-promo-codes

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dull mist
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Hello 👋
A coupon contains information about a percent-off or amount-off discounts vs A Promotion Code represents a customer-redeemable code for a coupon.

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So yeah, I'd say your understanding about these is accurate.

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except for this part

Is it the case that promotion codes are basically just more restricted instances of a coupon?

torpid sinew
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One thing that confuses me a bit is that when creating a subscription it seems you can use either a coupon or a promotion code.

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Which makes it seem like promotion code is a "type" of a coupon

dull mist
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I believe the idea here is that the promo-codes are customer facing where as the coupons might not be.

i.e. let's say you have a coupon for 50% off, you can create multiple promo-codes and personalize it for your end customer

such as HANZO50OFF, 50OFF etc

torpid sinew
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Okay, so basically, you would never want a system wherein a customer enters the id of a coupon?

dull mist
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I think so, you'd configure your app to apply the coupon instead. Like if you're running a site-wide sale, you'd apply the coupon while initiating checkout flow

ie. if you use Stripe checkout then it'd be when you create a checkout session

torpid sinew
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... right, I see. Yeah, that makes sense.

So, it's kinda like "Coupons are the discount itself" and "Promotion codes are what customers use to apply the coupon"?

dull mist
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Yup

torpid sinew
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Okay! Thank you!