Extra Charges for Products and Deal Items

Overview

The extra charge feature allows you to add an additional fixed amount to products and attributes when they are included in deals. This is useful when certain items require a supplementary charge above their regular price when part of a deal.

Benefits

- Add supplementary charges to specific products in deals
- Maintain transparency with clear display of extra charges
- Flexible pricing structure for deal items
- Supports both products and product attributes
- Automatically syncs with Delivery Platforms integration

How to Use

Setting Extra Charges

Management > Menu > Menu Setup

For Products:

- Navigate to the product edit form
- Look for the Extra Charge field
- Enter the additional amount (must be 0 or greater)
- Save the product

For Product Attributes:

- Edit the product with attributes
- Under each attribute, find the Extra Charge field
- Enter the supplementary amount
- Save the changes

Viewing Extra Charges

Extra charges are visible in several places:
- Product listing: Items with extra charges show a blue label with "+[amount]"
- Deal menus: Extra charges appear in the pricing information
- Delivery Platform integration: Extra charges are included in the SKU format visible when selecting Preview

Delivery Platform Integration

When deals are synchronized with Delivery Platforms, products with extra charges will be formatted as:

{
  "label": "Product Name",
  "skus": [
    { "ref": "p_123" },
    { 
      "ref": "p_456",
      "extra_charge": "2.50 GBP"
    }
  ]
}

Important Notes

Extra charges must be non-negative values (0 or greater)

The charge is additional to any existing pricing

Extra charges are displayed separately from the base price for transparency

The feature works with both regular products and product attributes

Common Use Cases

Premium Items in Deals

- Add extra charges to premium items in meal deals
- Upcharge for size upgrades in combo deals

Special Ingredients

- Apply extra charges for premium toppings or ingredients
- Handle supplementary costs for special variations

Customizations

- Add charges for extra modifications in deals
- Manage premium option surcharges

Best Practices

Keep extra charges consistent across similar items

Use clear, round numbers when possible

Document the reason for extra charges internally

Regularly review and update extra charges as needed

Ensure charges are properly communicated to customers

Updated on: 06/02/2025