In the example above, 2 of Product XYZ are included in the bundle and therefore, this bundle will sell out when either the freebie sells out or when there is less than 2 of Product XYZ available.Įssentially, this app will ensure that the bundle product and its individual included products' inventories remain synced. In the case that there are multiple of the same product in the bundle (as in the screenshot above) then the inventory of the bundle will be set to the stock level of those products divided by the quantity of that product in the bundle.
An example inside 'Bundles' of a multiple quantity item
If the stock level of any product reaches zero, the bundle's stock level will also become zero and therefore, it won't be able to be purchased.Ĭonversely, when the bundle product itself is purchased, then the stock level of each of the linked products will be reduced as well (in this case by one each). The app pictured above is called ' Bundles', an app that touts itself as " The easiest way to keep inventory in sync when selling bundles" (indeed, from my experience, this app appears to do the job without any extra complications).Īs you can see from the screenshot above, the inventory for the bundle is set to 3379 which is equal to the lowest stock level of the three products that make up the bundle. Inside the 'Bundles' App (product names have been obscured to protect privacy) The only downside to this approach is that there is currently no connection between the individual products in the bundle and the bundle product itself.Īs this bundle is based on mixing together a group of other distinct products, we now need to bring in an app to keep inventory in sync. In order to achieve this, all you need to do is to create the product in your admin. If we take for example Bang n Body's Luminous Glow Bundle (pictured above), we can see that the bundle has its own photos (showing all the products within the bundle) and its own unique name. If you're marketing a bundle as a product of its own then you'll want that bundle to have its own product page. A bundle as its own product Bang n Body's Luminous Glow Bundle In this article, let's talk about a couple of ways you could implement product bundles in Shopify. Or it could be a bonus that that comes only with the bundle. " Buy these together and save!" - kind of thing. More often than not, this 'unique difference' is the price. You may consider something like an upsell or a 'gift with purchase' as a type of product bundling but for the purpose of this article, I'm going to define a product bundle as: A distinct set of products that, when bundled together have some kind of unique difference compared to if you had bought each item separately. There seem to be many definitions of product bundling across the web. Is your need for bundling based on keeping inventory in sync? Or is it about providing discounts to incentivise customers to add additional products to their cart?Įither way, product bundling is not exactly something that comes by default in Shopify. To understand which app is right for you (or isn't), we need to understand what kind of goals you have with bundling products. Product bundling has its own category under 'Sales and Conversion' on the Shopify app store, with over 30 apps listed as providing bundling functionality to Shopify stores. If you're looking to bundle together and sell a group of products in Shopify, you're not alone.