How to Apply Different Discounts to Sale Price Variants and Full-Price Variants on Shopify
May 17, 2025
Applying discounts on Shopify can get complicated when a product comes in both sale and full-price variants. For instance, if Product A has multiple color options — some discounted and others at full price — you might accidentally apply discounts to the full-price colors as well.
Why This Happens
When you group different colors of a product into one listing, they often appear in both sale and full-price collections. The problem arises because most discount apps (about 95%) can’t distinguish between sale and full-price variants. Discounts are applied at the collection level, not the variant level, which results in unintentional discounts and makes discount management a headache.
The Simple Solution
One straightforward solution is to list each color as a separate product and use apps to group them visually. However, what if you’ve already uploaded your products with all their variants? Reorganizing everything manually is time-consuming and tedious.
I faced this challenge myself — until I discovered an app that solves this issue seamlessly.
Introducing SA Variants: Combined Listings
This app offers a feature called “Split Product” (currently in beta), which automatically splits color variants into separate products without any hassle. If you need this feature, simply reach out to their customer service team — they’re highly responsive and ready to assist.
With this app, managing sale and full-price variants becomes much easier, saving you time and ensuring your discounts are applied correctly.
Additional Features of Swatch King:
• Combine Product Variations Listings: Group colors, materials, and more for a higher converting customer experience.
• SEO-Friendly Listings: Make variant listings SEO-friendly with unique URLs for marketing and analytics.
• Easily Sync Variants: Sync individual variant listings with Facebook/Google Shopping Feed and Amazon Sales Channel.
• Display Variants Separately: Display variants separately on collection pages for accurate search and filter.
• Enhanced Variant Options: Improve variants with features like Color Swatch Slider, Variant Price, Variant Image Swatch, Hide Out of Stock items, Confirm Size Selection, and more.
With Swatch King, managing and presenting product variants has never been easier, and discount management is a breeze!
Applying discounts on Shopify can get complicated when a product comes in both sale and full-price variants. For instance, if Product A has multiple color options — some discounted and others at full price — you might accidentally apply discounts to the full-price colors as well.
Why This Happens
When you group different colors of a product into one listing, they often appear in both sale and full-price collections. The problem arises because most discount apps (about 95%) can’t distinguish between sale and full-price variants. Discounts are applied at the collection level, not the variant level, which results in unintentional discounts and makes discount management a headache.
The Simple Solution
One straightforward solution is to list each color as a separate product and use apps to group them visually. However, what if you’ve already uploaded your products with all their variants? Reorganizing everything manually is time-consuming and tedious.
I faced this challenge myself — until I discovered an app that solves this issue seamlessly.
Introducing SA Variants: Combined Listings
This app offers a feature called “Split Product” (currently in beta), which automatically splits color variants into separate products without any hassle. If you need this feature, simply reach out to their customer service team — they’re highly responsive and ready to assist.
With this app, managing sale and full-price variants becomes much easier, saving you time and ensuring your discounts are applied correctly.
Additional Features of Swatch King:
• Combine Product Variations Listings: Group colors, materials, and more for a higher converting customer experience.
• SEO-Friendly Listings: Make variant listings SEO-friendly with unique URLs for marketing and analytics.
• Easily Sync Variants: Sync individual variant listings with Facebook/Google Shopping Feed and Amazon Sales Channel.
• Display Variants Separately: Display variants separately on collection pages for accurate search and filter.
• Enhanced Variant Options: Improve variants with features like Color Swatch Slider, Variant Price, Variant Image Swatch, Hide Out of Stock items, Confirm Size Selection, and more.
With Swatch King, managing and presenting product variants has never been easier, and discount management is a breeze!