Discounted Pricing
A system and method that facilitates e-commerce volume pricing is provided. According to one aspect of the present invention, the system includes an offers and orders component that receives and aggregates orders for a product from a plurality of buyers. The system also includes a logistics component that determines a shipping price for the product for a subset of the plurality of buyers. The shipping price is determined at least in part upon the subset of buyers sharing a shipping method. According to another aspect of the present invention, a method is provided in which buyers within an aggregated purchasing group may be subject to different pricing structures for the same product.
1 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having embodied thereon a program, the program being executable by a processor to perform a method for providing a discounted deal, the method comprising
providing a website that provides contact information for a merchant;
providing an offer on the website by the merchant;
provide a user account, the user account associated with a user home-page and user information, the user information including a preference for a particular merchant;
presenting the offer to a plurality of users having user accounts and associated with user information that includes a stored preference for that merchant;
receiving the offer via the user home-page associated with the user, the user home-page configured to be updated regarding what has changed with respect to merchant offers provided to the user's account since the user was last logged on;
sharing merchant preferences by the user with other users;
viewing the preferred merchants of other users; and
performing a search for other merchants and users in response to receiving search information through the user's home-page.
2 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the method further comprising receiving input through the user home-page to customize how a message is sent to a mobile device.
3 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2 , where the message sent to the mobile device is an email
4 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2 , where the message sent to the mobile device is a text message
5 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2 , where the message sent to the mobile device is an update that is visible to other users.
6 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 5 , where the update is to a home-page entry
7 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2 , where the message includes a plurality of the user account configuration options.
8 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 2 , where the message customization can be turned on or off.
9 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the method further comprising retrieving offers by the user by listing offer categories.
10 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the method further comprising reviewing updated information related to the order activity of the offer.
11 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the updated information is presented in a graphical format.
12 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 10 , wherein the updated information occurs in real-time.
13 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1 , the method further comprising receiving an additional discount or incentive in addition to the offer.
14 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the discount or incentive is based on a trackable activity.
15 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the discount or incentive is a result of a past activity.
16 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the discount or incentive is a result of at least one order.
17 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the additional discount or incentive is provided by a third party.
18 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the additional discount or incentive is a currency associated with a third party.
19 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the additional discount or incentive is associated with a financial account of the user.
20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , wherein the account is an eligible credit card
21 . A method for providing a discounted deal, the method comprising:
providing a website by a server that provides contact information for a merchant;
providing an offer on the website by the merchant;
provide a user account, the user account associated with a user home-page and user information, the user information including a preference for a particular merchant;
presenting the offer by the server to a plurality of users having user accounts and associated with user information that includes a stored preference for that merchant;
receiving the offer via the user home-page associated with the user, the user home-page configured to be updated regarding what has changed with respect to merchant offers provided to the user's account since the user was last logged on;
sharing merchant preferences by the user with other users;
viewing the preferred merchants of other users; and
performing a search for other merchants and users in response to receiving search information through the user's home-page.
22 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising receiving input through the user home-page to customize how a message is sent to a mobile device.
23 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising reviewing updated information related to the order activity of the offer.
24 . The method of claim 21 , further comprising receiving an additional discount or incentive in addition to the offer.
25 . The method of claim 24 , wherein the additional discount or incentive is provided by a third party.
26 . A system for providing a discounted deal, the system comprising:
a processor;
a memory; and
one or more modules stored in memory and executable by the processor to perform a method including:
providing a website by a server that provides contact information for a merchant;
providing an offer on the website by the merchant;
provide a user account, the user account associated with a user home-page and user information, the user information including a preference for a particular merchant;
presenting the offer by the server to a plurality of users having user accounts and associated with user information that includes a stored preference for that merchant;
receiving the offer via the user home-page associated with the user, the user home-page configured to be updated regarding what has changed with respect to merchant offers provided to the user's account since the user was last logged on;
sharing merchant preferences by the user with other users;
viewing the preferred merchants of other users; and
performing a search for other merchants and users in response to receiving search information through the user's home-page.
27 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising receiving input through the user home-page to customize how a message is sent to a mobile device.
28 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising reviewing updated information related to the order activity of the offer.
29 . The method of claim 26 , further comprising receiving an additional discount or incentive in addition to the offer.
30 . The method of claim 29 , wherein the additional discount or incentive is provided by a third party.