12 × 750 ml
Wine case
The classic 12-bottle case. Often paired with a mixed-case discount.
Feature · Case pricing
Case pricing that keeps every bottle counted.
Sell a 12-bottle case or a single bottle from one product. The case has its own price and barcode; the stock never leaves bottles. No duplicate products, no Monday recount.
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One product · two units
House Cabernet 750 ml
Bottle$12.99UPC on the bottle
Case$139.99UPC on the box
Stock on hand: 146 bottles (12 cases + 2 singles)
What is case pricing in a POS?
- Case pricing
- Case pricing lets one product be sold in more than one unit, usually a single bottle and a case of 12, each with its own price and barcode, while the system tracks stock in the smallest unit. It replaces the old workaround of creating a second "case" product, which splits stock across two records and makes counts drift.
A worked example
The House Cabernet 750 ml sells for $12.99 a bottle. You set the case of 12 at $139.99, which is $11.67 a bottle and $15.89 less than twelve singles. A customer buys one case and two singles: the register charges both prices correctly and stock drops by fourteen bottles.
Shelf prices in this example are illustrative and switch with your country selection.
6 × 1.75 L
Spirits case
Handles usually ship six to a case; fifths twelve.
6 × 12 oz
Beer 6-pack
Sell a single can, the six, or the case, all from one product.
30 × 12 oz
30-rack
A larger unit of the same can; one stock figure for all of them.
10 × 50 ml
Minis sleeve
Nips sold singly at the counter and by the sleeve for parties.
1 × 1.5 L
Magnum
A different size is a different product; a case is just a pack of the same one.
Setup
How do you set up case units?
Once per unit type, then per product only if a price differs from your rule.
- Create the unit pair once. In Units, add "Case" as a sub-unit of "Bottle" with a multiplier of 12. Add "Six" × 6, "Rack" × 30 and so on.
- Attach it to products. On import, a column sets the unit per product; or apply it to a whole category in one action.
- Give the case its price and barcode. Type the case price and scan the box UPC into the case unit.
- Check deposits. If you are in a container-deposit state, add the deposit to the bottle unit; cases multiply it automatically.
- Ring a test sale. Scan a case and a bottle and look at the stock report: it moves in bottles.
FAQ
Case pricing questions
No. 01How does case pricing work in a liquor store POS?
Each product has a base unit, the bottle, and one or more larger units such as a case of 12. Each unit has its own price and its own barcode. When a case is sold, the price comes from the case and the stock drops by 12 bottles, so the count stays right whether customers buy singles or full cases.
No. 02Do I need two products for the case and the bottle?
No. That is the mistake that breaks stock counts. One product, with the case set up as a related unit (Case = 12 Bottles), keeps a single stock figure in bottles.
No. 03Can a case have its own barcode?
Yes. Scan the UPC on the case box and the register rings the case unit; scan the bottle and it rings a single. Both barcodes belong to the same product.
No. 04What about 6-packs, 12-packs and 30-racks of beer?
Each pack size is its own unit of the same product: can, 6-pack, 12-pack, 24-case or 30-rack. Each has its own price and barcode; stock counts in cans or bottles.
No. 05What if I break a case to sell singles?
Nothing to do. Stock is already in bottles, so selling three singles from an opened case simply reduces the bottle count by three.
No. 06Can the case price be lower than 12 singles?
Yes, you set the case price yourself. If your state restricts quantity discounts or sets minimum prices, set the case price to what your licence allows; the software does not decide it for you.
No. 07How do bottle deposits work with cases?
Deposits such as CRV or a 5¢ or 10¢ container deposit can be added per container, so a case adds the deposit 12 times and the receipt shows it as its own line.
No. 08Can I buy by the case from my distributor and sell by the bottle?
Yes. Purchase orders can use the case unit, receiving adds bottles to stock, and cost per bottle is worked out from the case cost.
No. 09Does the online store show case prices?
Yes. Products with a case unit show both options on the auto-generated online store, with the stock available.
Stop keeping two products for one bottle.
Import your catalogue with case units already set. We do the import for free on any plan.
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