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Understanding Product Types

The 7 ways a product can be set up, and when to use each one.

When you add a product, you choose a "type". The type controls how the price, stock, and checkout screen behave for that product. Picking the right type saves you from manually fixing prices or stock later.

Standard

A normal product with one fixed selling price and a quantity you track in whole units.

Example: A 500ml bottle of soda: KES 60 each, you count bottles.

Variable Price

The price can change a little at checkout, between a minimum and maximum you set, useful for items you sometimes haggle or discount on.

Example: A second-hand item you sell between KES 200–300 depending on the customer.

Weighted

Sold by weight or volume (kg, g, l, ml) instead of by the piece. The price you set is the price per unit of measure, and at checkout staff enter how much was sold.

Example: Loose rice or sugar sold by the kilogram.

Refillable

Works like Weighted (priced and sold per unit of measure), for products customers bring a container to refill.

Example: Cooking oil or paraffin sold by the litre into the customer's own bottle.

Service

No stock to track. You're selling work, not a physical item. You can optionally allow staff to override the price at checkout.

Example: A haircut, a phone-charging slot, or a delivery fee.

Bundle

A product made of other products bundled together at one price. A bundle does not hold its own stock. Selling it reduces the stock of each item inside it instead. See "Bundle Products" for the full explanation.

Example: A "Back to School Kit" made of one pen + one book + one ruler, sold as a single item.

Variants (Configurable)

One product with several versions underneath it. Each version (variant) has its own price and stock. The customer picks a variant at checkout.

Example: A T-shirt sold in Small, Medium, and Large, each tracked and priced separately.

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