Charge on Club Signup

This update is for people with a wine club who:

• Might want to charge a joining fee
• Might want members to pre-pay an amount in advance
• Might want to improve wine club cash-flow

Now you can:

• Charge people upfront when they join a Winery Initiated type wine club
• Have a credit applied to the new member's account

There's a new section within the settings page of Winery Initiated type clubs called Charge on Signup (the feature is not available for the System Initiated / Recurring Order type clubs given they already charge the customer for an Order upon signup).

Charge Amount: Amount you want to take off the customer's credit card when they sign up

Credit Granted: Do you want to give any, some or all of the Charge Amount back in the form of credit on the customer's account?

Credit Class: This lets you lock down what that credit can be spent on. Eg. Anything? Future club orders? Voluntary website orders?

Examples:

1. "There is a $500 joining fee to join our club" = Charge Amount $500 and Credit Granted $0.
2. "Pay for your first pack in advance" = Charge Amount $250 and Credit Granted $250.
3. "Join our club and get $100 shipping credit to spend on our website" = Charge Amount $0 and Credit Granted $100 and Credit Class Shipping only.

Linked Product Name: This will create an Other Product that will a) show on the customer's receipt and b) in sales reporting (e.g. "Joining Fee")

Checkout Messaging: You can leave this blank and WithWine will insert text to let the customer know they're about to be charged an amount upfront... or you can customise it to your liking:

If the Charge Amount is higher than $0 we have added "Pay Now" to the "Join Club" button to highlight further to the customer that they will be paying something immediately.

The new member will be emailed their receipt which will display any credit they earned plus their total balance:

We're excited to see what clients decide to use this capability for. Golf Clubs charge joining fees... maybe wine clubs can too?

As always, don't hesitate to reach out to us if you need any help 😊