Adding a name costs extra: show personalisation as a separate choice
By Erik Nilsen · Kroni3 min read
An item bearing your child's name may feel more personal, but the personalisation fee is a separate purchase. Show the basic item and the extra charge separately before deciding. That makes clear whether your child wants the product, the name, or both.
Calculate the same fee on two product prices
In a hypothetical example, your child wants an optional notebook. The simple model costs 40 units and a larger one costs 120. Adding a name to the cover costs another 20 units whichever model you choose. Your child has 130 units. All prices and options are invented using arbitrary teaching units.
Simple without a name costs 40. Simple with a name costs 40 + 20 = 60. Large without a name costs 120. Large with a name costs 120 + 20 = 140. Three options fit your child's 130, while the last needs another 10 units.
Personalisation increases the simple notebook's price by 20 / 40 = 50 per cent. On the large one, the increase is 20 / 120, approximately 16.7 per cent. The extra payment remains exactly 20 units. A lower percentage does not make the name cheaper in money terms.
Make four rows showing these options. Your child can first choose the notebook meeting their intended use, then consider whether a name is worth another 20 units. Do not let the extra automatically follow simply because a model has been selected.
Look at the order's contents
A realistic snag is personalisation already being selected on the order, with your child thinking 60 is the simple notebook's basic price. Review the choices before paying. Adults can help check the name and displayed total without making the extra a necessary part of the purchase.
If your child likes the name but cannot afford the large personalised notebook, there are two clear options: large without a name or simple with one. The first leaves 10 units; the second leaves 70. Waiting is another possibility. None needs to be described as a less thoughtful decision.
Clarify actual order conditions with the seller if anything is unclear; this exercise does not establish return rights or delivery rules for personalised products.
Ask your family: “Would you rather spend the money on the notebook or the name, and what will remain after choosing?”
Carry the calculation into your family agreement
Kroni can keep track of your child's virtual balance. The app does not transfer money, so any actual purchase is paid for outside it. Agree on what you will record, then check the amount with your child afterwards. Do not deduct a possible cost as though the purchase had already happened. Read about allowance in Kroni.
