Preparation per design and delivery per order: count both charges correctly
By Erik Nilsen · Kroni2 min read
Some costs follow the number of distinct designs while others apply to the whole order. One order of personal prints can therefore contain several setup charges. Count what the terms actually charge for.
Two designs are not one setup
In a hypothetical example, your child wants three prints of design A and three of design B. Pricing is 2 units per print, 10 for preparation per distinct design and 6 for delivery per order. These arbitrary amounts and rules are invented.
Six prints cost 6 × 2 = 12 units. Two designs require 2 × 10 = 20 for preparation. Delivery is charged once at 6. The total becomes 12 + 20 + 6 = 38 units.
Using only one preparation charge would give 12 + 10 + 6 = 28, understating the purchase by 10. Charging delivery per design would give 12 + 20 + 12 = 44, overstating it by 6.
Label what each cost follows
A practical snag is using the same quantity on every line because everything sits in one basket. Write the unit beside each: six prints, two designs, one order. You now have three different counts to check.
If all six prints can use one design your child actually wants, the total becomes 12 + 10 + 6 = 28. That is another product choice rather than a discount to assume while still ordering two designs.
Ask the supplier what counts as a new design in an actual order. Do not assume different names or colours are free merely because the sheet count stays unchanged. This exercise's rule provides no such guarantee.
Ask your family: “Does this line charge per print, per design or per complete order?”
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.
