Farmigo Basics > Customizable Deliveries > Build-by-Credit Subscriptions
How can members choose their share contents each week?
In place of or in addition to the traditional share model - where the producer chooses what the member gets - you can set up the build-by-credit model. With this model, members are allotted a specific amount of credits each week that they can spend in the web store. The member must use or lose their credits for that week.
  • This type of subscription is compatible with all payment settings
  • This type of subscription can be offered in addition to traditionally priced shares
  • This type of subscription can by set up as a share and/or option
  • Farmigo Credits must be disabled

How Build-by-Credit Works

When members sign up, they choose a share or option where they pay for a certain amount of credits for each delivery. Then they can log into the store for each delivery and choose items that are priced by credit.

How to create subscriptions that allot credits

Step 1. Confirm with Support that Farmigo Credit's are disabled​

Step 2. Set up Extra Credit Item
​You must set-up an Item named Extra Credit Item equal to the dollar value of 1 credit, so members will be charged for any extra items they purchase - See below for required settings. The system can't save a share with credits without the Extra Credit item, so complete this step first under Logistics --> Items --> +New Item. The Extra Credit Item is not visible to members, but must be set with the following guidelines:

The following MUST be set as described:
  • Name = Extra Credit 
  • Status = Published
  • Price = $ Value of 1 credit (determined by you)
    • ​Set the Price as the value you want to assign to each credit (the label for Price should be $ and not "Credit")
  • Unit = 1 each

The following can be set to anything:
  • Assign item to any category 
  • Set Member Max to 2 or more (please note that this setting does not limit the number of extra credits that an individual member can purchase)
  • You may leave Description blank and set the Image Link to http://
  • Enter any Producer
  • Enter a very high number for Available, such as 10000
  • It does not matter what you enter under the  Packing Guidelines section
Step 3. Create Subscription
To create this subscription for members to select, you start by creating a share or option like any other share or option (go to Logistics > Subscriptions > +New Subscription).  Then you want to set up the following specific fields to make it a build-by-credit subscription:
  • Set the Unit label to "Credits" and enter the number credits that they will be allotted for each delivery by choosing this subscription
  • Set the price to what you want to charge for that amount of credits for each delivery​​




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Step 4. Optional - Order Settings
  • Credit Item Label
    If you would like to use a different term for credits, you can customize the label under Settings --> Store Settings --> Order Settings
    Click edit in the right hand corner, then change the text next to credit item label to whatever you would like to use (Points, Farm Bucks, etc)
  • Credit Item as regular item
    If you would like to use the credit system, but have the store appear in dollars, enable this setting. This can be useful if you want to allow members to customize their order, but make sure that they are charged the same amount each week regardless of what they choose.     This is to present items in the store in $ value, so members can use their weekly share value on the items you make available.  For example, for a $25 weekly box, the member can choose $25 worth of items that week. They can always buy more and be charged extra, but they are committed to their share value for the week. Contact support to learn more about this setting. 

Members can now sign up and choose a Build-by-Credit subscription

When the member signs up now to your program, they can select the shares and options that they want.  You can give members the option to choose a share with allotted credits and/or a traditional share.

How to Create store items priced in credits

When creating store items, set the price label to "Credit" instead of $ (see the image on the left).

*You can use the Member Max field to limit how many of each item one member can purchase. This can help limit higher value or larger items to 1 per member (like watermelon), or prevent a member from filling up their whole box with one or two items.

**You can choose which items are available as credits and which are only available for purchase. Any items priced in dollars will be charged in addition the subscription price.

Members can now order items for credit

Then, members can log into the store and select items that are priced in credits.  If a member has build-by-credit subscription and logs into the store, they can see how many credits they have to spend at the top of the green order summary box.

As you can see below, Michelle has been allotted 30 credits for her next order.
What happens if a member adds more credits than they are allotted to the cart?
The extra credit item that you set-up will charge members in the equivalent dollar amount for any extra credit items they add to their cart. Likewise, it will also charge any non-credit members for credit items if they add the items to their cart. The system can't prevent credit items from being added to a cart, but it will charge accordingly.

*The extra credit item only functions automatically from the web store. So, if you manually create an order in the dashboard for a member that uses extra credits, you must add the equivalent amount of the item "Extra Credit" to the member's order, so that the system charges accurately for the order.

How to deliver the orders

What you need Harvest/Source:  To know how much of each item you need to harvest or source, use the Distribution report or the Upcoming Store Orders report.  You can also use the Sourcing Breakdown report if you are also offering traditional shares and using the Box Builder. 

What you need to Pack per Member:  To determine what to pack for each member's order, you can use one of the following reports:

Which Settings are Compatible with this Model

1.  Store Items can also be priced in Dollars ($)

Items need to be priced in credits in order for members to spend their credits at the store.  You may also set up separate items priced in dollars ($) that any member may select and be charged for separately.  Members will be charged for the items priced in dollars ($) according to your store checkout method.

2. Convert credits  to dollars once the member has used all of their allotted credits

If members use all of their allotted credits for a given delivery and they would like to purchase more items that are priced in credit, the credits will convert to dollar amounts based on the Extra Credit item.


Which Settings are NOT Compatible with this Model

In order to offer Build-by-Credit shares, your system must be configured with the following settings.  Confirm with a Farmigo Technical Advisor that these settings are disabled by emailing [email protected].
  1. Disable Farmigo Credits.  This type of credit cannot be used in conjunction with the credits for the Build-by-Credit shares.