A customer buying 12 identical candle-making kits is almost certainly running a workshop. These orders have different needs from regular retail: the buyer may expect bulk pricing, consolidated packaging, or a specific delivery date aligned with their event. If you ship it like a normal consumer order, you miss the chance to offer trade terms and you may pack the items inefficiently.
OrderBadger can detect bulk craft kit or supply orders that are likely destined for a workshop, party, or class, routing them to the inbox for review.
Craft kit retailers, haberdashery shops, and art supply stores whose products are popular for workshops, craft parties, team-building events, and school classes.
How it works
Evaluates three conditions: at least one line item must have a quantity exceeding £8, that item (or another in the order) must belong to the Craft Kits or Craft Supplies category, and the order total must be above £100. This combination isolates workshop-scale purchases from normal consumer buying.
Reach out to the buyer to confirm the order purpose. If it is a workshop, offer bulk pricing for future events, ensure all kits are packaged in a single outer box for easy transport, and confirm the delivery date aligns with the event. This is an excellent lead for a recurring B2B relationship.
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Make it yours
- Lower 'more than £8' to 'more than £5' if your workshop kits are typically ordered in smaller batches of 6-8 for intimate classes.
- Raise 'over £100' to 'over £200' if your kits are premium-priced and you only want to flag truly large workshop orders.
- Add 'and customer has 0 previous paid orders' to focus on first-time bulk buyers who are most likely to benefit from a personal outreach about workshop pricing. …Kits or Craft Supplies category and order total is over £100 and customer has 0 previous paid orders
- Remove 'and order total is over £100' to catch smaller workshop orders for inexpensive kits where the value threshold would filter them out.
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Good to know
- The quantity threshold applies per line item, not total quantity. A customer buying 5 of one kit and 5 of another (total 10) will not trigger the rule because neither line exceeds £8.
- Personal bulk purchases (e.g., buying 10 kits as individual gifts) will also be flagged. The badge asks 'Workshop Order?' with a question mark to reflect this ambiguity.
- Products must be in the Craft Kits or Craft Supplies category. Kits filed under generic categories like 'Gifts' or 'Hobbies' will not match.
Frequently asked questions
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Why quantity 8 and not 10?Many small workshops and craft parties run with 8-12 participants. Setting the threshold at 8 catches orders for small group sessions that would slip through a round-number threshold of 10.
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What if the customer is buying kits as individual gifts?That is possible, which is why the badge says 'Workshop Order?' with a question mark. A quick email asking about the order purpose resolves the ambiguity and opens a conversation either way.
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Can I offer automatic bulk discounts based on this badge?OrderBadger does not modify pricing. The badge surfaces the order for your team to review. Apply discounts manually, or use the insight to set up WooCommerce quantity-based pricing rules for your craft kit products.
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Does this work for school supply orders too?Yes, as long as the products are in the Craft Kits or Craft Supplies category. School art department orders typically follow the same high-quantity pattern.
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