Comps
Summary: Comps are complimentary items given away (guest list, promos) — they're excluded from revenue but still counted in attendance.
How it works
A comp is a line item given away for free — a guest-list spot, a promo giveaway, an artist pull. Each comp records a product/variant, a quantity, and the location it was given at.
Comps affect the settlement math in two ways:
- They're removed from revenue. Only paid units count toward gross. For a line, the paid subtotal is the unit price times the number of units that were not comped, so comped units carry no revenue and no tax.
- They still count as attendance. Comped items represent people in the room, so they're included in attendance figures even though they brought in no money.
How a comp is determined:
- If an explicit comp quantity is recorded for a line, that count is used directly.
- If no explicit comp is recorded, the app infers comped units from the discount on the line. A line discounted down to nothing is treated as fully comped; a partial discount is converted into an equivalent number of free units (discount ÷ unit price). An explicit comp quantity always takes precedence over a discount-inferred count.
This means a 100% discount applied at the POS is recognized as a comp automatically, with no separate step.
At settlement, comps are summarized in their own section, grouped by product and variant with the comped quantity, so both parties can see exactly what was given away.
Where to configure it
In Shopify Admin
Comps aren't created in Shopify Admin. They originate from sales rung at the POS (a free or fully discounted item). In Admin you'll see the resulting orders and discounts, and the comped quantities are reflected in the settlement and its PDF.
On the POS
Comps are produced at the POS by giving an item away — typically by discounting it to $0 (or otherwise applying a full discount) when ringing it up. The app records the comped quantity, excludes it from revenue, and counts it toward attendance. See Add comps for the device steps.