Hello everyone! I was just wondering, how does the 25% student discount work?
It’s logical that the customer gets 25% discount, but does the HUB only get 75%-12.5% (service fee) of the original order price? Or does 3DHubs take the 25% into account?
This is correct and a limitation of our current system unfortunately.
However, a clear benefit of the program is that the amount of Hubs participating is limited. So, in your area, it’s save to assume you always rank on top, or at least in the top 3. A good percentage, I expect >70%, of students in your area landing in the checkout will end at your Hub
I have gotten a few student orders under the new program and am only netting 66.5% of the total order compared to the usual 85%. I am happy to give this program a shot but I’m not sure its quite worth it.
I am located in the middle between 3 different universities and the bulk of my orders has come from students already. So its hard to figure out whether the new orders are due to the new program. The difference however between the usual 85% to 66.5% is quite a large chunk especially when doing large 10 hours prints.
Its also hard to justify opting out of the new program as i would lose most of my customer base since the original “15% off student program” has been discontinued. So its now a choice between getting no student orders whatsoever or earning 66.5% of the revenue and get one or two thirds of the student orders in comparison to the old program where i still had 2/3 of the student orders but got to keep 85%.
I thought 3dhubs was taking the hit… wasn’t that originally how it was explained? earning barely more than half the order total is quite a hit… especially if your running barely above costs.
I know the feeling. I get mostly student orders where i am located and feel the burn. I ofcourse want to support the students but it comes to about 34% after 3d hubs takes their cut. I would be fine loosing 25% if it includes the 3d hubs fee because the hub hit is much larger than 3dhubs hit.
