Merchant setup

Live in about fifteen minutes on your side.

Getting a student deal live takes one email and a short setup on your platform. Here is exactly how it works, so you know what to expect before you write to us.

Not ready to set anything up yet? Apply on the partners page instead.

Pick one

Choose how your discount runs.

Three ways to hand out a code, or skip codes entirely. Most merchants start with unique codes.

Unique codes

Recommended

You generate a batch of one-use codes on your platform and send us the list. We hand exactly one to each verified student, and every code we hand out is registered to a named account.

Shopify

Install our Shopify app and codes are minted automatically the moment a verified student claims your offer, with nothing to export. Prefer to run it manually? Discounts → Create discount, then set your amount or percentage off. Use Shopify's bulk discount code generator (or the free Bulk Discount Code Bot app) to create as many one-time codes as you need in one batch. Set the usage limit to one use per code, export the list, and email it to us.

WooCommerce

Install our WooCommerce plugin and codes are minted automatically the moment a verified student claims your offer, with nothing to export. Prefer to run it manually? Marketing → Coupons → Add coupon. Set the usage limit per coupon to 1 and repeat for as many codes as you need, or install a bulk coupon generator plugin to create the batch in one go. Export or copy the list and send it to us.

Any other platform

If your platform can export a list of one-use codes, that works too. One code per row, plain CSV, emailed to partnerships@theunideals.com.

Shared code

One code, works for every student. The simplest way to start, but a shared code can leak past our list, so we rotate it with you every month. It suits in-store, percentage-based deals best.

In-store pass

No code at all. Staff ask for the student's pass, scan the QR, and our check page shows their name, university and a big, unmistakable verified result in under two seconds. Nothing to install at the till.

Built in

What we enforce for you.

None of this is on you. It runs the same way whichever option you pick.

Every student is verified: University email or a reviewed student ID, and passes expire.
Every reveal is logged: Each code goes out against one named account, never anonymously.
Daily limits per student: No one account can reveal an unlimited number of codes.
Abuse gets traced: An abused code is traced back to the account, and the account is suspended.
Leaks get fixed fast: A leaked shared code is rotated, not left running.

Go live

Three steps, one day.

From your email to a live deal, without a back-and-forth.

Email us the deal

Send partnerships@theunideals.com the discount, any conditions, whether it runs online, in-store or both, and an end date if it has one.
We set it up

We build your brand page and send you a preview link at theunideals.com/deals/your-brand/ so you can see exactly how it will look.
You confirm, it's live

Give us the go-ahead and it goes live in the app and on the site the same day.

Questions

Before you write in.

The short version on cost, changes, abuse and integrations.

What does it cost?

Starter costs nothing to start, with a monthly allowance of verified redemptions included and a small charge above it. Growth adds a monthly fee, a bigger allowance and featured placement; Enterprise is agreed per brand. Every plan also carries a commission on sales made with a student code or pass, online and in store: the orders your store or checkout reports to us, and the bills your staff enter after a scan. Every brand pays no commission from 1 November 2026 to 31 January 2027. Approved merchants see exact numbers inside the partner portal.

How do I stop or change a deal?

Email partnerships@theunideals.com to stop or change a deal. Changes land the same day, with no forms to fill in.

How do I report abuse?

Email partnerships@theunideals.com with the code to report abuse. We trace it back to the account that revealed it and shut it down.

Do I need to integrate anything?

No integration is required. If you want the widget on your site, it is two lines of HTML. A Shopify app and a WooCommerce plugin exist for automatic codes. Either way, the email route above works on day one.

Put a student deal live this week.

One email is all it takes. Tell us the offer and we will have your brand page ready to preview within a day.

Email partnerships@theunideals.com