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title: Bottle Deposit/Service Fee – Bulk Items
description: "Follow the guide below to apply multiple bottle deposits to bulk items. For example, depending on your state, a 24-pack of beer will require a bottle deposit for all 24 cans of beer in that pack. 1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com)…"
url: "https://acadiapos.com/doc/bottle-deposit-service-fee-bulk-items/"
updated: "2026-07-07"
category: Inventory / Products
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# Bottle Deposit/Service Fee – Bulk Items

Follow the guide below to apply multiple bottle deposits to bulk items. For example, depending on your state, a 24-pack of beer will require a bottle deposit for all 24 cans of beer in that pack.

1. Navigate to [manage.acadiapos.com](https://manage.acadiapos.com) for **Retail** or [rfsm.acadiapos.com](https://rfsm.acadiapos.com) for **Restaurant**

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### Create Bulk Bottle Deposit/ Service Fee Attribute

2. Click "Items"

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3. Click "Custom Attributes"

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4. Click "New product Attribute"

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5. 1. Under **ATTRIBUTE CODE**, enter **container_number_of_items**.

1. Under **ATTRIBUTE NAME**, enter **Number of Items in Pack** (or whatever is relevant and obvious).
2. Under **CUSTOM ATTRIBUTE TYPE**, select **String**.

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6. 1. Under **FRONTEND INPUT TYPE**, select **Select**.

1. Under **SELECT** **VALUES**, press **+ Add New**.

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7. 1. Under **VALUE** enter **1** and under **LABEL**, enter **1**.

1. Click **OKAY**

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8. 1. Press **+Add New**. and continue adding necessary values. So if you sell 6 packs of sodas, make sure to include VALUE 6 and LABEL 6.
 2. Under **UI Column Size in POS,** enter **3**

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9. Click **Save Changes**

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### Assign Bottle Deposit/Service Fee to Bulk Items

10. Click "Items"

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11. 1. Locate the item you want to assign a bulk bottle deposit/service fee to.

1. Press the **edit icon** to the right of it.

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12. Under **Number of Items in Pack**, select the number of items associated with that product. For Example: If it is a 24 pack of beer, select 24 and if it is a 6-pack of beer select 6, etc.

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13. Click "Save"

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