# if/then delay for second campaign

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/if-then-delay-for-second-campaign/10555>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 4, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/if-then-delay-for-second-campaign/10555 "2018-06-04T01:30:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Prue](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/prue/32/7552_2.png) [@Prue](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Prue)\
**Post date:** [June 4, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/if-then-delay-for-second-campaign/10555/1 "2018-06-04T01:30:36Z")

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Hi!

I have contacts entering into 2 campaigns at the same time, if they purchase 2 products on my website in the same transaction. I am using a Mautic / Easy Digital Downloads plugin which puts the contact into the appropriate segment when they purchase the products.  
My question is… how can I control the timing of the emails so that they don’t receive both campaigns at the same time? Is there some way that a campaign can be set up to check to see if the contact is also in another campaign at the same time, and if so, to self-delay?

To give you an example, my purchase combination possibilities are as follows:

1. Product A
2. Product A + B
3. Product A + C
4. Product B
5. Product B + C
6. Product C

If contact buys A, but not B and C (scenario 1), then they will be entered into 2 email campaigns… which sell products B and C… Each campaign lasts for 3 days.

How do I ensure they do not receive both at the same time? I do not want to set a delay of 3 days for all people receiving Product C emails, to allow for product B emails to finish, as someone who only needs to receive product C emails should receive the first email campaign immediately.

Sorry if this is confusing, please ask for clarification if anything is not clear!

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**Author:** ![silavapi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/silavapi/32/7424_2.png) [@silavapi](https://forum.mautic.org/u/silavapi)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2019, 4:33pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/if-then-delay-for-second-campaign/10555/2 "2019-10-17T16:33:40Z")

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