Run a holiday free gift

The goal: a free gift for the holidays that turns on and off by itself, and nudges shoppers to spend a little more to get it.

What you build: a Free gift promotion with start and end dates. The gift unlocks when the cart reaches an amount. AndOr adds it for the shopper, or the shopper picks it in the gift chooser.

Before you start

• Add the gift product to your store first. A gift that is one product or one variant lets AndOr add it for the shopper.
• For the gift in the cart drawer, turn on the app embed. See Turn on the app embed.

1. Create the promotion and pick the gift

Open Promotions, click Create promotion, then click Choose on the Free gift card. Set Unlock the gift when the cart reaches and pick the gift under Customer gets (Y).

Full steps: Set it up in the app.

2. Decide how shoppers get the gift

In the upsell offer, open Gift settings. Keep Add the gift for the shopper on for a single gift product. For a choice of gifts, keep Let shoppers choose their gift on.

See Gift settings.

3. Set the holiday dates

In Schedule and status, set the start and end dates of your holiday window, then click Make it live. The promotion starts and stops on those dates.

See Schedule and status.

4. Add the gift slot to your cart

Under What’s next, click Open theme editor and add the AndOr Offer picker block to the cart page. Click Save.

Full steps: Add it to your theme.

5. Check it before the holiday starts

A draft or a promotion outside its dates shows nothing on your store. To test early, save it as a draft and test at checkout with the test email from the rule’s Status card, then set the real dates.

See Test before going live and Check it on your store.

Tips

• Want a gift at one amount and free shipping at another? Use Tiered rewards.
• Gift not added, or not free? See Free gift not added, or not free.