Gift Up!
- Updated on 17 April 2024
- 2 min read
With Gift Up!, integrating gift cards into your Big Cartel shop can be an easy way to enhance your customers' shopping experience and boost your sales. This app not only simplifies the process of selling and managing gift cards but also provides a fully automated solution that supports both digital and physical cards. Designed to work seamlessly with Big Cartel, Gift Up! allows you to offer beautifully branded gift cards with minimal hassle, making it an excellent choice for shop owners looking to add that extra value to their shop.
Features
Quick and Easy Setup: Install "Gift Up!" in just 5 minutes and start selling gift cards directly on your Big Cartel shop.
Sell and accept gift cards: Seamless integration can allow you to sell gift cards on a custom page in your shop, as well as allow you to accept gift cards as discount codes that are automatically created when the Gift Up! gift card is created.
Fee Structure: Enjoy no monthly or setup fees with a 3.49% is charged per gift card.
Customization Options: Offer gift cards that truly represent your brand with customizable designs that include your logo and branding.
Digital and Physical Cards: Sell both digital and physical gift cards, catering to a wider range of customer preferences.
Automated Delivery: Gift cards are delivered via email either instantly or scheduled for a special occasion, complete with tracking.
Versatile Payment Options: Can be configured in many different currencies, and allow your customers to purchase gift cards directly through your Big Cartel shop as well as your other channels like Facebook and Instagram.
Heads up! A paid plan is required to embed and sell gift cards in your shop or to automatically create discounts codes when Gift Up! gift cards are created.
Details
Price: Gift Up! charges 3.49% per gift card with no monthly fees. Some features like embedding a gift card checkout and creating and accepting discount codes on your shop requires a Big Cartel paid plan.
Requirements: Big Cartel account on a paid plan + Gift Up! account
Developer: Gift Up! and Big Cartel
Support: Gift Up!
Limitations
Separate checkout: The Gift Up! checkout to sell gift cards is a separate checkout from your Big Cartel shop. It is only able to sell your gift cards, and cannot be combined checkout with your other shop items. Adding this embedded checkout on a custom page requires a paid plan with Big Cartel.
Zero-dollar orders are not possible: At this time, Big Cartel does not support zero-dollar orders. This means that while your gift cards (via discount codes) are eligible for use on any order, the order value exceeds the gift card value. It is important if you sell gift cards that you make this clear to your customers.
Full redemptions required: Since gift cards are accepted as discount codes, the gift card must be used in a single transaction and cannot be partially redeemed. It's not possible to use part of a value of a gift card across different transactions.
Heads up! It's best to think of Gift Up! gift cards as coupons for your shop vs a traditional gift card. This will also help you craft your messaging to your customers in the value of the "gift card" to ensure you state, for example, that a minimum purchase is required. (e.g. "$25 gift card towards a purchase of $30 or more!")
Setup
Create Gift Up! account
Go to the Gift Up! integrations page and find Big Cartel and tap on "Connect"
Once prompted, grant access to your Big Cartel shop
You'll be returned back to Gift Up! where you should head to their Big Cartel installation page to finish setup.
Choose "I have a paid plan in Big Cartel" and follow the instructions in setting up your custom gift card checkout on a custom page in your shop.
Tip: When you sell a gift card in your Gift Up! checkout, they will automatically create a discount code matching the gift card balance.