Shopify gift with purchase: plan and test your offer

Pick a gift with a purpose

A gift with purchase gives shoppers an extra item when their order meets an offer’s conditions. A useful gift should fit the original purchase: a sample that introduces a related range, a travel size for an everyday product or a small accessory that completes a set.

Decide what the offer should accomplish before choosing the gift. Introducing a product and encouraging a larger order are different goals. Check the cost of the gift, fulfillment and any other discounts before deciding whether the promotion is sustainable.

Make eligibility easy to understand

Keep the offer’s message specific and consistent wherever it appears. Shoppers should be able to understand what qualifies, what they receive and whether any exclusions apply. Avoid suggesting that every cart receives a gift when conditions apply.

Browse Pent Library’s gift-with-purchase feature for its supported settings and designs. Build your promotion around those controls, then preview how the message appears in your store. Confirm inventory before launch and decide what to do when the gift runs out.

Check the edges of the offer

1. Test a cart that does not qualify and one that does.
2. Change quantities and remove the qualifying items. Check that the message and gift state remain correct.
3. Test the promotion with existing discounts and review the final checkout total.
4. Check mobile layouts, gift variants and how the gift appears in the order sent for fulfillment.

Choose gifts or complementary products

A free gift has a direct cost. If a complementary product is valuable enough for a shopper to choose at its normal price, a product upsell may fit better. If choice is central to the promotion, review the bundle builder.

After launch, assess margin, gift inventory and completed orders alongside order value. Pent Library’s Full Access plan includes gifts with purchase and the other selling tools, so you can choose the offer type that fits your catalog.