Create a free gift offer

The Mintt - Free Gift app lets you automatically offer a free product when a customer reaches a set cart value. The app displays a progressive free gift bar on your storefront to promote the offer and encourage customers to increase their order value.

This guide explains how to create a free gift offer.

1 - Open the Mintt - Free Gift app

  • In your Shopify admin, go to Apps > Mintt - Free Gift

Screenshot of Mintt - Free Gift UI admin on Shopify.

2 - Set a spend threshold

  • In Spend threshold, enter the minimum order total required to unlock the gift. This means customers must spend more than this amount to receive the free gift.

Spend threshold field in the Mintt – Free Gift app where merchants set the minimum order value to unlock a free gift.

3 - Choose the gift product

  • Under Gift, click Add product and select the product you want to offer for free.

“Add product” button in the Mintt – Free Gift app used to select the product that will be offered as the free gift.

The selected product will appear in the free gift banner and will be automatically added to qualifying carts.

  • To select a different product, click Change product.

“Change product” button in the Mintt – Free Gift app used to select the product that will be offered as the free gift.

4 - Customize the free gift banner

  • In the Color section, choose:

    • Background color for the banner

    • Text color for the message

Color picker section with background color and text color options to customize the free gift banner.
Preview of the free gift banner showing a pink bar with black text displaying the offer.

The Preview section shows how the banner will look to customers.

5 - Save changes

  • Click “Save” in the top save bar to publish your free gift offer.

Shopify top save bar showing unsaved changes, with an arrow pointing to the Save button.
  • When a customer’s cart total is higher than your set threshold, the selected gift product is automatically added to their cart for free.

  • Yes. The gift will appear automatically in the cart and checkout as a free item.

  • Yes. Simply switch off the Free Gift toggle on the top. The banner will disappear and no gifts will be added.

  • If the order total drops below the threshold, the free gift will no longer apply and will be removed automatically.

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