Free gift with purchase on Shopify — checkout-safe
Add a free gift when shoppers hit a threshold on Shopify — the gift is enforced free at checkout and auto-removed if the cart no longer qualifies, so it can't stay free by mistake. No code.
A free gift with purchase is one of the strongest AOV nudges — “you’re $12 away from a free gift” reliably lifts cart size. The risk with most apps is the opposite failure: the gift stays free when the shopper no longer qualifies, and you eat the margin. Enforcement is the whole game.
How it works
Set a threshold — a spend amount or a quantity tier — and a gift. When the cart qualifies, the widget shows the gift (with a reveal), and it’s added free. You can also offer a choose-your- gift set: a few gifts, of which the shopper picks one.
Free only while it qualifies
A Shopify Discount Function zeroes the gift at checkout only while the cart still meets the threshold. Remove the qualifying item and the gift is removed too — it can’t linger as a free line, and the shopper is never charged for a “gift” by surprise.
Set it up
- Install Profit Flow AOV Bundle and create a Free gift offer.
- Set the threshold (spend or quantity) and choose the gift — or add a few gifts to let the shopper choose one.
- Add the app block to the product page and publish — enforced at checkout, on any theme.
New to the tactic? Read how to add a free gift with purchase on Shopify and how to let customers choose their free gift, or try it in the interactive demo.
Offer types you can run
Spend $X, get a free gift
A threshold gift that unlocks once the cart qualifies.
Buy this tier, get the gift
Attach a free gift to a specific quantity tier.
Let customers choose their gift
Offer a few gifts and let the shopper pick one — exactly one stays free.
FAQ
- What if the shopper removes the qualifying item after the gift is added?
- The Shopify Discount Function re-checks at checkout and removes the gift if the cart no longer qualifies — it can't accidentally stay free, and the shopper is never surprise-charged.
- Can customers choose their free gift?
- Yes. Offer a small set of gifts and the shopper picks one; the Function enforces exactly one of them as free at checkout.
Add Profit Flow AOV Bundle to your store — free
Installs in minutes, no code. Or have our team set it up on your theme.
More Profit Flow AOV Bundle guides
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- How to create product bundles on the Booster theme
- How to create product bundles on the Expanse theme
- How to create product bundles on the Empire theme