Tiered free gifts reward shoppers for spending more: the bigger the cart, the more gifts they unlock. With HS Slide Cart Drawer Upsell, the cart drawer shows which gifts are available, how far each shopper is from the next tier and lets them add unlocked gifts in one click. It's a simple "spend more, get more" offer that helps increase average order value.

How it works

  • You create tiers, each with a minimum and a set of gift products.
  • Locked gifts show the progress needed to unlock them, as a bar or a circle, with a message such as "Spend {{amount}} more to unlock".
  • When the cart reaches a tier, its gifts unlock and shoppers can add them.
  • If the cart drops below a tier again, the gifts from that tier are removed.

Set up your tiers

  1. Choose what unlocks the tiers: the cart subtotal, the total quantity of all items, or the quantity of paid items only.
  2. Add a tier and set its minimum. Amounts are entered in your store currency.
  3. Name the tier and select the gift products and variants.
  4. Optionally allow only one gift from the tier, hide products already in the cart, or attach line item properties, such as a gift message.
  5. In Shopify, create a matching automatic discount so these products are free at checkout.

Gift options

  • Automatically add unlocked gifts: adds unlocked gifts for the shopper. This works for gift variants whose price is 0; gifts made free with a discount are added by the shopper.
  • Allow only one gift across all tiers: hides the gift section once a gift is added. Turning this on turns off automatic adding.
  • Locked and unlocked products shown: limit how many products are displayed. These limits don't change how many gifts shoppers can choose.

Display options

  • Heading text, colors and font size.
  • Carousel or stacked layout, with products per slide and autoplay.
  • Product options in a popup or directly in the cart, with an optional quantity selector.
  • Progress text that shows the total required or the amount remaining.

Best practices

  • Set the first tier a little above your current average order value.
  • Offer gifts with clear value and keep enough stock.
  • Keep the unlock message short and keep the {{amount}} placeholder.
  • Test each tier with a real cart, all the way to checkout.

Troubleshooting

  • Gifts are charged at checkout: create or fix the matching automatic discount in Shopify.
  • Gifts aren't added automatically: the gift variant must be priced at 0 and in stock, and the one-gift-across-all-tiers option must be off.
  • A tier doesn't unlock: check what unlocks your tiers. With paid items only, free items don't count.
  • The gift section is empty: make sure the tier's products are active, in stock and available on your online store.

Need help designing your tiers? Contact us at [email protected].