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Locate: Manage > Integrations > Popular > Gift Certificates
Prerequisites:
- A plan that includes Gift Certificates.
- Admin permissions or restricted permissions to Manage Gift Certificates, Manage Gift Certificate Templates, and Issue Gift Certificates, as needed.
- Gift Certificates are available to those using items (Inventory > Items), a feature of our classic version of Checkfront.
- Interested in using Gift Certificates with products (Inventory > Products)? Your account must be a member of our Early Access Program. Please reach out to Checkfront Technical Support to learn more.
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Early Access Program To learn more about becoming part of our Early Access Program check out our related blog post or contact our Technical Support team. Find our complete set of help articles related to the Early Access Program here: Early Access Program. |
Overview
The Gift Certificates Integration enables you to offer your Customers redeemable Gift Certificates that can be applied towards the value of a future booking with your business. These Gift Certificates are fully customizable, allowing you to set the value - a fixed or custom amount - and determine the period of validity.
What's more, a Gift Certificate can be used until the balance is used up. So, if a Customer has a $100 Gift Certificate but their booking is only $50, they still have $50 left to spend at a later date!
There are two ways in which a Gift Certificate can be created in Checkfront. You can either issue a Gift Certificate through the Staff-side of Checkfront and email it directly to the Customer, or you can create a Gift Certificate which can then be purchased by the Customer through your Customer Booking Page. Both methods result in Gift Certificates that the recipient can apply to a later purchase.
This series of articles includes information on both options and more...
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Gift Certificate Setup
Staff Issued Gift Certificates Booking with Gift Certificates Other |
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First things first, we need to activate Gift Certificates within your account! See the instructions below.
Setup in Checkfront
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In order to use the Gift Certificates feature, you first need to activate the Integration within your account. The Integration is not active by default. To do this, navigate to the Integrations (Manage > Integrations > Popular) in your main navigation bar.
From here, locate and click on the Gift Certificates tile to open Add-on Setup.
From the Add-on Setup modal, simply click on the Activate button to complete the Integration activation.
To learn more about Staff-issued Gift Certificates by email, please jump to the eighth article in this series - Gift Certificates: Staff Issued by Email.
Continue to the next article in this series to learn more about Creating a Gift Certificate to make available for purchase!
Creating a Gift Certificate for Purchase>