Introduction
This article offers information on Gifting Hub, step by step information is included on how to send a gift via the Gifting Hub including the checkout process. The article also covers how the recipient will receive the gift card. Information in this article is useful for Clients and Members using the Gifting Hub.
Prerequisites
Tabs are configurable by client admins and are dependent on the products they have. Menu editor can be used to select the which tabs, the layout of the tabs, in the Reward Manager.
How It Works
Purchase Journey as a Member
- Access the Gifting Hub, in this example we are using the Discounts Mega Menu.
Click on Gifting
- The following page will open, click on Send Gift Now option from the retailer you would like to purchase from.
- Fill in the details of the recipient:
- Name
- Amount for the instant Voucher (The minimum value is pre-populated for the amount).
5. The next part is to select the e-Card which will accompany the Instant Voucher. Start by choosing one of the images presented for the special occasion, around ten options are available.
6. Add a custom message:
7. A member can choose to send the gift right away or select a future date such as a birthday.
You can send the gift yourself or choose to send on behalf of someone else, such as a team. In this example, we will choose to send gift now and send as myself options on the screen.
8. Click on proceed to summary, the following summary will provide the final details of the gift:
9. Click on Preview Gift to see how exactly it will look like when you send to the recipient.
10. We will now finalize the purchase journey and click on the Add to basket button.
11. From here we can choose to view our basket or go straight to checkout. Let's click on View your basket option:
12. Click on Checkout to proceed:
Please note that we are now returning to the usual purchase journey on the platform and not specific to the Gifting Hub.
13. Click on Pay £1.88 in this example we will be using the cashback balance option to pay for the gift.
Please note that the cashback balance availability is dependable on the BU.
14. Payment confirmation
15. We can now return to the platform homepage or view order. In this example we will click on View Order:
16. Click on the View Details to access further information on the purchase:
We have the option to resend email, this will generate a second email to the recipient. In case the first email was lost by the recipient.
Emails Generated
The system generates three emails for each Gifting Hub purchase. Two of the emails are sent to the user, sending the gift, and one to the recipient.
Gift Sender
In the example below, we are looking at the two emails received for the voucher we have just ordered. One of the emails is confirmation of the purchase and the other one is to confirm that our Gift Card has been delivered to the recipient.
User Experience
Receiving the Gift Card
The following email has been received by the recipient.
Click on the View Gift Card:
We can scroll down to view further details such as the FAQs and terms and conditions:
Using the Voucher
- Click on Use Now button to open the Gift Card.
- Depending on the retailer, you will have the option to redeem the voucher. In this example, we will click on Get your E-Gift Card.
3. This will take you to the retailers' website and is an external link. You can use this e-gift card
Tips and Best Practices
- When scheduling gifts to be sent on a specific date such as a birthday, please note the gift will be sent by 9am local time of the sender of the gift. If the gift recipient is located in another zone, the system will not take this into consideration.
- Gifts can be sent by individuals or as a team
- Please note that the voucher bought via the Gifting Hub does not appear under the Instant vouchers for the user who is sending the Gift Card.
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