This is my first post. I hope this is the right place to post it. So, we would like to give our customers a product, which I don’t sell in my store, when they purchase a product from a specific collection. Is this possible?
If NOT, is it a good practice to add the free gift item as a product on the website only for giving it as a free gift? Help me figure out the best way forward.
Karlie here from the Shopify Support Team! That’s a great idea! Offering free gifts with a purchase can boost sales and incentivize customers to buy from your store. What you could do is use an app to provide functionality that allows a free gift to be added to a customers order upon purchasing a specific product. There are plenty of apps that can provide you with the functionality you’re looking for, but I would specifically recommend checking out the apps;
Another option would be to create a discount code from within your Shopify Admin that would allow your customers to receive a free gift with the purchase of a specific product. You can create this discount code manually by following our step by step guide, here.
If these options don’t work for you and you’re looking for something more customized then you could look into hiring a developer to help create the functionality you’re looking for. You can check out our Shopify Experts, here. Shopify Experts are developers, designers, marketers and photographers who you can hire to help you with different aspects of your online business.
I hope this has answered your question. If not, or if you have any further questions please let me know. I will be happy to help!