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Goalify 
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Reviso 
Key takeaways
- Gift wrap works as a stacked goal only if it sits above free shipping, or only runs when free shipping is already met.
- Price it as a small, round add-on. A $4.95 wrap on a $28 order feels like a tax; a $2 wrap on a $70 order feels like a finishing touch.
- Seasonal windows outperform year-round wrap. Turn it off when nobody is gifting.
- The bar copy should name the wrap, not "a surprise gift". Shoppers need to know what they are unlocking.
Gift wrap is one of the few add-ons that makes the order feel more expensive in a good way. Used as a cart goal, it can also pull a basket over a small gap without touching your shipping policy.
Used badly, it is a second progress bar fighting the first, and the shopper ignores both.
The stacking rule
A progress bar can show more than one goal. It cannot show two incomplete goals of similar size without becoming noise.
The clean pattern:
- Free shipping is the first goal, always.
- Gift wrap included is the second goal, and it only lights up once shipping is met — or it is a small increment above the shipping threshold.
" $8 from free shipping, $11 from wrap" is two chores. "Free shipping unlocked — $6 from gift wrap included" is a treat on top of a win.
Price it like a finishing touch
Wrap has to be cheap relative to the basket you want. On a $30 order, $5 wrap is 17%. That is a tax. On a $75 order, $2–3 wrap is a rounding error that feels generous when it is included.
If you cannot include wrap at a price that is small, do not make it a goal. Sell it as an optional line and leave the bar for shipping.
Seasonality is the feature
Run wrap as a goal from mid-November through the first week of January, plus the week before Valentine's and Mother's Day if those matter to you. The rest of the year, hide it. A wrap goal in March trains people to ignore the bar.
Operations veto
If the warehouse cannot wrap in peak week, the marketing is a lie. Confirm capacity before you turn the goal on. A progress bar is a promise. Promises that break at fulfilment become tickets, not AOV.
Frequently asked questions
Should gift wrap be a product or a cart goal?
If you want it on every order as an optional line, it can be a simple add-on. If you want it to pull the basket over a threshold, make it a goal on the progress bar — " $6 away from gift wrap included".
Does wrap compete with free shipping?
It does if both are incomplete at once. Stack wrap as a second goal after free shipping is earned, or run wrap only in gift-heavy months when shipping is already free above a low threshold.
What about personalisation notes?
Offer a note field once wrap is in the cart. Do not ask for a message before they have said yes to wrap — that is two commitments instead of one.
Will this slow fulfilment?
Only if operations cannot do it. Do not sell wrap you cannot staff in week 50. A goal you fail in December costs more than it made in November.
