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Add MerchStore Vouchers to Your Custom Online Store

Our MerchStore has always been a great way to allow your team to shop custom merch whenever, wherever they want, and we’re excited to have made the MerchStore experience even better! MerchStore vouchers are now able to be created and distributed to members of your company’s custom MerchStore.

Whether you want to include an additional Merchology voucher with the initial launch of your company’s custom MerchStore, or you want to distribute gift vouchers to celebrate specific occasions or milestones, the choice is yours! Adding vouchers to your MerchStore experience will elevate the experience for your team members, and it will also remind them of the appreciation that you have for them. 

Adding vouchers to your MerchStore process is extremely simple, and we’re here to help every step of the way. The MerchStore voucher process is quite effortless and requires minimal additional time on your end.

Making the task of ordering merch for your team as simple as possible was the goal when we created the MerchStore platform, and the addition of MerchStore vouchers is no exception! Keep reading to learn the criteria and the guidelines for adding vouchers to your custom MerchStore.

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Adding MerchStore Vouchers to Your Custom Company Store

There are a few requirements when it comes to adding vouchers to your MerchStore, as not every store may have the access to this feature. The first requirement is that your MerchStore must be set to Always Open, and Individual Pay must be the payment method. This means that your store is not operating as a “pop-up shop” or a temporary site, and you are not covering every purchase in full as the admin of the MerchStore.

These two settings are chosen at the very beginning stages of setting up your MerchStore and are important to keep in mind if vouchers will become part of your company store experience.

Once you have enabled these two functions while setting up your MerchStore, or if you currently have one that is already set up with these qualities, a MerchStore Voucher tab will appear in your Merch Solutions portal.

This tab is where you can purchase vouchers in various values, assign them out to your MerchStore members, and track their usage. Unassigned MerchStore vouchers will also appear here.

Add vouchers to your custom online store with amounts in: $10, $20, $30, $40, $50, $60, $70, $80, $90, $100, $250, $500, or $1000. If the value you are looking for is not included, please reach out to us, as we can add the value that you are interested in purchasing.

Please note that if your MerchStore has any unassigned vouchers available, visitors will automatically receive one. These visitors will be added as new members of your MerchStore at the time of checkout when they enter their email addresses.

A few other important notes to remember about MerchStore vouchers include that they never expire and that any remaining balance after a purchase can be applied to a member’s next order, as long as they use the same email address as before. If a member needs to be refunded for any reason, the refund amount will go directly back to their voucher, allowing them to reuse the funds on another purchase. The MerchStore voucher can be applied to the total order, including the shipping cost.

Assigning Vouchers to Your MerchStore Members

To assign a voucher to your MerchStore members, select the Members tab in your Merch Solutions portal, select the member you wish to assign a voucher to, and then in the Actions menu on the top of the portal, select Assign MerchStore Voucher. You can assign MerchStore vouchers to multiple members at a time by uploading a CSV file or by manually entering multiple email addresses.

An important piece to know about assigning vouchers to your members is that each member can only be assigned one voucher at a time. This is important to keep in mind if you are thinking about using vouchers as an incentive for sales or in a rewards program. Your MerchStore members will simply enter their email addresses at checkout to redeem their assigned vouchers.

Ways to Incorporate MerchStore Vouchers

Employee Incentive Programs: Reward your employees for working hard any time of year with a voucher to your company’s custom MerchStore. Reasons for gifting them with a MerchStore voucher could include contributions to successful projects, jumping in to help when a fellow employee was unable, or simply going the extra mile in their role. 

Sales Contests: Run a sales contest for your sales team, and have custom merch as the ultimate prize! Your employees will love being able to choose the merch they want to use their voucher on, and there are many ways to make sales contests extremely fun and exciting. You can even include multiple tiers for your contests with various MerchStore voucher values as prize options.

Employee Work Anniversaries: Celebrate a work anniversary with a MerchStore voucher for company merch! Your employee will love repping your logo, and it’s a great way for them to show their pride!

Holiday Gifts: Add a voucher to a custom gift bundle, MerchBox, or as a standalone holiday gift! Setting up a company MerchStore, and then assigning out MerchStore vouchers is an easy way to tackle your company holiday gifts.

New Hire Gifts: Welcome new team members with a voucher to your company MerchStore! It’s a great way for them to pick out their favorite merch, especially if your team is remote, or if you are unsure of their favorite gifts.

Connecting with Remote Employees: With remote work, it can be difficult to stay connected to your team. By sending out a voucher to your company's MerchStore, you can remind your employees that you appreciate them and are thinking of them, and also requires no in-person logistics!

 

Ship Custom Gifts Directly to Employees

Our direct shipping capabilities allow you to ship your MerchStore orders directly to your team members' doorsteps! This removes the hassle of storing custom gifts at your office and coordinating delivery and handouts and eliminates the stress of incorrect shipping information. With the MerchStore, each member inputs their shipping information individually, and we handle the rest! Members are still kept up to date with order information and shipping notifications through the email address provided. It doesn't get any easier!

Create Your Company MerchStore Today!

Questions? Reach out to us, we are here to help!

Are you ready to start setting up your custom online MerchStore? Let's go! Get started hereGive one of our Merchologists a call today to get your own unique company store set up and make corporate gifting and logo-branded merch a breeze! No more chasing email threads or guessing sizes, simply set up a MerchStore and let us take care of it all!