One way you can endear yourself to customers is to make life just a little bit easier for them. By offering gift wrapping and gift notes, you save them extra steps when they need something for that special someone. �Plus, they can ship the gift directly to the recipient, which saves them even more time and effort.�

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This is one way you can set yourself apart from the competition, and it can be a great incentive for shoppers to choose your store � especially around the holidays and special occasions.
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Enabling Gift Wrapping and Gift Notes

1. In your Admin Area, go to Settings > Config Variables

2. From the Filter menu, select Checkout Variables

3. Select the Enable Gift Wrap option

Now customers will see a Show Gift Options During Checkout? message during checkout.

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If a customer selects this option, first, they�ll get a warm, fuzzy feeling inside knowing you�re helping them out. Then, they'll see a Gift Options page when they click Login & Checkout or Proceed To Checkout.

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On the Gift Options page, customers can enter a free gift note that applies to the entire order.

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They can also select a check box for gifts that are eligible for gift wrapping and include a separate gift note for those, if they wish.

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The cost of gift wrapping is displayed on the checkout page as a separate line item.

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Enabling Products for Gift Wrapping

Next, select the products you want to make eligible for gift wrapping and set a cost for each.

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1. Go to Inventory > Products

2. Select the product you want to make eligible for gift wrapping

3. Under Advanced Info > Pricing, enter a cost in the Gift Wrap Cost field

4. Click Save

Processing Orders with Gift Wrapping and Gift Notes

When you print the invoice for an order with gift wrapping and/or gift notes, you'll see:

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• The gift note for the order

• Products that need to be gift wrapped are indicated

• Gift notes displayed for products (when requested by the customer)

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