Recipe No. 10 · Marketing
Gift card purchase thank-you and reminder
Thank gift card buyers and remind recipients to book before the card sits unused.
- Serves
- Salons & spas
- Made with
- Make
- Prep (setup)
- ~45 min est.
- Yield
- 30–60 min/week saved, est.
- Level
- Intermediate
- Plan needed
- Make: Core from $12/mo per Axis Consulting; a free tier may cover low volume. Check your plan.
- Est. SMS cost
- No SMS needed
- TriggerMake
- Step 2Gmail
- Step 3If you capture recipient email,…
- Step 4Check local gift card laws on expiry before…
- Step 5Test with dummy data, then turn it on and…
Ingredients
- Square (gift cards) or Shopify
- Make.com
- Gmail
Editor-reviewedLast checked 2026-10-16v1.0.0 · Free
Steps reviewed against current tool UIs by the editor; not yet run end-to-end in a live account. Time saved is an estimate; results vary. Costs from Axis Consulting and Twilio pricing; check current pricing.
Method
- Make: Square 'Watch Payments'/orders; filter to gift card items (or use your shop's gift card order).
- Gmail: thank-you to the buyer with your booking link.
- If you capture recipient email, Sleep/schedule a reminder after 60 days via a Sheets row + daily scenario.
- Check local gift card laws on expiry before mentioning deadlines.
- Test with dummy data, then turn it on and review results for the first week.
Salon owner? See the salon guides, the missed-call hub and the free No-Show Kit.