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Run a gift shop on Telegram, from gift boxes to gift cards

A gift buyer is usually late and unsure. Here is how a Telegram gift shop helps them decide and order in one chat.

A gift shop can sell on Telegram through a Mini App that opens inside the chat, with ready gift boxes, gift cards and a catalogue sorted by who the gift is for. Gift buyers are often late and unsure, so the chat helps: they ask what suits a ten-year-old or a colleague, you answer, and the order is placed in the same place.

Sort by the person, not the product

Nobody looks for a ceramic mug. They look for something for their sister. Name your categories after the people and the occasions: for her, for him, for kids, for a colleague, birthday, new home. The same product can sit in two categories, and it should.

Add price bands too. A buyer with a budget in mind wants to see only what fits it.

Gift boxes do the choosing

The most useful thing a gift shop can offer is a decision already made. Build boxes from your products with the bundles block: a spa box, a coffee lover's box, a desk set. One photo, one price, one tap. Keep a few at different prices so there is always one that fits.

Gift cards for the truly undecided

When the buyer does not know what to pick, a gift card lets the person receiving it choose. Gift cards are one of the content blocks, and they are the last-minute gift that never arrives late.

The message and the wrapping

Ask in chat, right after the order, whether it should be wrapped and what the card should say. It is a natural thing to ask in a conversation and an awkward thing to fit into a form. For delivery straight to the recipient, confirm the address and the date in the same thread. Orders are fulfilled by you, so you decide what you can promise.

Before the busy season

Put the season's boxes on the home page a few weeks early and announce them in your channel. On the Growth plan at $49 a month you can add discount codes for early buyers. The ready-made designs include gift shop looks if you want to start from one.

Frequently asked questions

Can I sell gift cards?

Yes. Gift cards are one of the content blocks in the Mini App builder.

How do buyers add a gift message?

Ask in chat after the order. It is quicker than a form and you can confirm wrapping at the same time.

Can I offer discount codes?

Discount codes are part of the Growth plan at $49 a month.

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