Charging Customers for Giftnote (Developer Setup)

Some brands choose to charge customers for adding a gift message. While Giftnote doesn’t offer this as a built-in feature, it can be implemented with a few lines of custom code in your theme.

⚠️ Important: This is a developer-led setup. Every Shopify theme is different — which is why we haven’t built this natively yet. Your team will need to implement the logic, but we’re here to support if needed. Email support@giftnote.com.

💡 Examples in the Wild

• Godiva – charges $2.50 for gift messaging at cart
• My Creative Box – optional paid gift message
• Sew Heart Felt – includes gifting as a cart add-on

🛠️ How to Set It Up

1. Create a Hidden “Gift Message” Product

• Set the price (e.g. $1.99)
• Hide it from sales channels
• Used only via script to charge for Giftnote

2. Detect When a Giftnote Is Added

Use JavaScript to:

• Listen for the giftnote_saved event
• Or poll cart attributes for the presence of a giftnote

3. Add the Product Automatically

When a giftnote is detected:

• Use Shopify’s Cart JS API to add the “gift message” product
• Check first to ensure only one exists in the cart (don’t stack duplicates)

4. Remove It If the Giftnote Is Removed

Keep things in sync:

• Listen for giftnote_removed or check cart attributes
• If giftnote is gone, also remove the proxy product

5. Prevent Desync

To avoid confusion:

• Hide the “remove” button for the proxy product in the cart
• Or, if manually removed, clear the giftnote data too

🔍 Why Isn’t This Built In?

Every Shopify theme is coded differently. Charging for add-ons like Giftnote touches your cart logic, layout, and styling — which varies store to store. Rather than ship a half-solution, we leave this to your dev team (with our support if needed).

Questions? Not sure how to implement it? Reach out to support@giftnote.com.