Whenever you make a major update, it's always a good idea to test your store.

With gift cards, this typically means "buying" a gift card and testing the entire process.

Here's how you can do this:

  1. Create a discount code that's good for 100% off using these steps (we recommend using the "generate code" or use a code that's hard to guess and only you know about since anyone with this code would, in theory, be able to place "free" orders on your store. You may also want to limit the number of times it can be used).
  2. Be sure you are logged out of your store account or open your store in a private browsing window.
  3. Go through the process of placing an order. When it comes time to pay, enter the discount code before entering any payment information.
  4. Your store should recognize that the order is free and not ask for any payment information and you can checkout without paying anything.

Alternatively, you can place an order and pay for it and then later refund it. Just remember that most payment processors don't refund any transaction fees even when you issue a refund, so you'll lose a small amount of money if you use this approach.

Using our demo store

  • If you don't need to test your store's specific configuration or just need to see how the app works in general, you can use our demo store here. Click which app you want to demo from the navigation and make note of the instructions for the "bogus" credit card number to use during checkout so you don't get charged. This store is not configured to take real credit cards and entering any will fail. Be sure to enter an email address you have access to as the customer one (entering a fake one will result in you not getting the notification). 
  • Our demo store does not offer a standalone way to demo the Gift Card Scheduler but all email notifications this store issues have the link to schedule the gift card for you to try out.
  • This will NOT test how our apps work on your store in particular or reflect any customizations or tweaks you've made to the process.