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# Can I offer gift subscriptions?

Yes, you can offer subscriptions as gifts, where the buyer pays once and the recipient receives a set number of deliveries. The trick is a **prepaid, one-off** subscription option. This guide explains how to set it up, how to ship to the recipient, and how to let the buyer choose when the gift starts.

### Table of contents

* [How gift subscriptions work](#3-how-gift-subscriptions-work)
* [Set up a gift subscription option](#3-set-up-a-gift-subscription-option)
* [Shipping to the recipient](#3-shipping-to-the-recipient)
* [Letting the buyer choose the start date](#3-letting-the-buyer-choose-the-start-date)
* [Current limitations](#3-current-limitations)
* [Common questions](#3-common-questions)
* [Related guides](#3-related-guides)

### How gift subscriptions work

A gift subscription is a **prepaid** subscription option with **One-off** ticked. The buyer is charged a single time for a fixed number of deliveries, and the subscription automatically **ends** after the last prepaid delivery, so nobody is charged again and nothing renews unexpectedly.

### Set up a gift subscription option

1. Go to [**Supr Bundles & Subscriptions > Offers**](https://admin.shopify.com/apps/super-subscriptions/app/offers) and open (or create) an offer for your gift product.
2. Click **Add subscription option** (or open an existing one) and set how often the gift is delivered with **Repeat order every** and **Order intervals** (for example every 1 **Month**).
3. Under the option's main fields, each of its other settings is a small chip that names it and, once it is on, shows **On** or its value. Click **Prepaid subscription** to open it in the option's **Additional settings**, and turn it on.
4. Set **Orders covered with each payment** to the number of deliveries in the gift (for example **3** for 3 monthly boxes).
5. Tick **One-off (single prepaid, no auto-renew)** so the subscription ends after those deliveries instead of charging again.
6. Give the option a clear **Option name**, for example "3-month gift", and click **Save**.

See [Pay per order or prepaid](/en-us/article/a-beginners-guide-to-subscription-offers-1ey00x7/#3-pay-per-order-or-prepaid) and [Prepaid Subscriptions](/en-us/article/prepaid-subscriptions-1l5w5ze/) for more on prepaid subscription options.

|| If the gift product is also sold as a normal subscription, you can keep both in one offer: one ordinary subscription option and one gift option. To show the gift option to some customers only, see [Customer eligibility](/en-us/article/a-beginners-guide-to-subscription-offers-1ey00x7/#3-customer-eligibility).

### Shipping to the recipient

A subscription ships to the address it was checked out with, and the buyer pays for it. If the gift should go to someone other than the buyer:

* the buyer enters the **recipient's shipping address** at checkout, or
* you change the address afterwards on the subscription, from **Subscriptions** (see [Managing a customer's subscription on their behalf](/en-us/article/managing-a-customers-subscription-on-their-behalf-iwgzlk/)).

The subscription stays in the buyer's name and on the buyer's card, so emails about it go to the buyer.

### Letting the buyer choose the start date

To let the buyer pick when the gift arrives (a birthday, for example), turn on the **Date picker** add-on on the **Design** page (under **Add-on settings**). The buyer picks a delivery date on the product page, and the date is carried onto the order. See [Product Page Add-ons](/en-us/article/product-page-add-ons-8qzyrj/).

The buyer still pays at checkout: the date decides when the gift is delivered, not when it is paid for.

After the purchase, you can move any single prepaid delivery yourself: open the subscription from **Subscriptions** and click **Reschedule** on that delivery in the **Prepaid schedule** card. By default the deliveries after it move too (untick **Reschedule the deliveries after this one too** to move just the one).

### Current limitations

* There's no separate "gift" checkout flow or built-in **gift message** field. A gift subscription is a normal prepaid, one-off subscription shipped to the recipient.
* The recipient does not get their own account for the subscription: it belongs to the buyer.

|| Have a gifting flow in mind that isn't covered here? Suggest it on the [Feature requests](https://admin.shopify.com/apps/super-subscriptions/app/feature-requests) page, it helps us prioritize gift features.

### Common questions

**Can a customer buy a subscription for someone else?**  
Yes. The buyer pays, and enters the recipient's address as the shipping address at checkout. For a gift with a fixed number of deliveries, use a prepaid subscription option with **One-off** ticked.

**Will the buyer be charged again after the gift ends?**  
No. With **One-off** ticked, the subscription ends after the prepaid deliveries.

**Can the buyer choose when the gift starts?**  
Yes, with the **Date picker** add-on on the Design page. Payment is still taken at checkout.

**Can I move one of the gift's deliveries?**  
Yes. Open the subscription and click **Reschedule** on that delivery in the **Prepaid schedule** card.

### Related guides

* [A Beginner's Guide to Subscription Offers](/en-us/article/a-beginners-guide-to-subscription-offers-1ey00x7/)
* [Prepaid Subscriptions](/en-us/article/prepaid-subscriptions-1l5w5ze/)
* [When customers are charged vs when orders are fulfilled](/en-us/article/when-customers-are-charged-vs-when-orders-are-fulfilled-5hao8i/)
* [Product Page Add-ons](/en-us/article/product-page-add-ons-8qzyrj/)