Cafes, juice, bakery
Buy 4, get the 5th free
Five stamps, last one is the reward. The classic. Easy at a busy till.
Rewards
A stamp they can see. A free item they come back for.
Write the offer in one line. Customers collect stamps on their phone. Staff redeem at the counter when the card is full.
Programs shops actually run
Pick a loop. Keep it short enough to say.
If staff cannot explain it in one sentence while the kettle boils, it is too long.
Salons, spas, gyms
10 visits, one free service
Longer loop for higher-ticket visits — haircut, massage, or a guest pass.
QSR, sweet shops
Stamp per item, not per bill
Two coffees, two stamps. The card matches how you already think, not the POS split.
Why stamps beat a lazy discount
A code trains people to wait. A stamp trains them to come back one more time.
vs discount codes
20% off becomes the new price. Stamps keep full price until the free item — which only happens if they return.
vs paper punch cards
Paper lives in a wallet until it doesn’t. Stamps on the phone survive laundry day and a new handset.
vs honour-system markers
A photocopied card is a free coffee. Stampzo stamps sit against a login staff can see on Scan.
Redemption
Give the free item first. Then tap redeem.
The scanner shows the card is full. Hand over the coffee, the cut, or the guest pass. Then confirm redeem so the card resets. Same rule every time — no argument at the till.
- New members start on the program you have live.
- People already collecting keep the card they started.
- Staff script lives on the For staff page.
Writing the offer
One sentence on the print.
That line is the whole program. Stampzo puts it on the window poster, stand, and table tent.
Example line on the poster
Buy 4 coffees, get the 5th free.
Change “coffees” to cuts, classes, or cups. Keep the number small enough that a regular can finish it.
Do
- ✓Use a number staff can count on their fingers.
- ✓Name the free item (chai, cut, guest pass) — not ‘a surprise’.
- ✓Print the same sentence on every surface.
Don't
- ✕Don’t stack extra rules (‘only on weekdays after 4pm’) on the first program.
- ✕Don’t change the stamp count for people already halfway.
- ✕Don’t run a 20% code on top of the stamp — it trains the wrong habit.
Stamp rewards for cafes, salons, gyms, and kirana counters
Write the reward in one line. Print it today.
First program is free. Set stamps, print the poster, stamp the next visit.
No credit card · First program free