# Free shipping message

### Spend value, how close to free shipping

Automatic spend value is updated in the announcement bar to help your customers know how close they are to free shipping. The spend value changes as items are added to the cart:

![Amount left to spend for free shipping](/files/-MibxOh472QmJIhDllXn)

![Congratulations message when reached](/files/-MibxUYXIvkve74RUD2i)

{% hint style="success" %}
Use to encourage add-on sales and increased quantities 
{% endhint %}

## How to setup

**Add** or **Show** the Free shipping message block under the Announcement bar. Use the **Expand icon** on the left of the Announcement bar to open the blocks:

![Use the eye icon to show or hide message](/files/-MicLD5GrHskxKqm9QdE)

Modify the message text as needed. Keep the `|| amount ||` custom short-code to reference your set value from the Cart settings.

```
Spend ||amount|| more for free shipping.
```

To adjust the free shipping value, navigate to **Theme settings** and then choose **Cart**:

![Minimum spend for free shipping](/files/-Mibzw9-a8Surt8kseWC)

### Target Page

Display free shipping messages to your customers only when the customer is browsing a certain page, product, collection, or blog post on your site. Target your message based on where customers are browsing your site:

![](/files/-MicP7w0RfV0vMcmJAXW)

{% hint style="success" %}
Create different announcement bars with custom messages for various pages of your site.
{% endhint %}

### Target Referrer

![](/files/-MicPExlC-o5dkMHUrVv)

Target a specific audience by using Target Referrer. Your announcement bar will only appear when the customer arrives at your site from a certain path or location. 

{% hint style="success" %}
Enable when running a promotion on another site.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="success" %}
Use to provide a custom message related to the source promotion
{% endhint %}

### Target Device

Target only certain devices or create a custom announcement bar message for mobile devices and another for desktop browsers.

![](/files/-MicPI07LqNHPKJ5R2Mf)

{% hint style="success" %}
Enable to display custom announcement messages for mobile and desktop.
{% endhint %}


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