Gamifying checkout flow — worth it or not?

Has anyone here experimented with small interactive features to keep customers engaged online?
I came across bee game spell unlimited and wondered if similar ideas work in checkout flows.
Could adding something like this help with retention?
Or would it slow the payment process?

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I appreciate the shout-out @Sammie_C  I’m not sure that I’m the best person  to weigh in on this. That’s mostly because I’m a Boomer who finds this sort of thing to be off-putting. I freely admit to abandoning carts (and websites) when this sort of thing happens. 

That’s does not mean it is necessarily a bad thing, however, @neoma.  I’m the type of shopper who goes where I want to get what I want quickly and with no fuss or hype. I might not be alone in my generation, but my generation might be the last one to feel this way. 

That being said, have you Googled “Gamifying checkout flow” @neoma? I did so and found all sorts of very intriguing articles that weigh the pros and cons. A few even seemed to have interesting suggestions for using this to your advantage without turning off people like me. lol. 

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Thank you for your post, @neoma and welcome to the Square Community!

 

In all honesty, I am not super familiar with adding games/interactive features to your checkout flow. I would imagine that it could be helpful!

 

I'm going to tag in a couple of our Square Champions and see if they have any experience with this. @Candlestore@TheRealChipA, and @rtfulk. Are you all familiar with these types of additions on checkout flows?

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I appreciate the shout-out @Sammie_C  I’m not sure that I’m the best person  to weigh in on this. That’s mostly because I’m a Boomer who finds this sort of thing to be off-putting. I freely admit to abandoning carts (and websites) when this sort of thing happens. 

That’s does not mean it is necessarily a bad thing, however, @neoma.  I’m the type of shopper who goes where I want to get what I want quickly and with no fuss or hype. I might not be alone in my generation, but my generation might be the last one to feel this way. 

That being said, have you Googled “Gamifying checkout flow” @neoma? I did so and found all sorts of very intriguing articles that weigh the pros and cons. A few even seemed to have interesting suggestions for using this to your advantage without turning off people like me. lol. 

Chip A.
Square Expert & Innovator and member of the Square Champions group. (But NOT a Square employee, just a seller like you)

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