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Post-purchase flow

Turn one purchase into a relationship — set expectations, reduce support tickets, and set up the second order.

Goal

Increase repeat rate and reduce support load

Trigger

purchase event

Channels

Email · SMS

Setup

40 minutes

The moment after purchase is peak goodwill — and most brands waste it on a bare receipt. A post-purchase flow uses that window to reassure, inform and gently set up the next order. It's a quiet workhorse: it lifts repeat rate, and it deflects support tickets by answering "where's my order?" before anyone asks.

The second purchase is the hardest and most valuable one to earn; this flow is where you earn it.

Build it in WeZend

  1. 1

    Trigger on purchase

    Start the journey on the `purchase` event, with the order details available for personalisation.

  2. 2

    Order confirmation + what's next

    Immediately: confirm the order and set delivery expectations. Clear expectations are the cheapest way to cut "where's my order?" tickets.

  3. 3

    Get-the-most-out-of-it (day 3)

    Care tips, how-tos or a setup guide for what they bought — value first, no ask. This builds the trust the next sale rides on.

  4. 4

    Set up the second order (day 10)

    A recommendations block with complementary products — the things people who bought this tend to buy next.

Or draft it in one prompt

Paste this into AI Studio (or your own Claude/ChatGPT via Connect AI) and review the draft it builds:

"Build a post-purchase journey: instant order confirmation with delivery expectations, a how-to email on day 3, and a complementary-product recommendation on day 10."
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Tips that make the difference

Lead with service, not selling. The first two messages should ask for nothing — earn the second purchase, don't demand it.

Personalise to the product bought, so care tips and recommendations are actually relevant.

Feed a review request off the back of this flow once the product has had time to arrive and be used.

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