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Digital Stamp Cards: Why They Work Better Than Paper

Published: May 10, 2025 8 min read
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Digital Stamp Cards: Why They Work Better Than Paper

Everyone knows the stamp card: ten coffees, one free. Simple, visual, motivating. But paper gets lost, stamps smudge, and your customer forgot their wallet at home.

What if it all worked digitally — but kept the feeling of stamping?

Revino’s Stamp Card Mode

Revino’s new feature does exactly this: it displays your loyalty points as visual stamps to your customers. Your own logo becomes the stamp icon, and your brand’s dominant color fills each collected stamp.

How It Works

  1. Set the point-to-stamp ratio — e.g., 100 points = 1 stamp
  2. Customers earn points — same as before (QR scan, phone number)
  3. They see stamps on screen — a 10-slot grid in a familiar layout
  4. Redeem rewards with stamps — costs automatically show in stamp units

The Secret?

The system still uses points behind the scenes. Stamps are purely a display layer — no flexibility is lost. Tiers, multipliers, happy hours all keep working. Customers simply see stamps instead of points.

Why It Works

  • Endowed Progress Effect — a partially-filled grid motivates completion
  • Familiar mental model — everyone knows how a stamp card works
  • Visual feedback — your logo appearing as a stamp creates strong brand experience
  • Round goals — “3 stamps to go” is clearer than “287 points remaining”

Who Is It For?

  • Cafés — the classic “10 coffees = 1 free” experience, digitized
  • Bakeries and pastry shops — simple, low-value, frequent purchases
  • Hair salons — visually motivating for returning clients
  • Any retail business where customers come back regularly

How to Enable It

  1. Open Settings in merchant mode
  2. Scroll to the Stamp Card section
  3. Toggle it on
  4. Set the points-per-stamp ratio
  5. Save — your customers will immediately see stamps!

Stamp card mode is available in all Revino plans, including Starter.

Ready to put it into practice?

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