Cart Reminder With Free Shipping Nudge email template
An abandoned cart email for a running shop: the saved shoes with prices, a free shipping progress note, a back to cart button and three add-on picks.
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<div class="ete-preheader" style="display:none;font-size:1px;line-height:1px;max-height:0;max-width:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden;mso-hide:all;">Your size is saved. Add one small item and delivery is on us. ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ </div>
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<tr><td align="left" class="ete-px" style="padding:28px 32px 20px;background-color:#1d2430;"><span class="" style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.3px;color:#c6f432;">KITEPATH</span><div class="" style="padding-top:6px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:11px;line-height:16px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#c6f432;">Running gear</div></td></tr>
<tr><td align="left" class="ete-px" style="padding:40px 32px;"><p style="margin:0 0 12px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1d2430;text-align:left;">Your cart is saved</p><h1 class="ete-heading ete-h1" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:32px;line-height:40px;font-weight:700;color:#141a22;text-align:left;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;">Still thinking about these?</h1><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:27px;color:#2b3340;padding-top:14px;text-align:left;">Hi {{first_name}}, we kept your cart just as you left it. Your sizes are held for 48 hours.</p></td></tr>
<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:16px 32px;"><h2 class="ete-heading ete-h2" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:32px;font-weight:700;color:#141a22;text-align:left;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;">In your cart</h2><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-top:16px;"><tr><td class="ete-border" width="76" valign="top" style="padding:14px 12px 14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e6dc;"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/kitepath-shoe-lime.png" alt="Dark running shoe with a lime stripe" width="64" height="64" class="" style="display:block;width:64px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;"></td><td class="ete-text ete-border" valign="top" style="padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e6dc;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;color:#2b3340;"><strong>Tempo Runner 3</strong><br><span class="ete-muted" style="color:#5f6876;font-size:13px;">Ink, size 42</span></td><td class="ete-text ete-border" align="right" valign="top" style="padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e6dc;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;color:#2b3340;;white-space:nowrap;">$128.00</td></tr><tr><td class="ete-border" width="76" valign="top" style="padding:14px 12px 14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e6dc;"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/kitepath-shoe-coral.png" alt="Coral running shoe with a dark stripe" width="64" height="64" class="" style="display:block;width:64px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;border-radius:4px;"></td><td class="ete-text ete-border" valign="top" style="padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e6dc;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;color:#2b3340;"><strong>Trail Light</strong><br><span class="ete-muted" style="color:#5f6876;font-size:13px;">Coral, size 42</span></td><td class="ete-text ete-border" align="right" valign="top" style="padding:14px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #e2e6dc;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;color:#2b3340;;white-space:nowrap;">$110.00</td></tr></table><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="margin-top:8px;"><tr><td class="ete-muted" style="padding:4px 0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;color:#5f6876;">Shipping</td><td class="ete-text" align="right" style="padding:4px 0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;color:#2b3340;">$9.00</td></tr><tr><td class="ete-heading" style="padding:12px 0 0;border-top:2px solid #141a22;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#141a22;">Subtotal</td><td class="ete-heading" align="right" style="padding:12px 0 0;border-top:2px solid #141a22;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#141a22;">$247.00</td></tr></table></td></tr>
<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:16px 32px;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td align="center" class="" style="padding:24px 20px;background-color:#c6f432;border:2px dashed #1d2430;border-radius:4px;text-align:center;"><p class="" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:16px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#141a22;">Almost there</p><p class="ete-code" style="margin:0;padding-top:8px;font-family:'Courier New',Courier,monospace;font-size:30px;line-height:38px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:4px;color:#141a22;">$12 TO GO</p><p class="" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#141a22;padding-top:8px;">Free shipping starts at <b>$250</b>. Add one small item below and delivery is on us.</p><p class="" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:19px;color:#141a22;padding-top:6px;">Free returns for 60 days on all shoes.</p></td></tr></table></td></tr>
<tr><td align="center" class="ete-px" style="padding:16px 32px;"><table role="presentation" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" align="center" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><!--[if mso]><v:roundrect xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" href="https://example.com/cart" style="height:48px;v-text-anchor:middle;width:536px;" arcsize="0%" strokecolor="#1d2430" fillcolor="#1d2430"><w:anchorlock/><center style="color:#c6f432;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">Back to my cart</center></v:roundrect><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><!--><a class="ete-btn ete-btn-full" href="https://example.com/cart" style="display:inline-block;background-color:#1d2430;border:1px solid #1d2430;line-height:48px;border-radius:0px;color:#c6f432;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;padding:0 28px;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;mso-hide:all;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box;"><span class="ete-btn-text" style="color:#c6f432;">Back to my cart</span></a><!--<![endif]--></td></tr></table></td></tr>
<tr><td class="ete-px" style="padding:16px 32px 0;"><div style="padding-bottom:16px;"><h2 class="ete-heading ete-h2" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:24px;line-height:32px;font-weight:700;color:#141a22;text-align:center;mso-line-height-rule:exactly;">Small things that close the gap</h2></div><div style="font-size:0;text-align:left;"><!--[if mso]><table role="presentation" width="536" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td width="178" valign="top"><![endif]--><div class="ete-stack ete-stack-center" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;min-width:33.33%;max-width:100%;width:33.33%;width:calc((429px - 100%) * 429);font-size:16px;text-align:left;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="ete-cell ete-stack-gap" style="padding:0 10px 24px;"><a href="https://example.com/socks"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/kitepath-socks.png" alt="Two running socks with colored cuffs" width="158" height="158" class="ete-fluid-cap" style="display:block;width:158px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;max-width:280px;margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px;"></a><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;padding-top:6px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#141a22;text-align:center;">Cushion socks</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#2b3340;padding-top:2px;text-align:center;">$14</p><p style="margin:0;padding-top:8px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;"><a class="ete-link" href="https://example.com/socks" style="color:#2f6b12;text-decoration:underline;">Add to cart</a></p></td></tr></table></div><!--[if mso]></td><td width="178" valign="top"><![endif]--><div class="ete-stack ete-stack-center" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;min-width:33.33%;max-width:100%;width:33.33%;width:calc((429px - 100%) * 429);font-size:16px;text-align:left;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="ete-cell ete-stack-gap" style="padding:0 10px 24px;"><a href="https://example.com/bottle"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/kitepath-bottle.png" alt="Lime water bottle with a dark band" width="158" height="158" class="ete-fluid-cap" style="display:block;width:158px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;max-width:280px;margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px;"></a><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;padding-top:6px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#141a22;text-align:center;">Run bottle</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#2b3340;padding-top:2px;text-align:center;">$16</p><p style="margin:0;padding-top:8px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;"><a class="ete-link" href="https://example.com/bottle" style="color:#2f6b12;text-decoration:underline;">Add to cart</a></p></td></tr></table></div><!--[if mso]></td><td width="178" valign="top"><![endif]--><div class="ete-stack ete-stack-center" style="display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;min-width:33.33%;max-width:100%;width:33.33%;width:calc((429px - 100%) * 429);font-size:16px;text-align:left;"><table role="presentation" width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td class="ete-cell ete-stack-gap" style="padding:0 10px 24px;"><a href="https://example.com/cap"><img src="https://emailtemplateexamples.com/wp-content/plugins/ete-core/assets/template-images/kitepath-cap.png" alt="Dark running cap with a lime line" width="158" height="158" class="ete-fluid-cap" style="display:block;width:158px;max-width:100%;height:auto;border:0;outline:none;text-decoration:none;width:100%;max-width:280px;margin:0 auto;border-radius:4px;"></a><p class="ete-heading" style="margin:0;padding-top:6px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:24px;font-weight:700;color:#141a22;text-align:center;">Light cap</p><p class="ete-text" style="margin:0;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:24px;color:#2b3340;padding-top:2px;text-align:center;">$22</p><p style="margin:0;padding-top:8px;font-family:'Trebuchet MS', Tahoma, sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:22px;font-weight:700;text-align:center;"><a class="ete-link" href="https://example.com/cap" style="color:#2f6b12;text-decoration:underline;">Add to cart</a></p></td></tr></table></div><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--></div></td></tr>
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About this template
This first-step cart reminder suits sports and outdoor shops whose buyers often stop at the shipping cost. Instead of a discount, it tells the shopper how close they are to free delivery and shows a few small items that close the gap.
A dark band with the logo opens the email, then a short left-aligned note says the cart is saved. The cart table shows each item with its picture, size and price. A lime panel explains the free shipping threshold in one line, and a full-width button leads back to checkout. Three low-cost add-ons, socks, a bottle and a cap, sit at the bottom with prices.
Send it one to three hours after the visit. Fill the threshold line from your cart data, and keep the add-ons under the amount the shopper still needs, so one click unlocks free delivery.
Use it in your email tool
- Click Copy HTML, or download the .html file.
- In Mailchimp, Brevo, HubSpot or Klaviyo, start a new email with the custom HTML or code editor and paste it in.
- Change the text, links and images. Map merge tags such as {{first_name}} and {{unsubscribe_url}} to the tags of your tool.
- Send a test to yourself on desktop and phone before you send it to your list.
Sections in this email
- Logo band
- Cart saved note
- Cart items with images
- Free shipping panel
- Back to cart button
- Three add-on picks
- Footer
Subject line ideas
- Your running shoes are still in your cart
- You are $12 away from free shipping
- Saved for you, {{first_name}}: your Kitepath cart
Preview text idea
Your size is saved. Add one small item and delivery is on us.