Your Booth Moves. Your Loyal Customers Follow.
Farmers markets, craft fairs, swap meets, pop-ups, festival circuits. You build real relationships with customers who seek you out week after week. A loyalty program gives those customers a reason to find you at every event, brings them back between appearances, and turns your most enthusiastic regulars into people who actively recruit new buyers for you.
One QR Code. Works at Every Event You Attend.
Most loyalty tools assume you have a fixed location. PerkHit doesn't. Your QR code is just a printed sign or laminated card that travels with your booth. Customers scan it at the farmers market on Saturday, and you scan their loyalty card at the craft fair two weeks later. The program follows you wherever you set up.
Between events, email campaigns let you tell your customer base exactly where you'll be next, what new products you're bringing, and offer regulars an early look or a special deal. That direct line to your customers is something most booth vendors never have.
The Digital Version of the Classic Market Punch Card
Each stamp card has one reward that unlocks when the card completes. You choose whether that reward is a physical item you hand over (a free product, a free sample pack), bonus points auto-credited to a loyalty card, or both. After the reward is collected, the card resets and the customer starts again.
The stamp count and reward are completely up to you. A vendor selling $8 jars of salsa might set a 10-stamp card. A vendor selling $60 handmade ceramics might do 5. Match it to your typical purchase size and how fast you want customers to reach the reward.
Classic Market Card for Consumable Products
Works perfectly for food vendors, candle makers, soap makers, or anyone with a product customers buy over and over. Ten stamps, one per transaction. On the 10th visit, the customer gets one item free. Card resets and the cycle starts again. Easy to explain in 10 seconds at the booth.
5 Purchases, One Reward
If your products are $40 or more, a 10-stamp card takes too long to feel rewarding. Drop to 5 stamps and adjust the reward value accordingly. A jewelry maker, art print vendor, or handmade goods seller can offer a small free piece or a meaningful discount as the 5th-purchase reward.
Free Item Plus Bonus Points
Stack a physical reward with bonus points at card completion. The points go straight to the customer's loyalty card the moment the stamp card finishes. They get a free product from you today and a head start on their next loyalty reward. You only need to hand over the physical item.
How Stamps Work at a Booth
After a customer pays, they open their loyalty card on their phone and show you the QR code. You tap Scan in the PerkHit staff view on your phone, scan their code, and the stamp is added. About 5 seconds total. Your printed QR sign lets customers join the program right there at the booth by scanning it. No app for them to download, no account to create. They scan, they're in, and their card lives in their browser.
Spend-Based Rewards for Vendors with a Range of Product Prices
A stamp card treats a $5 sauce purchase the same as a $75 pottery piece. A points card doesn't. Customers earn points proportional to what they actually spend, so bigger purchases build toward rewards faster. Vendors who sell across a wide price range, or who do bulk or custom orders at higher amounts, get more out of a points setup than stamps alone.
A points card also unlocks the referral system. Since market and event regulars talk to each other constantly, referrals are one of the most natural behaviors you can reward in this niche.
Example Points Setup for an Event Vendor
Running Both Programs Together
Many event vendors do well with both at once. A stamp card gives casual buyers a simple, visible goal. A points card rewards bigger spenders and custom order clients more proportionally. A customer buying a $5 item earns 5 points and one stamp. A customer who commissions a $200 custom piece earns 200 points in one shot.
Tier levels can be added to the loyalty card for your most consistent buyers. Regulars who find your booth at multiple events throughout the year can unlock a tier with exclusive early access, reserved items, or custom order priority.
An active loyalty card also activates the referral feature, which is especially powerful when your customers are already at an event surrounded by other potential buyers.
Every Tier Level Multiplies the Points Customers Earn
Membership tiers transform your loyalty card from simple point accumulation into a status-driven program. As a customer builds up points over time, the system automatically advances them to the next level. Each tier carries a points multiplier, so customers at higher levels earn more points on every purchase, on top of the exclusive benefits that come with their tier.
Lifetime points: 150 pts
10% discount on next booth purchase
Lifetime points: 500 pts
Free item up to $20 at any upcoming event
Lifetime points: 1500 pts
Early-purchase window before the booth opens plus a $30 credit
Lifetime points: 4000 pts
First-pick access at every event plus $50 annual credit
Lifetime points, not current balance
Tiers are based on lifetime points earned, meaning the total accumulated since day one. Redeeming rewards never drops a customer's tier. A customer who has earned 2,000 lifetime points holds their Silver tier even if they've redeemed most of their balance.
Automatic advancement
The system evaluates every customer's tier after each transaction and assigns them to the highest tier they qualify for automatically. The customer receives an email notification when they move up. No buttons to press, no forms to fill out, it just happens.
Custom tier names
You can rename all four tiers to anything you want in the partner dashboard. Some options that work well for this type of business: Bronze / Silver / Gold / Platinum, Fan / Supporter / Champion / Legend, or Regular / Member / VIP / Inner Circle. The name members see is the display name, fully customizable and translatable.
Setting it up in the dashboard
Go to the Tiers section in your partner sidebar under Campaigns. Click Create New Tier and fill out four tabs: Details, Qualification, Benefits, and Appearance. Set the lifetime points threshold, the multiplier, and the benefits for each level. Bronze is the default tier, all new members start here automatically.
Concrete Reward Ideas for Your Stamp Cards, Points Tiers, and Vouchers
These are reward types that work well for event vendors. Use them as a starting point for your stamp card completion rewards, your points tier unlocks, and your voucher discounts. The best rewards are things your customers were already going to buy or experience, so they feel like a genuine bonus rather than a consolation prize.
No App Download. No Account Creation. They Scan and the Card Is There.
Most loyalty programs ask customers to download an app, create an account, and remember a password. Most customers don't. PerkHit works entirely in the browser. The card opens instantly when the QR is scanned, and it is always accessible from the browser history or a saved link on the home screen.
Customer Scans the QR
A QR stand on your counter, a table card, a sticker on your register, or a sign on the door. The customer points their phone camera at the code. No app needed. The camera opens it directly in the browser and the loyalty card appears immediately.
Their Card Is Ready Instantly
The card shows their stamp progress, points balance, active vouchers, and referral link in one screen. First-time visitors get a brand new card. Returning customers see exactly where they left off. Nothing to log into.
You Scan the Customer at the Booth After Purchase
After the customer makes a purchase at your booth, you or your assistant tap Scan in the PerkHit staff view on your own phone and scan their card QR. Stamp added, points credited. No separate device needed; the staff view works on any phone.
What the Customer Sees in Their Wallet
- Stamp card progress, stamps collected and remaining
- Points balance and what the next reward tier unlocks
- Any active vouchers with their expiration dates
- Their personal referral link to share with friends
- Their QR code for staff to scan on the next visit
Why No-App Matters for Your Business
Most loyalty programs have low adoption because downloading an app stops the majority of customers before they start. A browser-based card removes every barrier. The customer who scanned once already has their card in their browser history and can add it to their home screen with one tap.
Place the QR on receipts, packaging, business cards, or the back of a menu. Every surface that carries the code is a passive enrollment point that adds members without any extra effort from you.
Exactly What Staff Do in Each Situation
These are the four most common situations your staff will encounter. Each has a specific flow. Once staff run through each one two or three times, they become automatic.
New Customer, First Scan
A new customer scans the QR on your booth table or banner, visible from a distance with their phone camera. The card opens in their browser instantly. No download, no form, no account. Their first stamp or points credit comes from the scan at the end of this same visit. Staff do not need to do anything for enrollment.
Regular Visit, Adding a Stamp or Points
The customer opens their card in the browser and shows the QR on their screen right after the customer purchases at your booth. Staff tap Scan in the PerkHit staff view on their phone or tablet, point the camera at the customer's screen, and scan. The screen confirms stamp added or points credited in under five seconds.
Customer Has a Voucher to Redeem
The customer opens their wallet and shows the voucher QR. Staff tap Scan in the PerkHit staff view and scan the voucher QR. The screen shows the voucher details and confirms it is validated. The discount or free item is applied before completing the transaction.
Completed Card or Points Reward Ready
When a stamp card is complete, the card shows a reward QR instead of a stamp grid. When a points tier is reached, it shows a redemption option. Staff scan the card QR normally. The screen shows the reward ready to apply, such as a free item or credit toward their next purchase at your booth. Staff confirm it, the reward applies, and the card resets automatically.
Ready to Set Up Your Vendor Loyalty Program?
PerkHit is invite-only and built for independent local businesses. If you'd like to learn more or get started, reach out directly.