What cart minimums do
A cart minimum blocks checkout until the order subtotal reaches the value you set. It's ideal for stores where small orders aren't profitable — wholesale, low-margin products, or shipping-heavy catalogs.
EZ AOV Boost enforces the minimum with a Shopify Function that runs server-side when the customer completes the order. That means it can't be bypassed by:
- Accelerated checkouts like Shop Pay, Apple Pay, or Google Pay
- Editing the cart in another tab after the cart page loaded
- Going straight to checkout via a permalink
- Disabling JavaScript
Set up a minimum
- Open EZ AOV Boost in your Shopify admin.
- Go to Cart Minimum.
- Toggle the minimum on and enter the amount (in your store currency).
- Optionally customize the message shown to customers below the minimum.
- Save.
How the customer sees it
- In the cart: the progress bar shows how much more is needed to unlock checkout.
- At checkout: if the cart is below the minimum, Shopify blocks the order with your configured message until the customer adds more.
Free gifts don't count. If a free gift from a reward tier is in the cart, its value is excluded from the minimum-order calculation — customers can't use a free gift to clear your minimum.
How it interacts with reward tiers
Cart minimums and reward tiers work independently. A common setup: a $25 minimum plus reward tiers at $50, $75, and $100. The progress bar guides customers through all of them in order.