5 timer mistakes that cost sales and risk legal trouble

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Fix them before peak season to protect your revenue and reputation. ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­  
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 5 timer mistakes to fix before Black Friday
Countdown pop-ups are a go-to peak-season tool for Claspo clients. Cracku lifted CTR from 1.8% to 7.8% with one.
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But a timer is a promise: when it hits zero, the offer ends. Break it once, and shoppers stop believing your deadlines and leave without buying. Misleading timers can also put your store at legal risk.
From Halloween to New Year, every promo you run is a chance to convert more shoppers, or to lose them. Here's how to keep your timers from costing you the sale.
 1.The timer comes back on the next visit
A shopper sees "Offer ends in 12:00:00", lets it run out, and returns the next day to the same offer with a fresh 12 hours. Now they know your deadline isn't real.
 2.The pop-up closes, but the code still works
The timer hits zero and the pop-up disappears. But the countdown and the promo code don't expire together automatically. If the code still works at checkout, your deadline wasn't real.
 3."Last chance" lasts all week
"Ends tonight" on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Or a sale ends at midnight and returns at 9 a.m. under a new name.
 4.Every channel shows a different deadline
The pop-up says 6 hours, the bar says Sunday, the email says Monday.
 5.The conditions appear at checkout
30% off turns out to exclude sale items and needs a $100 minimum. The shopper learns this at the last step. Urgency combined with surprise terms feels like a trap.
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Peak season is when an honest sale pays off most: shoppers compare more, buy more and come back to stores they trust. And a fake deadline is more than a trust problem. False claims like these can violate consumer protection laws in the EU and the US, and regulators may take action.
Your partner in growth,
 Nastasiia Shupova,
 Lifecycle Marketer Claspo
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