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Cannabis loyalty, launching summer 2026

Grow your business with rewards that hit different

Buds is a coalition loyalty platform that brings your customers back, increases basket size, and gives them rewards they actually care about.

23%
Higher AOV
5 min
Setup Time
<50ms
API Latency
99.9%
Uptime
How It Works

Your customers earn Buds.
They keep coming back.

Customers collect Buds every time they shop with you. They redeem them for real rewards — travel, events, merch, experiences. Here's what that looks like.

01

Customer signs up

Your customer discovers Buds through your checkout widget. Signup takes seconds.

+100 welcome Buds
02

They shop with you

Every purchase through your store earns them Buds automatically. No extra steps.

1 Bud per €1 spent
03

They shop elsewhere too

Our browser extension lets them earn across the cannabis ecosystem — bringing them back to you for bonus points.

Network effect
04

They redeem rewards

Concert tickets, travel vouchers, exclusive merch — rewards that feel like a treat, not an afterthought.

Real experiences

The Buds Flywheel

More partners means better rewards. Better rewards attract more customers. More customers generate more data. More data brings more partners. Everyone wins.

Getting Started

Three steps to go live

1

Apply

Fill out the form below. We review applications and get back to you within 24 hours.

2

Install

Drop our plugin into your shop — Shopify, WooCommerce, Shopware, or Magento. Takes 5 minutes.

3

Go Live

Your customers start earning and redeeming Buds immediately. We handle fulfillment, support, and logistics.

Earning Buds

Multiple ways for your customers to earn

The more ways they earn, the more engaged they stay. Our flexible points engine keeps your customers coming back.

Purchase

Purchase Buds

Your customers earn on every transaction

  • 1 Bud per €1 online
  • 1 Bud per €1 in-store POS
  • 1 Bud per €2 via extension
Bonus

Bonus Buds

Run campaigns and promotions

  • 2x–5x manufacturer promos
  • 2x–3x campaign boosts
  • 1.5x–2x tier multipliers
Action

Action Buds

Reward key customer behaviors

  • 100 Buds account creation
  • 50 Buds newsletter signup
  • 500 Buds referral
Engage

Engagement Buds

Grow your community

  • 25 Buds product reviews
  • 10 Buds social shares
  • 200 Buds birthday bonus
Rewards Catalog

Give your customers something worth coming back for

Not another 10% off. Buds rewards are real experiences — curated across six categories your customers actually want.

80% of catalog

Standard Rewards

Available to all your customers. Funded by partner-donated inventory and brand sponsorships. No cost to you.

  • Amazon & retail vouchers
  • Travel experiences
  • Event tickets & festival passes
  • Branded merchandise
20% exclusive

Buds Pro

Premium rewards for your top 10% of customers. Invitation-only. Creates aspiration and drives higher spend.

  • Limited edition cannabis apparel
  • Premium vaporizers & glass
  • VIP event access
  • Surprise drops & collabs
Travel

Flights & Hotels

Cannabis-friendly trip packages, flights, and boutique hotel stays your customers will love.

Events

Tickets & VIP

Concerts, festivals, sports, and backstage experiences. The kind of reward people talk about.

Merch

Apparel & Gear

Limited-edition branded clothing, accessories, and streetwear drops from cannabis culture brands.

Culture

Cannabis Lifestyle

Premium accessories, grinders, rolling trays, and curated lifestyle items for the community.

Sports

Game Day

Match tickets, signed memorabilia, and fan experiences they can't get anywhere else.

Mystery

Surprise Drops

Limited availability, unknown rewards. Creates excitement and urgency that drives engagement.

Fulfillment — handled by us

Physical ShippingDigital VouchersPre-loaded Cards
Why Partner

What's in it for your business?

You focus on selling. We handle the loyalty program, the rewards, the fulfillment, and the customer experience.

Higher Retention

Customers who earn Buds come back more often. Coalition loyalty means they're engaged across the whole network.

5-Minute Setup

Install our plugin on Shopify, WooCommerce, Shopware, or Magento. No developers needed. Go live same day.

Customer Insights

Real-time analytics dashboard with engagement, redemption rates, and customer behavior — all anonymized, GDPR-compliant.

New Revenue

Earn from manufacturer promotions, featured placements, and premium data reports. Revenue you didn't have before.

Overstock? We'll take it.

Got surplus inventory? Donate new or like-new products to the rewards catalog: prior season stock, size runs, misprints, samples. Apparel, bags, wellness items, culture goods, and smoking accessories (18+) are all welcome. Optional — but a smart way to turn dead stock into customer loyalty.

What we can't accept

Cannabis/THC products, nicotine/vapes, prescription medicines, and hazardous goods are excluded from the rewards catalog to keep the program compliant under German law.

Pricing

Simple pricing. No surprises.

Pick the tier that fits your business. Every plan includes the Buds checkout widget, analytics dashboard, and full reward catalog access.

Basic
€500/mo
For shops getting started with loyalty
  • Buds checkout widget
  • Standard analytics dashboard
  • Email support
  • 5-minute plugin install
  • Optional product donations
Get Started
Enterprise
€5,000/mo
For market leaders who want it all
  • Everything in Growth
  • Premium catalog placement
  • Dedicated account manager
  • Custom integrations
  • Priority featured rewards
Contact Sales
Integration

Drop it in. You're live.

Two APIs. Plugins for every major platform. Most partners are live in under 15 minutes.

Points API

For your store — quote Buds before checkout, confirm purchases, grant points, handle reversals.

Shop Plugins

ShopifyWooCommerceShopware 6Magento

Developer SDKs

JavaScriptPythonPHPRuby

Rewards API

For reward providers — manage your catalog, receive order webhooks, generate vouchers, track inventory.

Ticketing

EventbriteTicket TailorPretix

Fulfillment

ShopifyWooCommercePrintful
// Grant Buds after a purchase
const response = await fetch('https://api.budsrewards.com/v1/points/grant', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { 'Authorization': `Bearer ${API_KEY}` },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    user_id: 'usr_abc123',
    amount_eur: 49.99,
    order_id: 'ord_xyz789'
  })
});
// → { "buds_granted": 50, "balance": 350, "tier": "Gold" }
15 min
Plugin Install
1–2 days
SDK Integration
~1 week
Custom Build
Browser Extension

Your customers earn everywhere they shop

The Buds browser extension works on any cannabis store — even without a partnership. More engagement, more data, more reasons for them to come back to you.

01

Detects the store

Extension recognizes supported cannabis retailers automatically.

02

Shows potential Buds

Displays how many Buds they could earn before checkout.

03

Customer submits proof

They upload their receipt or screenshot after the purchase.

04

Buds granted

We verify and grant Buds — automatically or via manual review.

For Your Customers

They earn Buds on every cannabis purchase — not just at partner stores.

For Your Business

Integrated partners offer bonus Buds — driving customers back to your store.

For the Network

Market-wide purchase data makes the entire Buds ecosystem smarter.

Data & Privacy

Insights you can act on. Privacy your customers trust.

Every partner gets an analytics dashboard. All data is anonymized. Built for German compliance from day one.

Behavior

Purchase Patterns

See what your customers buy, when they buy, and how they respond to promotions — fully anonymized.

Engagement

Customer Signals

Reward preferences, redemption timing, and promotion response rates. Understand what drives your customers.

Market

Industry Trends

Category growth, regional preferences, and seasonal patterns across the entire Buds partner network.

Privacy by Design

You see pseudonymous IDs — never customer names or emails. All data is anonymized and aggregated. GDPR/DSGVO compliant with joint-controller addendum and DPA available on request.

Germany-First GDPR / DSGVO 18+ Verified No Cannabis Sales
FAQ

Common questions from partners

Orders where the Buds widget was actively engaged — meaning your customer opened it, viewed a reward, or redeemed Buds during checkout. This is the metric we use to measure the program's impact on your sales.

Three tiers: Basic at €500/month, Growth at €1,500/month, and Enterprise at €5,000/month. All tiers include the checkout widget, analytics dashboard, and full reward catalog. No hidden fees.

No. Product donations are completely optional and don't affect your tier or benefits. If you have surplus inventory, it's a smart way to turn dead stock into customer engagement — but it's your call.

80% of the catalog is standard rewards — Amazon vouchers, travel experiences, event tickets, merchandise. The other 20% are premium, invite-only rewards for your highest-spending customers.

We do. For all rewards fulfilled through Buds, we handle returns, exchanges, and customer support. If you donate products, you handle returns for those items.

Yes. Non-prescription wellness items, supplements, and health accessories are eligible. The program is pharmacy-safe and GDPR-compliant.

Every partner gets a real-time dashboard with engagement metrics, redemption rates, and customer behavior patterns. All data is anonymized — you see trends, not personal information.

Cannabis/THC products, nicotine/vapes, prescription medicines, and hazardous goods. This keeps the program compliant under German regulations.

Growth and Enterprise tier partners are automatically featured in our newsletter, which goes out to all Buds members.

Most partners are live within 15 minutes. Install our plugin for Shopify, WooCommerce, Shopware, or Magento, pick your tier, and you're done.

Yes. You can configure geographic targeting and product-line filters directly in the partner dashboard.

When a customer's cart hits your configured threshold, the Buds widget appears. New users see a signup prompt. Existing members see their balance and available rewards.

Absolutely. Marketplaces can integrate Buds so all their sellers' customers earn rewards. Contact us for platform-specific pricing and integration details.

Yes. Buds runs alongside your existing program — no conflict. Your customers get the best of both worlds. We can also set up points conversion between systems.

Get in Touch

Let's talk partnership.

Whether you're a dispensary, online shop, brand, or marketplace — if your business is part of the cannabis community, we'd love to hear from you.

Reach us directly

Email
partners@budsrewards.com
Phone
+49 (0) 30 123 456 78
Location
Berlin, Germany

We respond within 24 hours. For urgent inquiries, call us during CET business hours.