X thread draft: "Why we stopped discounting"

Source: pasted article text, https://goodgrain.test/blog/no-discounts (fictional test data). Every number is copied exactly from the article.

Defaults used: no account_voice was given, so the voice is plain first person plural ("we"), matching the article. No link_placement was given, so the link goes in the last post (default). No emojis.

1. Claim and points extracted

Main claim: replacing discounts with free shipping over $75 and a loyalty gift at the third order recovered AOV to $79 and raised repeat rate from 22 to 31 percent over six months.

Supporting points, as written in the article: 1. "In 2025 we ran 9 promotions." 2. "Average order value fell from $84 to $61." 3. "38 percent of promo buyers never bought again." 4. "In 2026 we replaced discounts with free shipping over $75 and a loyalty gift at the third order." 5. "AOV recovered to $79." 6. "repeat rate rose from 22 to 31 percent over six months."

Length decision: 1 claim post, 5 point posts (points 1 and 2 share a post because they describe the same year), 1 closing post = 7 posts, inside the 6 to 12 target. Nothing was added from outside the article.

2. Thread with character counts

Counts use X rules: the URL counts as 23 characters. All posts are under 280.

1/7 (187 characters, OK) We stopped discounting and replaced it with free shipping over $75 and a loyalty gift at the third order. Six months later, AOV is back to $79 and repeat rate is up from 22 to 31 percent.

2/7 (70 characters, OK) In 2025 we ran 9 promotions. Average order value fell from $84 to $61.

3/7 (98 characters, OK) The promos brought in buyers but did not keep them: 38 percent of promo buyers never bought again.

4/7 (128 characters, OK) So in 2026 we dropped discounts and changed two things: free shipping on orders over $75, and a loyalty gift at the third order.

5/7 (73 characters, OK) Six months in, average order value recovered to $79, up from the $61 low.

6/7 (69 characters, OK) Over the same six months, our repeat rate rose from 22 to 31 percent.

7/7 (220 characters with the URL counted as 23, OK) What we took from it: 9 promos lowered AOV and 38 percent of promo buyers never returned. Free shipping over $75 plus a third-order gift lifted AOV to $79 and repeat rate to 31 percent. Full post: https://goodgrain.test/blog/no-discounts

3. Two alternative openers

Alt A (148 characters, OK) Average order value fell from $84 to $61 after 9 promotions in one year. Here is what we replaced discounts with, and what happened over six months.

Alt B (137 characters, OK) 38 percent of our promo buyers never came back. So we stopped discounting. Six months later, our repeat rate is up from 22 to 31 percent.

Assumption to check: the article says results were measured "over six months" without naming the months, so the thread keeps that wording.

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