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From: Cotton On

Subject: Email exclusive: Extra $10 off cart​

Preview text: + 25% off sitewide (!!)

Cotton On logo at top, then a banner for free delivery on orders over $75. A loyalty note shows $0 of perks rewards and 66 points until the next $10 reward. Bold black-and-white headline reads "25% off sitewide, online exclusive." Below, a lifestyle photo of a woman in a brown outfit with text "1 DAY ONLY, EXTRA $10 OFF WITH CODE: EXTRA10, minimum spend $85." Copy reads "Good things come to those who open their emails. Like an extra $10 off your cart. Seriously." Nav buttons follow for Women, Men, Kids, and a bordered "Shop all" button, then footer links and social icons.

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A-Grade A-. Excellent.

90/1005/5 Best of Email

Inbox royalty

The kind of email people open on purpose. Here is what it does.

  • Trust & compliance scored 100 out of 100
  • Sender scored 99 out of 100
  • Layout scored 97 out of 100

Cotton On wants engaged subscribers shopping fast, so it stacks two dated offers, 25% off sitewide and an extra $10 with code EXTRA10, each getting its own bold, high-contrast screen. The copy carries the personality: "Good things come to those who open their emails. Like an extra $10 off your cart. Seriously." Give every offer its own visual moment and let the copy wink instead of shout.

Editor’s note

Why it’s the Best of Email

  1. Subject line scored 95 out of 100

    A subject line built for mobile

    At 36 characters, "Email exclusive: Extra $10 off cart" shows up whole on phone and desktop inboxes alike.

  2. Layout scored 97 out of 100

    A quick read that still makes the case

    At 262 words, this one stays well under the 300-word mark that reads easily on a phone.

  3. CTA scored 88 out of 100

    The CTA shows up fast

    The first "Shop all" button appears just 20% of the way down the email.

Grade breakdownHow this email scored across the 12 categories. Its 3 strongest are highlighted; hover a category for what it measures.Show
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