Case Study: Single-origin espresso subscription · United States | Altafar
Case Studies / Single-origin espresso subscription
Total store revenue over time for single-origin espresso subscription, from the client's Shopify dashboard

Total store revenue · Shopify

DTC · E-commerce · United States

From 1.4× to 2.9× ROAS in 10 weeks.

Total store revenue over time for single-origin espresso subscription, from the client's Shopify dashboard

Total store revenue · Shopify

A single-origin espresso subscription with a great product but a flat offer — nothing gave first-time buyers a reason to commit today.

2.9×
final ROAS
from 1.4× baseline
$150K
Revenue generated
in 10 weeks
$26
Cost per purchase
from $44 baseline
Single-origin espresso subscription · United States
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First results in weeks

Loved the coffee, no reason to commit.

The roast was excellent and repeat rates were strong once people subscribed, but the first-purchase offer was undifferentiated versus grocery and gave no incentive to start now. Acquisition stalled at 1.4×.

First-order offer no better than supermarket coffee
No trial, bundle or risk reversal to start now
Subscription value buried below the fold
Thin social proof for a taste-driven purchase

Once people subscribed they stayed for months. The hard part was giving a stranger a reason to try us instead of the shelf.

Founder · Coffee Subscription · US

What we built in 10 weeks.

01
Offer restructure
Built a first-box trial with a satisfaction guarantee and a grinder-friendly bundle to lower the leap.
Trial-box entry offer
Taste guarantee
Starter bundle
02
Messaging & positioning
Reframed from 'buy coffee' to 'find your everyday espresso', leading with origin story and freshness.
Origin-led positioning
Freshness promise
Everyday-ritual angle
03
Social proof & landing
Added roast-score reviews and barista quotes above the fold with one clear subscribe CTA.
Reviews above fold
Barista proof
Single subscribe CTA
04
Test & scale
Tested trial vs bundle vs guarantee framing, then scaled the winning offer.
Offer split-tests
Winning framing scaled
Mon/Wed reviews

From 1.4× to 2.9× in 10 weeks.

The trial-box offer changed the first-purchase math immediately. Retention did the compounding, lifting blended ROAS to 2.9×.

Timeline
Week 1–2 Audit and restructure
Week 3–4 First new creatives live
Week 6 Breakeven crossed
Week 6 ROAS 2.1×
Week 10 ROAS 2.9×, budget scaled
ROAS
Before: 1.4×
2.9×
+107% ROAS
Cost per purchase
Before: $44
$26
−41% CPP
Revenue generated
Before: baseline
$150K
in 10 weeks
Avg. CTR
Before: 1.3%
2.5%
+92% CTR
Landing page CVR
Before: 1.4%
3.1%
+121% conversion
Creatives tested
Before: few
14
active testing system

"The product was never the issue — the offer was. A simple trial box and guarantee finally gave people a reason to start with us."

Founder · Single-origin espresso subscription
United States · DTC · E-commerce
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