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How Happy Hounds Generated R97,686 in Referral Revenue with a 20% Reward

Happy Hounds, a South African brand of fresh, cooked dog food delivered to your door, installed BLOOP in January 2025. Between July 2025 and September 2026, its referral program brought in 66 orders and R97,686 in referral revenue.

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Referral revenue

R97,686

Jul ’25 to Sep ’26

Referral orders
66
Average order
R1,480
Rewards redeemed
51%
Referral revenue
R97,686
Referral orders
66
Average order
R1,480
Rewards redeemed
51%

Referral revenue by month

Month by month, Jul ’25 to Sep ’26

Best month · Nov ’25

R22,895

0 10k 20k 30k 40k Jul ’25: R5,703 from 6 orders Aug ’25: R5,406 from 4 orders Sep ’25: R3,337 from 3 orders Oct ’25: R519 from 1 order Nov ’25: R22,895 from 4 orders Dec ’25: R2,590 from 4 orders Jan ’26: R0 from 0 orders Feb ’26: R8,677 from 1 order Mar ’26: R691 from 1 order Apr ’26: R10,675 from 4 orders May ’26: R5,339 from 9 orders Jun ’26: R11,278 from 10 orders Jul ’26: R10,189 from 7 orders Aug ’26: R6,423 from 8 orders Sep ’26: R3,966 from 4 orders (month in progress) Jul ’25Oct ’25Jan ’26Apr ’26Jul ’26
Full month Month in progress (to 2026-09-29) Amounts in ZAR
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Monthly referral revenue for Happy Hounds, Jul ’25 to Sep ’26. Best month: Nov ’25, R22,895.
MonthReferral ordersReferral revenue
Jul ’256R5,703
Aug ’254R5,406
Sep ’253R3,337
Oct ’251R519
Nov ’254R22,895
Dec ’254R2,590
Jan ’260R0
Feb ’261R8,677
Mar ’261R691
Apr ’264R10,675
May ’269R5,339
Jun ’2610R11,278
Jul ’267R10,189
Aug ’268R6,423
Sep ’26 (in progress)4R3,966

About Happy Hounds

Happy Hounds makes fresh, cooked dog food from organic vegetables and ethically farmed meat, and delivers it to customers. Customers can try it or subscribe. Learn more at happyhounds.co.za.

The program

Happy Hounds runs a double-sided referral program in BLOOP. The customer who refers and the friend they invite each get 20% off.

Results

Since the first referral order in July 2025, the program has produced 66 orders and R97,686 in referral revenue, an average of R1,480 per order.

Of the 70 friends who received the 20% reward, 36 used it (51%). Referral revenue kept growing: in the last six full months (March to August 2026) it reached R44,594 across 39 orders, compared with R38,017 across 13 orders in the six months before.

7 referred friends placed a further 35 orders after their first referral order.

Referral revenue is the total value of orders attributed to BLOOP referrals, excluding cancelled and refunded orders, in South African rand. Figures are current to 29 September 2026.

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