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# I have received << Test discount code >> instead of real discount code in the Mailchimp test message

I have sent a test email from Mailchimp. I have received << Test Discount code >> in the message instead of the actual code assigned to the subscriber. Have I done something wrong?

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<< Test Shopify Discount Code >> indicates that it is a test email sent from Mailchimp. Mailchimp does not add actual merge tag values in test emails.

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As you can see, the same is true of the subscriber's first name. If you want to test generating discount codes, you need to sign up for a newsletter/place a test order in your shop, or take another action depending on which trigger you have set up.