Unlimited Product Availability

[alyxklem]

Hi,

My Shopify store is a photography prints business. When a customer orders a print of one of my photos from my store, I forward the order to a local print shop who then fulfills the order by printing and shipping direct to the customer. I am configuring my product variants and currently have my product availability set to 0, but as I don't have my own inventory and forward all orders to the print shop the inventory is basically unlimited. How do I best configure this in my store? Do I need to manually enter a million products available and update it if it ever runs out or is there another option?

Thank you.

Alyx

[akshay_bhatt · Accepted solution]

Hi @alyxklem ,

Since your inventory is essentially unlimited due to direct fulfillment by the print shop, you can configure Shopify to reflect that without manually entering large inventory numbers.

Here’s how to set this up:

1. Disable Inventory Tracking:
   • Go to Products > All Products and open a product.
   • Scroll down to the Inventory section.
   • Uncheck Track quantity so that Shopify won’t manage inventory levels, allowing your products to always appear as “in stock.”
2. Set Product as Always Available:
   • If your theme displays an "in stock" status, disabling inventory tracking will automatically show the item as available or in stock, even if there are zero units listed.
3. Add Notes for Custom Fulfillment (Optional):
   • If you want, include a note in the product description to let customers know that each order is custom-printed and fulfilled by your print partner, which can add a personalized touch.

This setup will keep your products available to customers indefinitely, without needing to manually adjust inventory.