Order through Instagram channel to Gelato can't be fulfilled because payment isn't captured

Order through Instagram channel to Gelato can't be fulfilled because payment isn't captured

littlegremlin
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Hi there, I'm having orders coming through the Instagram channel to Gelato print on demand (a calendar).  Gelato is failing to fulfil the order because it's not "paid" yet, but payment isn't captured until the order is fulfilled.  Chicken or egg!

 

"This order was placed on Facebook & Instagram. You need to fulfill this order before payment can be captured"

 

How do I fix this?  I have a bunch of orders coming from Instagram.

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Olivia
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Hi, @littlegremlin!

 

Welcome to Shopify Community. Thank you for connecting with our network.

 

Orders made through the Facebook and Instagram checkout are different than your typical order made through the Shopify store. 

 

 

Steps to fulfill orders placed through Facebook & Instagram:

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littlegremlin
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Hi Olivia thanks for the reply!  We did connect with Shopify, Meta and Gelato support and unfortunately there isn't a workaround anyone has been able to provide yet.  Gelato needs the order marked as "paid" to fulfill, and meta needs the order "fulfilled" to release payment so it's a chicken or egg situation.  Gelato said they wouldn't do a workaround, the only one they offered was to manually fulfill the orders which takes quite a few steps and lot of manual entry, so it's not an option for us.  I have to think someone has run into this issue before and come up with an option that works.  Would other POD apps work for this?

Olivia
Shopify Staff
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I appreciate your reply and for that update, @littlegremlin.

 

I can definitely understand it's a sticky situation to be in and those two are clearly not compatible third-party solutions that work together efficiently. 

 

I did look into some other Print on Demand apps to compare, though I wasn't able to find this particular item as a requirement or limitation of the app in accordance with Facebook.

 

In my experience, many merchants are successfully running their POD businesses and still using Facebook so this is likely a limitation with a few vendors. I recommend picking out a few other suppliers and connecting with them directly through the app's page before committing to any single one. Furthermore, a custom app with a third-party supplier could also be a solution as your business grows.

 

I invite other business owners that have faced this to share their expertise back with us too.

 

Warm regards,

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