Listing Items While Having Inventory and Using POD

[Jaiden04]

Hi! So I am currently working on rebranding my website, and trying to get it up and running again. I am looking to begin using Printify to switch my store to being POD based. However, I still have some shirts on hand. My question is how can I most efficiently set up my store page? I will be selling some of the same shirts that I have on hand, but I have limited sizing. Is there a way for me to have the shirts listed on my store, and send the sizes that I do not have on hand to the POD company, while fulfilling the orders for the sizes that I have on my own? Or does this need to be two separate listings, and one listing be the sizes that I have, while the other listing will be the sizes that need to be fulfilled through Printify? I just want to make sure that I am going about this in the easiest way possible.

Thank you!

[MooseDesk]

Hi @Jaiden04 , 

Thanks for reaching out to the community. We are MooseDesk, a comprehensive Live Chat, FAQ & Helpdesk App designed to elevate your customer  support experience.

I think for you problem I'd like to suggest some ways to resolve this problem best:

A. Solution #1: Add a preorder react button when customer choose unavailable size:

1. Single Product Page: List the shirt as one product in a single product page. For sizes you have, mark them as "In Stock" and available for immediate purchase.
2. Preorder Option: For sizes you don't have, set them as "Preorder" and note that they'll be fulfilled by Printify with an estimated shipping time.
3. Clear Labels: Clearly label the in-stock sizes with "Ships Immediately" and the preorder sizes with "Preorder - Ships in X days."
4. Automated Workflows: Integrate your store with Printify to automate preorder fulfillment.

I think there are many apps that support creating preorder option and even notification when the size is ready, you can check the collection here: https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-pre-orders?show_stor... 

B. Solution #2: Preorder through a form

• Single Product Page: List the shirt as one product with all sizes.
• Can't Find Your Size Button: Add a button labeled "Can't find your size?" on the product page.
• Contact Form: This button directs customers to a contact form where they can request their size.
• Fulfillment: You can then process these requests through Printify.

This solution is easier to do cause you don't have to find a specific app for creating Preorder. A single button on Product Page is easy to do and direct customers to a Contact Form is easy as well.

If you want to build such contact form like that you can use  MooseDesk. Luckily we do offer creating Contact Page like that. Here's a sample page you can check: 

This way, you keep things simple and clear for your customers. Let me know if you need more details!

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