Hi,
We have a very small pet supplies boutique store. Once a month we order direct from the wholesaler on behalf of our clients who are willing to place a monthly order. This is a laborious process because we either have to stop all orders during the week that we are accepting monthly orders from VIP clients or we have to ‘oversell’ our current inventory and then decipher who wants to be included in the preorder and who wants product right now (often we are sold out of an item and have to call someone and tell them we won’t have it for a week to 10 days and they are frustrated because our website shows that it is available since we are overselling). Is there a way to make this so it doesn’t affect our current inventory? Should I set up a shadow store that we only open once a month for these wholesale preorders? What’s the best way to do this? Currently it’s super inefficient and frustrating for all those involved. Thanks!