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Back In Stock Alerts

Develop by spur-i-t.com
Free plan available

Notify customers instantly when out-of-stock items are available again.

Customizable buttons
Restock notifications
Analytics and export

About Back In Stock Alerts

Launched Feb 21, 2014

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Built by spur-i-t.com

Introduction Video

Description

Add a subscription button for sold-out products and notify your customers instantly when a product is back in stock.

How would your customers react if there's a red "OUT OF STOCK" or "SOLD OUT" message right on a page with the desired product? Surely, they would feel like turning away and leaving without a purchase. With our app, you won't just let them go - you can bring them back to your store right at the moment since a long-waited item is back in stock again.

How it works

"Back In Stock Alerts" lets your customers subscribe to restock notifications on out-of-stock products. When the product becomes available for ordering, customers will receive an automatic notification about this in their email.

A small "Notify me" button will be displayed on pages of products that are sold out. When the button is clicked, a pop-up window will be opened, where a customer can leave their email.

Design

You can use a predefined button image or use your own button, specify a position where you want to locate the button image on the screen.

You can set up the subscription pop-up window to open up automatically on the out of stock product pages.

The design of the pop-up window can be adjusted for any theme with the help of an excellent insightful editor with an online preview feature. You can add your own text or image as a subscription badge into a required place on a product page.

Analytics

Rich statistics with graphics are available based on different data such as user emails, products with the most subscriptions, etc.

Possibility to export all data to CSV format (e.g. for synchronization with MailChimp).

Possibility to configure a particular in a stock amount of some products that will trigger an email sent to customers only when the product in stock amount is equal to what has been configured.

Possibility to check whether the out-of-stock product appears in stock every 2 hours and sent send e-mails automatically.

Free to use

From now on, our powerful tool is completely free for all merchants! To support this initiative, we will be introducing minimal advertisements on the thank you page for your customers. We have designed these ads to be unobtrusive and relevant, ensuring they do not detract from the overall shopping experience.

Pros

  • Enables customers to receive notifications when desired products are back in stock, potentially increasing sales.
  • Customizable 'Notify me' button and pop-up window design for seamless integration with store themes.
  • Rich analytics and data export capabilities for insights and marketing synchronization.
  • Configurable stock alert thresholds, which allow for targeted notifications.
  • Automated email notifications every 2 hours for timely updates.
  • Free to use for all merchants, making it accessible without upfront costs.

Cons

  • Introduction of minimal advertisements on the thank you page, which may be distracting to some customers.
  • Email notifications depend heavily on customer engagement and willingness to provide their contact information.
  • Requires regular checking of out-of-stock products, which could lead to delayed notifications if the frequency is not sufficient.

Top Helpful Reviews

adm...com

Aug 10, 2022  on Bigcommerce

Terrible customer service!!! - We tried to renew our service, but unfortunately, there was only a PayPal option at the checkout to complete the transaction, which by the way was not working and still is not working after 3 days of trying. Originally I wanted to use a credit card to pay for the renewal, unfortunately, there is no such option using a credit card. After opening a ticket and I was told by a very rude person that credit card checkout is available after clicking on the "Checkout with 2CO" button which by the way is the ONLY button that you can click after making your plan and period selection. Again, no credit card option is available only PayPal and after entering all your information you MUST click on the only one available button which is "CONTINUE TO PAYPAL". It is ridiculous, no help whatsoever from the staff. I actually want to give them money but I guess they should make this app free since they are not in the business of making money and definitely not in the business of helping customers. Time to uninstall this!Sad:(

mat...com

May 12, 2020  on Bigcommerce

Make sure to export app data frequently - Be sure to export the data from all three tabs as often as you remember. Too many times have I noticed products that have tens or even over 100 people that have signed up to be notified when a product is back in stock only for me to find out the app has either no record of the product or very few signups. This has happened multiple times and even after contacting support it persists. After the last time it happened I contacted support and after a few days the 2 or 3 products that had their records disappear hours after they receive a signup started working again. I have been checking and exporting everything every few days just in case but I let my guard down for a couple days and noticed at least one product only had 4 signups but on May 9, 2020 there was 70 or 80 something. This is not the first time that many have vanished. Other products have experienced the same but I kept holding out for a fix. I haven't compared the export from May 9 and from today, May 12 yet but at first glance I think maybe at least one other product was reset.I have been using the app more than 2 years I believe and this has been happening for over a year. I keep putting off looking for an alternative but I can no longer justify the ~$25 per month with this continuing to happen.

phi...com

Jun 28, 2019  on Bigcommerce

Good tool if you aren't using a Stencil Theme - Been using the app for over 2 years and just realized it doesn't work with BigCommerce newest and greatest themes designed using Stencil. It won't work for out of stock variation sku if you on a Stencil theme. The developer won't update the app so it will work.So be aware of the this if you are think of using this app. BigCommerce Stencil theme is required to take advantage of a lot of BigCommerce's usability upgrade for the shopper. Works fine if you aren't using variation skus.Kenny

bea....ru

Feb 22, 2019  on Bigcommerce

Good tool - Good tool. Easy to set up and great customer support. I don't have to think about notifications anymore. Thanks guys.

bqk....ru

Feb 17, 2019  on Bigcommerce

Really useful - Really useful app. Makes customers buy in my store and not go to other one even if stuff is out of stock. Works well so far.

bqk...com

Feb 13, 2019  on Bigcommerce

Reminder - Sending notifications manually takes too much time. Now I have this automated and I'm just happy!

cli...com

Aug 31, 2017  on Bigcommerce

Great App! - This app fills a much needed void in the BigCommerce platform. It has a nice layout with custom design options . Another plus is that it doesn't seem to slow down the page loads.

inf....uk

Aug 31, 2017  on Bigcommerce

So Far so Good - Early days but we are already receiving a list of products people are waiting for. Easy installation.

sal...com

May 08, 2017  on Bigcommerce

Excellent app! - We sell live plants online so we have a constantly rotating inventory. This app not only works as a service to our customers by emailing them when products are back in stock, but it also gives valuable insight into what our customers are waiting for. Also, great customer service!

thr...com

Apr 12, 2017  on Bigcommerce

It works great! - It does what it says it suppose to do. You really need this app if you have a Bigcommerce store.

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