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Give Preorder Waitlisters Priority When Stock Arrives

Reward early interest by giving your preorder waitlist first, time-limited access to buy the moment restocked inventory lands.

difficulty Intermediatesetup 35 minresult Waitlisters get fair priority access on restock, rewarding early interest and driving fast sell-through.
  1. 1

    Detect Restocks

    Add a Shopify Trigger node when the product's stock rises above zero.

  2. 2

    Order the Waitlist

    Add an Airtable node returning waitlisters in signup order.

  3. 3

    Grant Priority Access

    Add a step giving the waitlist a private, time-limited buy window before public release.

  4. 4

    Notify in Waves

    Add a Klaviyo node emailing the waitlist their access, earliest first.

  5. 5

    Activate and Test

    Activate the workflow with a restock and test waitlisters. Confirm priority access works.

Frequently asked questions

Why waves instead of all at once?

Waves prevent a limited restock from selling out before later waitlisters even see the email.

What if stock is very limited?

Notify only as many waitlisters as you can fulfill to avoid disappointing the rest.

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