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Conversation 215474375450836 — 8-yards ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Overview

  • Merchant: Hamish Robertson — hamish@8yards.co.uk (personal business email (likely the founder or a named employee))
  • Store: 8-yards.myshopify.com 💎 VIP · 🌍 Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • App: Notify Me!
  • Channel: customer_initiated · Language: English

Store profile

  • Shopify plan: Plus
  • Currency: GBP
  • Store created on Shopify: 2025-12-16
  • Public review score (StoreLeads): 5.0 (1 reviews)

App usage — Notify Me!

  • Notify Me! plan: Lite (MONTHLY)
  • Installed on: 2026-03-23 06:57:02 UTC
  • Install to conversation start: 1 month before this conversation
  • Status: ACTIVE
  • Total back-in-stock requests received: 18
  • Wishlist items count: 11

Summary

Merchant Hamish Robertson asked whether pre-order purchase options could be applied to products in bulk rather than individually. Agent Sam explained the three conditions required and provided guidance on using Shopify's bulk editing process, noting that inventory settings would need to be handled separately. The merchant resolved the inventory part via bulk export and confirmed the issue was sorted.

"i did inventory through bulk export"

Timeline

event time (UTC) from start from handoff
Conversation started 2026-05-20 10:13:59 +0s
Handed to human (Sam) 2026-05-20 10:14:36 +37s +0s
First reply to customer 2026-05-20 10:14:36 +37s +0s
Review requested by Sam 2026-05-20 10:21:59 +8m 0s +7m 23s
Conversation closed 2026-05-20 20:22:34 +10h 8m +10h 7m
Review posted ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 2026-05-20 18:23:29 +8h 9m +8h 8m

Issues raised

# Category Sub-category What was asked Resolved
1 How-To / Setup Bulk apply pre-order purchase options The merchant wanted to know if pre-order selling plans could be added to multiple products in bulk rather than one at a time. yes

Fin AI

Did not participate.

Review request

  • Asked: Yes — +8m 0s after conversation start (+7m 23s after human handoff)
  • Requested by: Sam
  • Merchant agreed: not_explicitly

Review received

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 / 5

  • Posted: 2026-05-20 18:23:29 UTC
  • Time from ask to review publish: +8h 1m
  • Time from conversation start to publish: +8h 9m
  • Match method: ok
  • Shop name on review: 8-yards
  • App listed on review: Notify! Back in Stock|PreOrder

Review text: (empty — merchant only gave a star rating, no written feedback)

Statistics

  • Messages: 21 (6 customer, 12 admin)
  • Internal notes: 1
  • Word count: customer 44, admins 223
  • Total handling time (Intercom): +2h 30m
  • Reopens: 0
  • Assignments: 3

People involved

  • Agents who worked on it: 1 (Sam)
  • Primary assignee: Sam
  • Team / Inbox: Chat 1

Tags & Topics

  • Tags: NM-VIP-Merchant, Expected reply time sent
  • Topics: NM - Asked for review

Intercom-side signals

  • Intercom CX Score (AI grading): 5 / 5
  • Explanation: The customer inquired about adding pre-order options in bulk. The AI Agent initially deferred to the team, and the teammate provided clear, helpful instructions that resolved the customer's issue efficiently.

Sentiment & Resolution

  • Sentiment: positive
  • Resolution status: resolved
  • Refund discussed: no
  • Competitors mentioned:
  • External blockers: - Inventory settings cannot be edited within the bulk purchase-option workflow and must be handled separately via bulk export

Full transcript

Click to expand — 21 messages **[2026-05-20 10:13:59] user/Hamish Robertson [source]** > hello, can we add pre order to purchase options to a bulk of products instead of individually adding to each item? **[2026-05-20 10:14:05] bot/Luna** > Hi there, > Thanks for reaching out. The team will get back to you as soon as possible! ​ > In the meantime, could you please add any extra details or examples that may help us assist you better? For example, screenshots, relevant URLs, or the steps you followed. ​ > This will help our team understand the issue or question and resolve it faster. **[2026-05-20 10:14:05] bot/Luna [channel_and_reply_time_expectation]** > The team will get back to you on this. Our usual reply time is a few hours. You'll get replies here and to hamish@8yards.co.uk. **[2026-05-20 10:14:06] bot/Luna [note]** > 🚨💎 VIP Merchant 💎🚨 > This merchant is either on Shopify Plus or has the VIP company tag. Please prioritize this conversation. **[2026-05-20 10:14:36] admin/Sam** > Hi Hamish, > This is Sam here from the team. I hope you are doing well. > > I'm glad you reached out to us. **[2026-05-20 10:14:54] user/Hamish Robertson** > good thanks, hope you are too! **[2026-05-20 10:18:24] admin/Sam** > Thank you. 🙏 > For pre-order selling plan to be added to a product, all these three conditions should be applied to variants: > 1. Inventory tracked is on > 2. Quantity is 0 or less > 3. "Continue selling when out of stock" is checked > If you have a large number of products, you can do this in bulk by following this process: > [Image] **[2026-05-20 10:19:49] admin/Sam** > The only issue is that inventory is not listed among the settings here. **[2026-05-20 10:19:55] user/Hamish Robertson** > brilliant, thank you **[2026-05-20 10:20:06] admin/Sam** > You're most welcome. **[2026-05-20 10:20:15] user/Hamish Robertson** > i did inventory through bulk export **[2026-05-20 10:20:25] admin/Sam** > Great then! **[2026-05-20 10:20:55] admin/Sam** > Is there anything else I can help with? 😊 **[2026-05-20 10:21:40] user/Hamish Robertson** > no all good thanks **[2026-05-20 10:21:59] admin/Sam** > My pleasure. ✨ > By the way, if you're satisfied with the service we're providing here, Would you mind writing a review for us? ​It will only take 2 tics. We are a dedicated start-up team that works hard to delight our customers, and it will be so valuable to us. And also it'll really make my day! ✨🥹 > > You can leave a review on Shopify in seconds via the link below: > ​​Notify me! | Review Link ​ Of course, if you want to do that. **[2026-05-20 10:31:24] admin/Sam** > Are we still connected? **[2026-05-20 10:32:11] user/Hamish Robertson** > no, shouldnt be :) **[2026-05-20 10:32:58] admin/Sam** > Oh > I was just wondering if I should be looking forward to your kind words in a feedback. :) > ​​Notify me! | Review Link **[2026-05-20 12:42:13] admin/Sam [note]** > 😒 **[2026-05-20 20:22:45] bot/Luna** > Help Sam understand how they’re doing: **[2026-05-20 20:22:46] bot/Luna** > [Conversation Rating Request]