Best Buy IdeaX

[#1]

I'd like an "alert me" link under sold-out items that we can click that will pop up options to be e-mailed, texted, or both when the item becomes available.  

Also, within that message have a link to the product saying something like, "Buy it now."

[#2]

Interesting. Would anyone else like to see this? Make sure to vote for an idea if you like it.

[#3]

@Allan-BBY , 

Basically, a customer goes to buy an item, but it is sold out. I'm saying to place a link directly under the gray "sold out" that pops up a box with the statement, "Alert me when this item is in stock."  

There would be  3 options:

Notify by text

Notify by e-mail

Notify by text and email

selecting a particular item will have its respective fillable box, fill in the e-mail, phone number, or both, then click submit, and it does exactly that.

Then, when the alert occurs, there is a link in the message that goes directly to the add to cart page, so the customer can purchase the item.

[#4]

I thought that did exist for many items.

I wanted a Logitech 5.1 computer speaker system last summer that was marked as sold out. I selected a notify me box.  A few weeks later I recieved the message that it was in stock. I immedialy jumped on and purchased it.

I went back a few minutes later and it was marked as sold out.

For many high demand items like a PS5 or Xbox X it would cause a lot of issues.  Exmaple there could be 3000 people wanting one. 50 become availabe to order online.  In 5 mintues you have 2894 people hitting the same item and locking things up. 

[#5]

Why would someone not want the option? You think a server can't handle 3000 requests a minute? This is the obvious solution to this problem.