For sneaker and streetwear shops

Three hundred pairs. The list opens Saturday at ten.

A hard cap, a fixed opening window, and a size per entry. Before the drop the form shows the opening time. After 300 it says full. Bots get a fake success and no pair.

Use this templateWhat you get

Free to start. You can modify all of this in the editor.

unwaited.com/corner-kicks-restock/waitlist
Closed

Signups closed

The list opens Saturday at 10:00 AM sharp. 300 pairs, one per person.

Opens again Wednesday at 10:00 AM

Sound familiar?

The drop goes live and the DMs are unreadable in four minutes

You post the release on Instagram, and the comments and DMs become the list. Bots hit the Shopify form the second it opens. Someone gets three pairs in three sizes under three emails. By the time you sort it out, real customers have given up.

What you get

The limits, hours, and questions, already set

This is exactly what the button creates. It is a starting point, not a cage: change any of it in the editor after.

Template

AJ1 Chicago restock

  • 300 pairs total. The form reads as full at 300.
  • The list opens Saturday at 10:00 AM and closes at 2:00 PM.
  • Before Saturday, visitors see the exact opening time instead of a form.
  • Asks for name, US size, and a one-per-person checkbox.
  • The count is shown so people see how fast it is moving.
Capacity
300 in total
Signups open
Sat, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Form asks for
Email, Name, US size, Terms
Counter on the form
Shown
Use this templateFree. Change anything after.

Or by hand

Set it up yourself, step by step

The same values, typed in. About five minutes.

  1. Create the waitlist

    Open the "AJ1 Chicago restock" template, change what you like, and press Publish. An emailed code makes it yours and puts it live; nothing is public before that.

  2. Set capacity to 300 in total

    In Settings, set the capacity to 300 in total. When the 300th person joins, the form reads as full and says so.

  3. Set the opening hours

    Under Hours, set signups to open Sat, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Outside those hours the form shows a closed screen with the next opening time, in the joiner's time zone.

  4. Add the form fields

    Email is built in. On the Form tab, add Name (required), US size (required), Terms (required). Labels and help text render as plain text.

  5. Show the counter

    In Settings, turn on the counter so the form shows how many spots are left. People join faster when they can see the number.

  6. Publish and share

    Click Publish. The Share tab has the hosted link, a QR code, and the script tag or iframe for your site. The submit button reads "Claim a spot".

FAQ

Questions people here ask

Is this a raffle?

No. It is first come, first served, with a hard cap. For a raffle, leave the cap off and draw from the export.

Can they pay for the pair in the form?

No. Unwaited does not take payments. Charge at the counter or send checkout links in position order.

Can I stop one person taking several sizes?

Dedupe is by email. Add a phone field and the checkbox above, then remove duplicates in the export before release.

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