--- title: Keep products visible with SAMEDAY Inventory and Product Prep Times description: Let customers browse your range and see when they can order, even when a product needs more preparation time. --- [Skip to content](https://support.slerp.com/knowledge/keep-products-visible-with-sameday-inventory-and-product-prep-times#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![slerp.com](https://support.slerp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SLERP_Primary-Light_RGB-01-1.png?width=186&height=52&name=SLERP_Primary-Light_RGB-01-1.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Go to www.slerp.com Go to www.slerp.com How can we help you? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Help Centre](https://support.slerp.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [FAQs](https://support.slerp.com/knowledge/faqs?hsLang=en) # Keep products visible with SAMEDAY Inventory and Product Prep Times ## Let customers browse your range and see when they can order, even when a product needs more preparation time If you sell cakes, catering platters or seasonal hampers, not every product will be ready at the same time. Combining **SAMEDAY Inventory** with **Product Prep Times** lets you show different product availability within your SlerpSpace, rather than presenting items as **SOLD OUT** simply because they cannot be fulfilled immediately. ### What does this setup do? Together, these features let you: - Keep products visible for customers to browse. - Apply individual preparation times to different products. - Show customers when a product can next be ordered. The key distinction: **not available for immediate fulfilment does not have to mean sold out.** Customers can see that a product is available for a future date instead. ### When to use it Use this approach when your range includes products with different preparation requirements or ordering cut-offs. For example: - Cakes with different notice periods. - Platters that need advance preparation. - Seasonal products, such as Christmas hampers, available from a future date. You can showcase these products together while making their different availability clearer. ### What customers see Instead of a **SOLD OUT** label for a product that is available to pre-order, customers see a message such as **“Pre-order for Wednesday”** on the product card. ![](https://support.slerp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Nov-12-2026-01-44-52-0512-PM.png?width=670&height=423&name=image-png-Nov-12-2026-01-44-52-0512-PM.png) Different products can show different days. This helps customers understand which items suit their plans before they start ordering. ⚠️ **Important:** This setup communicates future availability. It should not be treated as a way to make genuinely out-of-stock products available. ### Example A bakery wanted to showcase cakes, platters and Christmas hampers in the same store, despite their different preparation times and ordering cut-offs. Previously, products in the pre-order store displayed as **SOLD OUT** when they were not available for immediate fulfilment. That made it harder for customers to distinguish between an unavailable product and one they could order for a later date. By combining **SAMEDAY Inventory** with **Product Prep Times**, the bakery kept the range visible and gave customers a clearer indication of when each product was available. For detailed guide, see: **[How to set a preparation time on a specific product](https://support.slerp.com/knowledge/preparation-time-on-product-level?hsLang=en)** [**Publish Menu Products Live**](https://support.slerp.com/knowledge/publishing-menu-products?hsLang=en) For example, Christmas hampers available for collection on a Wednesday displayed **“Pre-order for Wednesday”** directly on their product cards. Other products in the same range displayed **“Pre-order for Thursday”**, reflecting their different availability. 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