Pre-orders before the wholesale run.
You buy a case from the wholesaler. You sell it to your community before it ripens. ChalPronto holds the orders so you never overbuy or sell out blind.
Photo: Peter Wendt on Unsplash
The way it is now
You already know the friction.
- You buy a case hoping to sell it — sometimes you eat the leftovers.
- Customers ask "do you have any left?" all afternoon and you lose track.
- Half your sales happen in DM threads that vanish into your phone.
The way it could be
What changes when you list here.
- List what you have or open pre-orders. Either way the storefront tracks the count.
- Inventory shows "3 left" and locks at sold out — never oversell again.
- Every order arrives in your dashboard with name, phone, pickup time. No DM hunting.
“Some weeks I open pre-orders before I drive to the wholesaler. Some weeks I bring back a case and post what I have right there. Either way the storefront does the math, the customers tap the link in our community group, and I have my evenings back.”
— Seasonal produce sourcer · Chicagoland
Your workflow on ChalPronto
Five short steps. Most happen on your phone.
List the item
Snap a photo, set a price, set how many you can sell. Mark the menu as flash so it auto-expires when the season ends.
Share where your community is
Drop the link in any WhatsApp groups you're a member of. Post it to your Facebook groups. Put it in your Instagram bio. The link IS the store.
Take the orders
Customers tap, pick a quantity, choose a pickup time. Cash on pickup is the default; card prepayment is also an option if you prefer money in hand earlier.
Notify when ready
Mark each order ready. Tap the WhatsApp button next to the order — your pre-formatted message opens in WhatsApp with the customer's number, ready to send.
Hand over and complete
Customer pays at pickup or via Venmo / Cash App / Zelle / UPI. Tap complete. Repeat next weekend.
Already have inventory in your hands?
Sell what's on your kitchen counter right now.
You don't have to wait for pre-orders. If you just brought back a case from the wholesaler, list it directly with the count you have. Customers buy what's available; the storefront locks at sold out.
Snap and list
Take a photo of what you have. Type a price. Type the number of units. Done — your storefront is live.
Mark it featured
Tap the ★ feature toggle so this batch shows up in the hero rail at the top of your storefront.
Share the link
WhatsApp groups you're a member of, your Facebook groups, your Instagram bio, neighbors at the door. Word of mouth does the rest.
Sell down to zero
Each order decrements the count. Customers see "3 left" turn into "1 left" turn into "Sold out" automatically.
Re-list next week
Next case, same template. The storefront link stays the same; your community knows where to look.
Built for this exact way of selling
What you get out of the box.
Inventory caps that show "X left" and auto-lock at sold out
Both cash and card payments — your choice (or your customer's)
Multi-language storefront so neighbors order in their first language
More ways to sell
Whatever you make, there’s a community waiting.
Private-event home cook
Quote per event. Take a deposit. Cook with confidence.
Direct-import trip seller
Trunk drops, sold out in a week.
Backyard grower
Your garden, on a link.
Home baker / custom-order maker
Custom cakes, jars of preserves, festival sweets.
Independent maker / artist
Your craft, your customers, your prices.
Your craft already has demand.Give it a real way to reach people.
Free for cash and P2P sales — forever. No platform fees, no app to download. (Local licensing rules — food safety, cottage food, FDA, resale — apply where required by your state and product category.)