Key Takeaways
- A community-fridge list is neighbors who opted into that fridge restock — not everyone who ever liked the mutual-aid page.
- Door-open SMS is a second purpose. Do not reuse the waitlist blast.
- Free is 1 device, 300 SMS lifetime, and 300 contacts. Developer is 25,000 SMS per year. Platform price is devices plus send volume.
- Neighbor-app OTP stays off the site SIM.
- Idempotency is fridge-id plus restock-id — empty recuts re-queue the next wave.
Summary
Scenario 1871 is marketplace contact lists for community-fridge restocks — not food-pantry appointment slots, not CSA pickup, not consignment intake, not little-league diamonds. Waitlist is a queue. Door-open after volunteers finish stocking is the join. Service pricing is devices plus SMS send volume. You bring the phones and operator credit. Free is 1 device, 300 SMS lifetime, and 300 contacts.
Starter allows 2 devices: site dual-SIM plus a spare. Uncapped platform volume is not unlimited carrier SMS. Confirm payloads in Developer Center.
stocked · door · SMS
fridge + restock — empty recut once
A fridge restock is not a donor dump
Door copy names the fridge and window. Donor merch lives elsewhere. Mixing them is how a neighbor STOPs the week the only restock they waited on is actually on the shelves.
If comms fires “stocked” when vans leave the warehouse, neighbors think the door is open. Join door-open. Suppress packed-to-neighbor templates.
Community-fridge list matrix
| Event | SMS | Failure |
|---|---|---|
| Warehouse packed | None or queue move | “Come now” before shelves |
| Door-open | Fridge + window | Donor stuffed in |
| Empty recut | Once, then next wave | Two door texts to the same list |
| Neighbor OTP | Auth pool | OTP on the site radio |
Door-open vs waitlist
Persist fridge-id plus restock-id. DLR. MCP wraps REST only.
Category and STOP
The SMS is that restock. A newsletter is marketing. FTC business guidance is not a reason to hide hours behind a donor pitch.
Devices, volume, and airtime
Evening restocks spike. We meter devices and platform sends. Free (1/300/300) is one fridge proof.
Site operations
Charge the desk chassis before first stock. Setup, Downloads, pricing.
Decision guide
Ship when notice joins door-open. Delay if packed texts “come now.” Not a CodeCanyon mutual-aid pack.
Fridge checklist
- Fridge plus restock idempotency.
- Packed silent as door.
- Donor off door purpose.
- OTP off site SIM.
- Developer Center fields confirmed.
Next steps
Scenario 1811 consignment, scenario 1571 pantry.
Related product pages
Jump to the live product docs for this topic—not another long-form article.
- contacts, lists, and segmentsAudience hygiene
- bulk SMS from Excel and CSVSpreadsheet campaigns
- bulk SMS with consent best practicesHigh-volume outreach
- SMS API documentationLive endpoint reference
