Hi Julian, Fatface does well to communicate this IMO. They use: - simple icons (tick=yes & cross=no/out-of-stock) and - states (active/clickable=add to cart & non-active/not clickable=out-of-stock)
Here's an example of a page where size '2-4' is available and other sizes not: http://www.fatface.com/Accessories/CORVO-EMBROIDERED-BELT/invt/22996 Cheers, -- Rob 2009/5/19 Julian Mccrea <[email protected]> > Hey guys and gals, > > > > Has anyone seen any good examples of out of stock messages on e-commerce > sites? > > > > What I am looking for are examples which show a company to have: > > > > 1) The right tone i.e. honest, apologetic, encouraging etc > > 2) The right time to deliver the message in the userflow i.e. is it best > represented on the product page, as opposed to at the basket. > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Julian McCrea > User Experience Architect > > GT > The Griffin Building > 83 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1R 5AR > > > switchboard: +44 (0)20 7343 3700 > mobile: +44 (0)7965 458 585 > fax: +44 (0)20 7343 3701 > > We're recruiting! > Visit: http://www.wearegt.com <blocked::http://www.goodtechnology.com/> > > thinking human > > > > > > > <font face="arial" size="-1">The information contained within this email is > confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to > whom it is addressed. > If you are not the intended recipient any disclosure, copying, distribution > or other use of, or reliance upon, this information is strictly > prohibited. If you received this email in error, please notify the sender > by replying to this message and then delete it from your system. Thank you. > > Please advise immediately if you or your employer does not consent to email > for messages of this kind. Opinions, conclusions and other information > in this message that do not relate to the official business of the WPP > Group shall be understood as neither given nor endorsed by it. GT > and its employees conduct business in accordance with the WPP Code of > Business Conduct and Corporate Responsibility Policy; these can > be found on www.wpp.com. > > This email originated from GT London Ltd, company registration number > 2974377 (registered in the UK). > Registered Office: The Griffin Building, 83 Clerkenwell Road, London, EC1R > 5AR. VAT No: GB 649885074 > > GT is a member of IPA and IAB.</font> > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [email protected] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > -- / Rob Enslin / robenslin.com / twitter.com/robenslin / +44759 052 8890 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
