How shoppers opt in to LotPulse text alerts

The opt-in flow, step by step

1. A shopper browsing a vehicle detail page sees the "Watch this car" widget and taps the main button.
2. A bottom sheet slides up with a field for their mobile number (and an optional first-name field).
3. Below the phone field is an optional, unchecked-by-default SMS consent checkbox. The exact disclosure text shown to the shopper reads:
   
   
   Consent checkbox — as it appears in the widget

   OPTIONAL

   Also text me when the price drops on this vehicle, and when similar vehicles (same make and model) arrive. I agree to receive automated marketing text messages about this vehicle and similar inventory from this dealer at the number above. Consent is not a condition of purchase.

   Msg & data rates may apply. Msg frequency varies. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help.
4. The "Start watching" submit button is never disabled by the checkbox. It requires only a valid US phone number. Checking the box is not required to submit — this is by design, to avoid forced-consent (error 30923).
   Two separate outcomes depending on checkbox state: If the box is checked: a demand-signal watch is created AND the shopper is enrolled for SMS alerts. They receive a confirmation text immediately after submitting.
   
   If the box is unchecked: the watch is still created as a demand signal for the dealer. No texts are ever sent to this shopper unless they return and opt in separately on a future visit.
5. Every outbound text message ends with opt-out instructions. Replying STOP immediately unsubscribes; replying HELP returns support contact info (scott@lotpulse.io).

Try it yourself

This is the production widget, connected to the live LotPulse API and a real vehicle listing at Big O Dodge CJDR. Tap the button below to see the exact consent screen a shopper sees — including the optional checkbox and full disclosure text.

Required disclosures

The consent checkbox explicitly states:

1. That the shopper is consenting to receive automated marketing text messages about the specific vehicle, and about similar vehicles (same make and model) arriving at that dealership
2. That consent is not a condition of purchase
3. That message and data rates may apply
4. That they can reply STOP to cancel at any time
5. That they can reply HELP for help

The checkbox is unchecked by default and checking it is never required to use the "Watch this car" feature.

Message types and frequency

A shopper who checks the consent box may receive: a sign-up confirmation, price-drop alerts, demand updates, a sold notice, and notices when a similar vehicle arrives. Frequency is driven entirely by activity on the vehicle the shopper selected, and arrival notices carry hard limits:

1. At most one similar-vehicle arrival notice in any 48-hour period, per shopper
2. Never more than one notice about the same arriving vehicle
3. Arrival notices stop 60 days after a watched vehicle sells, and 90 days after a watch begins
4. A "similar" vehicle means the same condition, make and model, within $5,000 of the watched vehicle's price

Message and data rates may apply. Replying STOP ends all messages immediately.

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