Bakery pre-orders in Google Forms, limited to how many you bake
Set how many of each item you will bake. When an item is sold out it closes on the form, so you do not take more orders than you can make.
Install from MarketplaceFree for one form up to 25 responses. Then $12 once, with no subscription.
Saturday bake
What would you like to order? (checkboxes)
- Sourdough loaf12 left
- Cinnamon buns, box of 4Full · 2 waiting
- Lemon drizzle cake6 left
- Seeded rye8 left
Who it is for
Customers order on your ordinary Google Form, from a link on your social media or website. Choice Limit counts each item for you.
Bakery pre-orders
- Home bakers and small bakeries taking weekend or holiday orders.
- Market stall holders taking orders before market day.
- Cafés offering a limited special.
Saturday bake
What would you like to order? (checkboxes)
- Sourdough loaf12 left
- Cinnamon buns, box of 4Full · 2 waiting
- Lemon drizzle cake6 left
- Seeded rye8 left
The options and their limits
Four items, each limited to the number you will bake. A customer can tick several items, and each one takes one from your stock.
In this example Cinnamon buns, box of 4 is full and two people are waiting for it.
36 places in total. That is more than the free plan covers. Setup tells you before you share the form, and unlocking costs $12, paid once.
How to set it up
Start from a copy of this form, or from a form you already have.
- 1List the itemsMake a checkbox question with one option per item. Sell boxes as their own option, such as "Cinnamon buns, box of 4". Add a short-answer question for the name.
- 2Collect email addressesIn the form's Settings, under Responses, set Collect email addresses to Responder input, so customers can type their address.
- 3Type how many you will bakeOpen Choice Limit from the add-ons button and type a number beside each item.
- 4Choose Hide it from the formSold-out items then disappear, and customers only see what is left.
- 5Turn on and sharePress Turn on, then post the form link.
Saturday bake
You are on the waiting list for Cinnamon buns, box of 4
Every place for Cinnamon buns, box of 4 is taken at the moment, so you are on the waiting list.
Option
Cinnamon buns, box of 4
On the waiting listWhat people see
People fill in your ordinary Google Form. Under the question they see how many places are left for each option. A full option is hidden, or marked "full, join the waiting list".
- Anyone who joins a waiting list gets an email with their number in line.
- When a place opens up, the next person gets it and an email saying so.
- Emails come from your own Google account, so replies come to you.
Good to know
What Choice Limit does and does not do for this kind of form. Read the help page for more.
One of each item per order
Each response takes one of an item. A customer who wants two loaves fills in the form twice, or you add an option such as "Sourdough, 2 loaves".
Collection times
Add a second multiple-choice question for collection times and give each time its own limit. Choice Limit counts each question separately.
You bake more
Raise the number in Setup. A hidden item comes back on the form, and anyone on its waiting list moves up first.
Payment
Choice Limit does not take payments. Collect money the way you do now.
Set limits on your bakery pre-orders form
Install Choice Limit from the Google Workspace Marketplace, then make a copy of this form. Free for one form up to 25 responses, then $12 once.
