Reddit is a great platform for discussion and news, but Reddit is not built to deliver you timely notifications for when restocks occur.

If you want instant push notifications, your best platforms are Discord, Twitter, or SMS alerts / dedicated mobile apps.

There are two types of restocks: National or Local — National restocks are when an online retailer restocks for all customers across the country, whereas local are online or in-store restocks specific to the city/state you're in.

Recommended Discord Servers

• Fast Alerts Discord: (Supports national + local alerts)

  • Pros: No unrelated promotions, fast automated alerts, easiest opt-in process, supports local store alerts, and bans known scalpers/resellers

  • Cons: Local store alerts require a subscription

• Falcondrin Discord: (Supports national alerts)

  • Pros: Reputable server with automated alerts and an established history

  • Cons: PS5 feels lower priority

• Stock Checker Discord: (Supports national alerts)

  • Pros: Reputable server with automated alerts and an established history

  • Cons: Alerts tend to deliver 3-5 minutes slower -- primarily a UK server until more recently

Recommended Mobile Apps

• Fast Alerts SMS: (for local store alerts, subscribe within Discord)

  • Though not technically a mobile app, Fast Alerts does deliver SMS / text alerts to your phone as soon as restocks occur. You can change the text tone or bypass Do-Not-Disturb since they always come from the same number.

  • Pros: Supports local restock alerts for Target / Best Buy if you subscribe through Discord, Separates your restock notifications as a phone contact vs. another Discord/Twitter push notification

  • Cons: Requires a paid subscription, however there is not a free alternative for SMS alerts currently

• HotStock (Android / iOS)

  • Pros: Specifically choose the products you want alerts for and get them as push notifications

  • Cons: Requires monthly subscription for faster alerts

Recommended Twitter Accounts

• PS5StockAlerts Twitter:

  • Pros: Run by a person and focused exclusively on PS5 alerts and news

  • Cons: Posts about game deals that may not be important to you

• Fast Alerts Twitter:

  • Pros: No unrelated promotions, both automated and crowdsourced alerts + news

  • Cons: Mixes in alerts for other consoles and products which means more push notifications than you may want

• Jake_Randall_YT Twitter:

  • Pros: Tends to have the inside scoop on local store inventories across the nation, especially Target

  • Cons: Posts frequent promotions that may clutter your push notifications quickly

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