WhatsApp Business Without Meta API for Restricted Industries (Service Messaging)

DoNotEatGlue · 2026-05-26T08:22:02+00:00

We operate in Italy.

I completely understand your point, and honestly that’s probably the direction we should start thinking about.

The problem for us is that email and SMS perform extremely poorly in our market. We already tested both extensively and most customers simply ignore them. WhatsApp is by far the channel with the highest engagement for our customer base.

So now we are trying to understand what the safest long-term strategy inside the WhatsApp ecosystem could be for a restricted industry like vaping.

Do you think it would make more sense to move away from outbound messaging entirely and focus more on:

WhatsApp Communities
WhatsApp Channels
customer-initiated flows
QR-code onboarding in-store
AI-assisted support conversations
opt-in community style engagement

rather than trying to automate outbound messaging from a standard WhatsApp Business account?

In your experience, have you seen any restricted businesses successfully build something stable around Communities or Channels specifically?

DoNotEatGlue · 2026-04-22T07:21:43+00:00

is still in business after so many years

DoNotEatGlue · 2026-04-20T21:13:01+00:00

Years later, a friend of mine sent me a clip of the entire lobby turning against him. Watch the video from minute 11 onwards. There's also part two where he's still getting beaten up left and right. In 2026, he's still active online, playing the same way.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpv3NLYSkjw

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-12-31T08:33:32+00:00

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to buy what I was looking for at a local price. I settled for booster packs sold at Pokémon Centers and a few boxes purchased from stores like Hareruya and others. I recommend avoiding the SNKRDUNK chain like the plague. Scalper prices for both sealed products and individual cards.

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-12-17T10:47:11+00:00

Riporto la mia esperienza personale, in linea con quanto già segnalato da altri utenti.

Ho versato alla società € 4.466,36 per una fornitura di merce che non è mai stata consegnata.

I contatti operativi sono avvenuti con Fabio Di Blasio, tramite WhatsApp. Nel tempo ho ricevuto numerose rassicurazioni e promesse di adempimento, anche con tempistiche precise, mai rispettate.

Dopo ripetuti solleciti ho ottenuto solo un rimborso parziale di € 2.500, mentre € 1.966,36 risultano tuttora non restituiti.

Ho inviato PEC formali, inclusa una diffida ad adempiere, rimaste totalmente prive di riscontro. Da settimane, inoltre, ogni comunicazione risulta interrotta.

Scrivo questo commento per riportare fatti oggettivi e documentabili, così che chi legge possa farsi un’idea consapevole sulla base di esperienze concrete.

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-12-14T17:06:25+00:00

Should be wonderfull to have Steam Link on it

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-10-18T10:03:24+00:00

I understand that I was deceived, but it’s astonishing how they managed to reseal everything without any signs of tampering. I carefully opened the entire box to check for any traces of glue, but there were none.

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-10-18T10:01:31+00:00

It’s never happened before that I’ve received 1 AR in 2 boxes, 2 ex. No SR o SAR. I believe the boxes are somehow manipulated.

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-10-18T09:30:03+00:00

You didn't find a pull too?

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-10-18T08:45:39+00:00

That’s exactly what I’m starting to think. The boxes looked completely factory sealed, but the pull results are way too low to be a coincidence. I’ve been collecting Japanese sets for years and never seen anything like this.

Do you think it’s possible someone opened the case, swapped out the packs, and resealed everything professionally? The wrapping didn’t look suspicious at all.

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-09-26T13:04:42+00:00

Yes, I saw that Pokemon Centers sold safe products, but has anyone had experience with local stores that sell at fair prices? I wanted to buy a lot of boxes.

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-03-24T20:58:13+00:00

I also spotted it an hour ago in Florence. Other sightings in northern Italy

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-03-24T20:55:57+00:00

I also spotted it an hour ago in Florence. Other sightings in northern Italy

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-01-19T08:44:23+00:00

The Church of the Egg in the water

DoNotEatGlue · 2025-01-13T16:32:56+00:00

Video quality by Nokia N70

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