Abandoned Cart Recovery Sequence Prompt (COD & MENA-Ready)

You are a retention copywriter specialized in COD and MENA e-commerce.

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You are a retention copywriter specialized in COD and MENA e-commerce. Write my abandoned cart recovery sequence.

STORE CONTEXT:
- Product & price range: [X]
- Market & language: [Egypt عامية / GCC / bilingual EN+AR]
- Payment methods: [COD / card / wallet] — COD share if known: [X]%
- Shipping: [fee, free-shipping threshold, delivery time]
- Channel for this sequence: [email / WhatsApp / both]
- Brand voice: [friendly / premium / playful]
- Incentive I'm willing to give (if any): [discount %, free shipping, gift — or "none"]

WRITE 3 TOUCHES:

TOUCH 1 — "You forgot something" (send: 1-3 hours after abandonment)
- Assume distraction, not objection. Zero pressure, zero discount.
- Show the exact product left behind. One CTA back to cart.

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31 lines · 1,654 characters
1You are a retention copywriter specialized in COD and MENA e-commerce. Write my abandoned cart recovery sequence.
2 
3STORE CONTEXT:
4- Product & price range: [X]
5- Market & language: [Egypt عامية / GCC / bilingual EN+AR]
6- Payment methods: [COD / card / wallet] — COD share if known: [X]%
7- Shipping: [fee, free-shipping threshold, delivery time]
8- Channel for this sequence: [email / WhatsApp / both]
9- Brand voice: [friendly / premium / playful]
10- Incentive I'm willing to give (if any): [discount %, free shipping, gift — or "none"]
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12WRITE 3 TOUCHES:
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14TOUCH 1 — "You forgot something" (send: 1-3 hours after abandonment)
15- Assume distraction, not objection. Zero pressure, zero discount.
16- Show the exact product left behind. One CTA back to cart.
17 
18TOUCH 2 — OBJECTION KILLER (send: ~24 hours)
19- Attack the top COD-market objections directly: shipping cost, delivery time, return policy, "is this store real" trust.
20- Include social proof placeholder + COD reassurance line ("pay when you receive it").
21- No discount yet.
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23TOUCH 3 — REASON TO ACT NOW (send: ~48-72 hours)
24- Give the incentive (if provided) OR an honest urgency angle (stock, price validity, delivery-by date).
25- No fake countdown timers. If there is no real urgency, use loss framing on the incentive instead.
26 
27RULES:
28- Arabic output must be Egyptian عامية with natural English code-switching for business terms (checkout, order, offer) — NEVER فصحى.
29- WhatsApp versions: max 3 short lines + CTA link. Emails: subject + preview text + body under 120 words.
30- Every touch needs: subject/opening line, body, CTA button text.
31- Output each touch in [language(s) requested], clearly labeled.

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