Whether or not you’ve got email problems, you’re probably dying to try Gmail’s little electronic mail solution,Inbox. It’s been tough to get an invite, but today the product team will guarantee your invite between 3 and 4PM PST.
All you need to do is send an email at 3PM (or 6PM EST) to [email protected]. That’s it. Gmail says it will send you an invite within an hour, or by 5PM, guaranteed:
Want an invite TODAY? #InboxHappyHour 3-4pm PT. Send us an email at [email protected] between 3 and 4pm PT and you'll get your invite by 5pm
— Inbox by Gmail (@inboxbygmail) November 5, 2014
It’s a pretty sweet way to renew the hype around the service, which launched two weeks ago and has proven pretty damn useful so far. Share your impressions with us below—and if you need a primer, check out our tips.
Update: It looks like the Inbox request email is full, and Inbox is asking that you send another email if yours bounced. They’re still guaranteeing your invite if you send it before 4 PST:
Whoa, that's a lot of email! If you got a bounce, please send us another email. As long as you send it by 4pm, you'll get an invite.
— Inbox by Gmail (@inboxbygmail) November 5, 2014
Update #2 Your hour is up, but if you haven’t received your invite yet, fret not:
Hi all, quick update. The huge response slowed us down a bit. We're expecting to have invitations in your inboxes by 6pm PT.
— Inbox by Gmail (@inboxbygmail) November 6, 2014