The AI receptionist that answers the barber shop phone
You are halfway through a fade and the phone rings: the man in the chair comes first. The assistant answers, gives the wait and puts the appointment in.
A barber shop lives on regulars and on people who walk past the window. Callers want two things: whether there is room today and how long the wait is. The assistant answers around the clock, knows your services and your barbers' shifts, offers a free slot and messages you on WhatsApp without you taking a hand off the clippers.
What happens today
- Halfway through a fade you cannot put the clippers down to pick up.
- On Saturday the phone rings while there is already a queue at the door.
- Half the calls only ask how long the wait is, and nobody answers them.
- Whoever cannot get through walks into the barber shop down the street.
What the assistant says on the phone
Natural voice, handles interruptions, one question at a time. It always says it is a virtual assistant, as the law requires. If the request is complicated, it transfers the call to you or takes a message.
What changes with Rispondly
Counts the minutes
Every service has its own length: cut, fade, beard, line up. The assistant adds the times and offers only slots that genuinely fit the day.
One barber per booking
If two or three of you work the floor, each appointment goes to the right person and nobody ends up with two clients at the same hour.
Answers the walk ins
Wait, price of a cut, whether booking is needed: people calling from the street get an answer even while the clippers are in your hand.
The chair comes first
Nobody in the chair waits for you to finish a call: the appointment reaches your WhatsApp and you read it between one client and the next.
One clear price, less than one missed call a day
Monthly prices ex VAT. No setup fee, no minimum term. The first month is free for the first ten businesses.
Base
For a salon or practice with one line
- 250 call minutes per month
- 1 connected number
- Bookings on WhatsApp
- Answer modes and transfer to you
- Support in Italian and English
Beyond included minutes: 0.19 EUR per minute
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For more lines or a connected calendar
- 600 call minutes per month
- 2 connected numbers
- Google Calendar integration
- Everything in Base
- Priority support
Beyond included minutes: 0.15 EUR per minute
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For medical centres, chains and multiple locations
- Custom minutes and numbers
- Integration with your booking software
- Multiple scripts per location
- Dedicated contract and invoicing
Calls are billed per second. A typical booking takes 60 to 90 seconds: 250 minutes cover roughly 180 calls a month.
Frequently asked questions
We work without appointments, do we still need this?
How does it know how long the wait is?
Can a regular always get the same barber?
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