Clippers in one hand, phone ringing in the other.
An AI receptionist that answers in your salon's name while you're with a client, takes booking requests, cancellations and price questions, and texts them to you between appointments.
£80 to set up, then £80 a month plus 16p a minute of call time.
You can't stop mid-colour to lift the phone
Saturday morning. Every chair is full, you're mid-colour with one client and there's another in the backwash. The phone rings and rings on the desk. Nobody can get to it, and the girl on the other end books herself in somewhere else before lunchtime.
A missed booking in a salon is worth around £60 — and it's rarely just the one visit, because the client who couldn't get through goes on somebody else's books for the next two years.
Then there are the calls you actually want to catch: a cancellation for two o'clock, somebody running ten minutes late, a client asking what a full head of foils costs. All of them ring out while your hands are busy.
What it does for a barber shop or a salon
Answers in your salon’s name
Your greeting, your opening hours, on the first ring — while you're at the chair, at the backwash, or shut for the day.
Takes booking requests properly
The service they want, the stylist or barber they ask for, the days and times that suit, their name and number — taken as a message for you to confirm.
Catches cancellations early
A cancellation reaches you in seconds with the name and the appointment, so you can start refilling that slot the same morning.
Handles "I'm running ten minutes late"
The message lands on your phone straight away instead of the client turning up unannounced and throwing the column out.
Answers hours and price-list questions
Cuts, colours, foils, blow-dries, beard trims — whatever prices and hours you give John, it quotes those and nothing else.
Texts and emails you between clients
A text to the salon mobile and an email with the full transcript, so you can clear the lot in two minutes while somebody develops.
A call on a Saturday morning
SamGood morning, The Hair Room — how can I help?
CallerHiya, I'm looking a cut and half a head of foils, have you anything next week?
SamI can take the details and the girls will come back to you with a time. Is there anyone you usually go to?
CallerRachel normally does me.
SamGrand. What days and times suit you best?
CallerThursday after four, or Saturday morning if there's anything.
SamAnd can I take your name and a mobile number?
CallerEmma Hughes, 07725 661 042.
Illustrative — John writes the script around your own business.
What it costs
£80 to set up, then £80 a month plus 16p a minute of call time. No VAT on top — we're not VAT-registered, so the price you see is the price you pay.
| Call time a month | Monthly bill |
|---|---|
| 100 minutes | £96 a month |
| 300 minutes | £128 a month |
| 500 minutes | £160 a month |
All three are after the one-off £80 setup, and include 16p a minute of call time. Cancel any time with 30 days' notice.
Prices correct as of 13 September 2026
Try it the way a client would
We won't put a salon's name on this page that isn't a client. We don't have a salon live yet — we have a working salon agent you can ring today, built on exactly the same setup that answers the phone for a parts shop in County Tyrone.
Ring 028 9622 8892, ask for a colour appointment, change your mind halfway through, ask what it costs. That's the honest way to judge it.
What it does not do
- It does not write into Booksy, Fresha, Treatwell or any other booking app. It takes the request and you confirm it.
- It does not know who is on the floor or which chair is free. It will never promise a client a slot.
- It does not take deposits or card payments.
- It does not quote a price you haven't given John.
- It does not transfer a live caller to the salon phone as standard — it takes the message and pings you.
Standards, training and employment guidance for hair and beauty businesses in the UK come from the National Hair & Beauty Federation.
Client names, numbers and booking details are personal data, and we handle them as your processor under UK GDPR — the rules are set out by the Information Commissioner’s Office.
Questions we get asked
Ring our own receptionist on 028 9622 8892 — Sam answers it
Test it with the hardest question you get all week. Then talk to John about your own setup.
Rather write it down? Send us a message on the contact form.