Parlor books the shop from your bio, and the no-show pays the fee you set.
Clients pick their barber and a time from your link, with no app and no account. A deposit or a saved card covers the no‑show. The whole shop is $79 a month, however many barbers you add.
- No card to start
- $79 a month for every barber
- Cancel any time
A barbershop loses money in the same three places every week.
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Saturday, 11:30. The regular who booked doesn’t show, and the next opening is an hour away.
Take a deposit at booking, or save the card. Mark the no‑show and the fee you set is charged to it.
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Your phone buzzes mid-fade: “Can you fit me in at 5?”
Your link shows each barber’s real openings, so clients book themselves instead of asking.
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Friday. Working out commission, booth rent and whose tip was whose, from memory.
Set each barber as an employee on commission or a booth renter, split a shared tip, and the commissions report shows who earned what.
No-shows run 20–30% without reminders. Under 10% with them.
Three barbers at $40 a cut, each losing one appointment a day, is $720 a week. A deposit and a reminder the day before bring that under one in ten.
Parlor runs the whole cut, from the link in your bio to the tip.
- 1 Book
They pick their barber.
Clients can start with the barber, the cut or the time. There’s no app and no account.
- 2 Deposit
A $10 deposit holds the slot.
Or save the card instead. Mark a no‑show and the fee you set is charged.
- 3 Regulars
Regulars pay monthly for their cuts.
A membership with cut credits bills itself through Stripe. Or book a regular every two weeks at the same time.
- 4 Check out
Tips go to the barber who earned them.
Split a tip between two barbers when it’s shared. The deposit comes off the total.
Walk-ins ring up as a counter sale with no appointment. When a day is full, clients can join the waitlist and get an email when a slot opens.
Parlor runs the appointment side of the shop. Here’s where it stops.
Parlor fits a shop that
- books most of its cuts ahead, through a link or DMs
- has two or more barbers, so per-barber pricing adds up
- wants its clients to stay its own, with no marketplace showing the shop next door
What Parlor doesn’t do
- Run a walk-in queue. Walk-ins ring up as a sale or join the waitlist.
- Take cash at checkout. Cash stays in your drawer, outside Parlor.
- Send texts. Confirmations and the day-before reminder go by email. Text reminders are activating as carrier registration completes.
A fourth barber costs $0 more. One barber or ten, the bill doesn’t change.
* Separately, payments you run through Parlor carry 3.25% + 35¢ — deposits, checkout, tips, and no-show fees alike — card processing included, deducted from each payout. A standalone charge like a no-show fee carries a $1.50 minimum.
- Online booking page
- Email reminders — texts activating
- Payments & deposits
- Forms & waivers with e-signature
- Unlimited team members
- Client records & history
- Memberships & prepaid packages
- Gift cards & revenue reports
Barbers ask these before they switch.
Do my clients need an app or an account?
No. Your booking page is a link. Put it in your Instagram bio or text it to a regular. They pick a barber, a cut and a time, and that’s it.
Do you take a cut of new clients?
No. Parlor isn’t a marketplace: there’s no commission on a new client, no booking fee added to the client’s bill, and no listing that shows them the shop next door. Your client list exports whenever you want.
What do I do with walk-ins?
Ring them up as a walk-in sale at the counter, with no appointment, and attach the client afterwards if you want the visit on their record. When the day is full, clients can join the waitlist. Parlor doesn’t run a walk-in queue.
How does the no-show fee work?
Set a flat fee or a percentage and a late-cancel window. The client sees the policy before they book and the card is saved. When someone doesn’t show, mark it on the appointment and the fee is charged to that card. A paid deposit counts toward it.
Do clients get a text reminder?
Not yet. Confirmations and the day-before reminder go by email. Text reminders are activating as carrier registration completes. A deposit or a saved card is what keeps a no-show from costing you.
Can I track booth rent and commission?
Yes. Set each barber as an employee on commission or a booth renter, split a tip between barbers, and the commissions report shows what each one earned. Parlor reports it; it doesn’t pay anyone.
What does it cost?
$79 a month for the whole shop, any number of barbers. If you take cards through Parlor, payments carry our standard rate, currently 3.25% + 35¢, card processing included. Payments are optional: keep your own terminal and the rate never applies.
Can I bring my client list?
Vagaro, GlossGenius and Square exports are recognized automatically. Drop the file on the Clients page and you see a preview first: how many are new, how many are already in your book, and how many will be skipped. Nothing is saved until you say so.
Still deciding? Tell us about your shop — a human reads it.
Put the link in your bio before Saturday.
Add your barbers, cuts and hours in an afternoon, and clients can book that night.