Can I take a deposit for a haircut booking?

Yes. Each service can have its own fixed deposit, taken by card when the client books, with the rest paid on the day. Services without a deposit set are booked as normal.

Barber deposits to help cut no-shows

Quick answer

Soopaspace lets barbers take a deposit by card when a client books, set per service, with an email reminder before the appointment.

A deposit taken as they book, the rest in the chair

A mobile barber who turns up to an empty kitchen has lost the slot and the drive. With Soopaspace each service can take a deposit by card the moment someone books a cut, the rest is paid in the chair, and a reminder email goes out before the appointment. Here is how it works, shown on Sami Cuts Mobile Barbering, a demo business you can open and click around.

1Per service

A deposit on the services you choose, or none

A deposit is a fixed amount you set on each service. A quick cut can stay as it is, while a shave or a family booking carries a deposit, and a wedding morning goes out as a quote with its own deposit. Services without a deposit set are booked as normal.

A deposit at booking, set per service
No deposit at all where you do not want one
Each service with its own length and price
A wedding morning goes out as a quote with a deposit

A barber lathering a reclining client’s face for a hot towel shave

SCSami Cuts Mobile Barbering

1Cut only (mobile)30 min · no deposit£25
2Hot towel shave (mobile)45 min · £10 deposit£30
3Father & son combo1 hr · £10 deposit£45
4Cut + beard trim (mobile)45 min · £10 deposit£35

Deposits by card, the rest in the chair

Each service with its own deposit, or none, shown on your page before anyone books.

2At checkout

They pay the deposit, and the slot is theirs

The client picks a time, pays the deposit by card, and the appointment is booked. Card payments go through your own Stripe account. The rest is shown as due on the day, so you both know what is left.

The deposit paid by card when they book
Card payments go through your own Stripe account
The balance shown as due on the day
Ask for the client’s address and postcode when they book

One hand tapping a bank card on a phone held by another hand across a counter

Appointment, 90 min£60.00

A £15.00 deposit is taken now by card. The remaining £45.00 is paid on the day.

Pay £15.00 deposit

Deposits at booking: the client pays the deposit by card to secure the slot, and the rest on the day.

3Cash still welcome

You still decide how people pay

Card, cash and bank transfer can each be switched on or off for each kind of thing you sell. A deposit is always taken by card. A client who pays by cash or bank transfer pays in full, their way, so the regular who likes to pay cash can carry on.

Card, cash or bank transfer, your choice
Set for each kind of thing you sell
A deposit is always taken by card
Cash or transfer clients pay in full their way

Find out moreTake bookings without forcing anyone to pay by card

A barber shaping a man’s grey beard with trimmers and a comb

How clients can pay

CardThe deposit now, the rest in the chairOn
CashPaid in full, on the dayOn
Bank transferPaid in full, their wayOn

Switch each way to pay on or off for each kind of thing you sell.

Card, cash and bank transfer, each switched on or off. A deposit is always taken by card.

4Before the cut

A reminder, and regulars rebooking themselves

A reminder email goes out before the appointment, with a link to reschedule within your notice period. When a regular books their next cut from your page, the deposit for that service is taken as they book, the same as for a new client.

A reminder before the appointment
A link to reschedule within your notice period
Regulars rebook themselves, deposit and all
Move one appointment without touching the rest

Find out moreFewer no-shows, with a deposit, a reminder and a link to move it

A barber welcoming a client into his chair on time

RMRiverside Mobile Pet Grooming

Hi Alex, a reminder about your upcoming booking with Riverside Mobile Pet Grooming.

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Thursday 8 October, 16:00

Cancel or reschedule

Clients get a reminder email before each booking, with a link to reschedule or cancel within your notice window.

5Once it is paid

You know when it is paid, and what is left

The moment a client pays by card, you get an email saying who paid, how much and what is left. Soopaspace records the deposit as received against the booking, and if you send an invoice, the deposit already paid comes off what is left to pay.