How does Soopaspace stop double bookings?

When a slot is booked it closes immediately, so no one else can take it, and any buffer you set around it stays blocked. With Google or Outlook connected, your bookings are sent to your calendar and the busy times already in it are blocked on your page.

Stop double bookings before they happen

Quick answer

Soopaspace closes a slot the instant it is booked and holds the buffers you set between jobs, so a time that is taken cannot be picked by anyone else. With Google or Outlook connected, your bookings are sent to your calendar and the busy times already there are blocked on your page.

One time, one booking, every time

A double booking usually starts with two places to check: a paper diary, a phone calendar, a message you meant to reply to. With Soopaspace your page only ever offers the times you are free, and a time closes the instant someone books it, so it cannot be picked a second time.

1A taken slot is gone

Booked once, then gone from your page

Clients pick a day and see only the times you are free. The moment one of them books, that time disappears from your page, so the next person cannot choose it, even if they had the page open at the same moment.

A slot closes the instant it is booked
Only the times you are free shown on your page
Group sessions close when their places are full
A waitlist on full group dates, if you want one

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Your booking page: clients pick a day, see only the times you are free, and book in a couple of taps.

2Buffers

Room to breathe between appointments

Each service can have its own buffer after it, for cleaning up, writing notes or driving to the next client. Soopaspace keeps that time clear, so nobody can book into the gap you left on purpose.

A buffer set per service
Buffers kept clear, not offered to clients
Each service with its own length
Longer appointments block out their full length

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Today

09:00Full dog groom, Medium1 hr 45 min, then a 30 min buffer
11:15Bath and brush, Small1 hr, then a 30 min buffer
12:45Puppy’s first groom45 min, then a 30 min buffer

Each dog groom with its own length and a buffer after it, kept clear so nothing is booked into the gap.

3Your hours

Only the hours you choose to work

Your page only offers the times you set, such as weekdays and Saturday mornings. Evenings off stay off, and a client cannot squeeze into an hour you never meant to work.

Bookable times set by you
Different hours on different days
Only the times you are free shown
Each service fitted to its own length

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When you can be booked

Monday to Thursday09:00 to 17:00
Friday09:00 to 14:00
Saturday08:30 to 12:30
SundayNot bookable

Your page only offers times inside these hours.

Your page only offers the hours you set, so nobody books into a time you never meant to work.

4Changes of plan

When a client moves, the diary stays straight

Every client gets a reminder email before their booking, with a link to move or cancel it within the notice you set. A change is made in the same diary your page books from, not in a message you have to remember to copy over.

A reminder email before every booking
Clients move or cancel within the notice you set
Changes made in the same diary your page uses
Move one visit in a repeat without touching the rest

Find out moreLet clients reschedule themselves, within your rules

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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.

5Regulars and your calendar

Regulars hold their slot, and your calendar shows it

A standing weekly or fortnightly slot is booked in one go, so a regular’s time is theirs and nobody else can take it. Every booking is also sent to your Google or Outlook calendar, so it shows up alongside the rest of your day.