Maybe you know Cameron,. Im looking for a good salon management software. The salon shes at uses some stupid free software and a schedule book. The software never works right and doesnt have many features. They have tanning beds with a digital entry pad, not sure on brand, but would like a software that incorporates the card reader on it for customer loyalty cards. Its a poorly run full service salon. About 40% of her scheduled appointments are no shows, which I understand is a pretty common issue in the industry, but most software addresses that with text/email reminders, I guess the recovery rate from that feature is pretty good.
The problem Im running into locating software is that there are like 30 billion salon packages and I have no history with any of those types of vendors to know whos reputable and whats functional. When she got there, she took over the tanning management. Their current method was historically selling 6 and 12 month unlimited packages. Customers would come in and sign the log book and get in the beds then leave. The first thing she discovered is that they sell very few of the packages. The second was that close to 90 percent of the people using the beds were on expired packages. Talk about losing money, I bed they werent even recovering the electric bill, let alone the maintenance, profit not even being on the horizon. There also is some form that has to be on file for anyone using taning beds that basically states they did some skin check and that it causes cancer. There were very few of those. She has since resolved that, of course there is now much less tanning traffic since people got caught basically stealing, but the system is still manual and paper based, if she doesnt stay on top of it it will go right back to where it was, the lost revenue recoup alone from this would probably cover the cost of the salon software. There are also two chairs that are substantially behind in their chair rent, which should be automatically recovered through the salon software instead of relying on peoples good nature. On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 9:39 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: > Next time you’re in Chicago, take a drive up to Winnetka, and you’ll > see that the rich truly aren’t like you and me. > > And nothing prepares you for public office like 30 years running a private > equity firm. In the sense that it gives you lots of money to buy > elections. Oh, and to buy admission for your kids at top schools. > > > *From:* Bill Prince <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 10, 2015 9:16 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: hair salons > > That's a Chicago/Illinois tradition (I know Springfield is the capital, > but the people in Chicago don't really understand that). > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 2/10/2015 6:57 AM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > > must be your illustrious governor. I mean he did pay for tor the > position. > > Jaime Solorza > Wireless Systems Architect > 915-861-1390 > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 8:53 PM, That One Guy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> no lost love man. >> >> illinois... its an expensive place to do anything. >> >> Our new governor is planning on taxing haircutas as a backdoor to getting >> the service tax in... love our politics >> >> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Yeah, sorry, that was a cheap shot. >>> >>> My barber complains the business is flooded with people who never went >>> to school. How much training do you need to work at one of these chains in >>> the strip malls? Trick seems to be working at some froufrou place where >>> you get regular clients who ask for you and tip well and refer their >>> friends. And being willing to work Saturdays and evenings. Also I keep >>> hearing the salons now are requiring non-compete agreements, which sucks. >>> >>> >>> *From:* That One Guy <[email protected]> >>> *Sent:* Monday, February 09, 2015 9:00 PM >>> *To:* [email protected] >>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT: hair salons >>> >>> Yeah fuck you man :-) , that song went though my head over and over >>> when we signed the $16k commitment for that. I used to think that was a fun >>> goofy song til I had to pay for it. >>> >>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 8:44 PM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> No, but I remember the song from Grease. >>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TOxhzAm7fY >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* That One Guy <[email protected]> >>>> *Sent:* Monday, February 09, 2015 8:17 PM >>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: hair salons >>>> >>>> any of your old ladies or wives hair stylists, cosmetologists, or >>>> whatever they call themselves? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that >>>> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you >>>> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not >>>> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that >>> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you >>> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not >>> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that >> the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you >> can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not >> use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 >> > > > > -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
