Answer salon calls during busy hours and after closing, booking into Square
Quick answer
Onur Salon is a six-person hair salon on Third Avenue in New York City. The owner wanted every call answered, both when the team was busy with clients and after hours. An AI receptionist now picks up those calls and books into the salon's Square account, without changing how the salon works.
Business type: Salons & spas. Tool used: BookingBee.ai (AI receptionist) with Square. Result: In its first month the vendor reports $1,040 in new revenue from 13 bookings and 42 calls handled, with 33% of incoming calls converting.
Source: BookingBee case study (Company case study) · Added Mon, Oct 26 · Last updated 2026-10-26
Get a second phone number for the AI and forward busy and after-hours calls to it.
Connect it to your booking software (here, Square).
Give it your services, prices and answers to common questions.
Test it, then go live (here, onboarding took one week).
Result
In its first month the vendor reports $1,040 in new revenue from 13 bookings and 42 calls handled, with 33% of incoming calls converting. (as reported by the source)
Onur Salon is a six-person hair salon on Third Avenue in New York City. The owner wanted every call answered, both when the team was busy with clients and after hours. An AI receptionist now picks up those calls and books into the salon's Square account, without changing how the salon works.
Which tool did they use?
BookingBee.ai (AI receptionist) with Square.
How long did setup take?
Onboarding took one week, the source says.
What was the result?
In its first month the vendor reports $1,040 in new revenue from 13 bookings and 42 calls handled, with 33% of incoming calls converting. (as reported by the source)
How did they set it up?
Get a second phone number for the AI and forward busy and after-hours calls to it. Connect it to your booking software (here, Square). Give it your services, prices and answers to common questions.
Answers come only from the source. Questions it doesn't answer are left out.
Starter prompt
Our own prompt for copying this setup. Swap in your details. Not quoted from the source.
You answer the phone for [Salon]. Book, move or cancel appointments only in open slots in [booking system]. Use only these services and prices: [list]. If a caller asks for a specific stylist, check their times first. Take a message for anything else.
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