Let an AI receptionist book, move and cancel salon appointments
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Lime Salon Group runs three large salons in Dunfermline, Falkirk and Inverkeithing, Scotland. Every call used to pull a receptionist away from the client in front of them. An AI receptionist now answers, books, moves and cancels appointments straight in the diary, and sends the front desk a message when a person is needed.
Business type: Salons & spas. Tool used: CallPad (AI receptionist). Result: It took 111 hours of phone time off the three front desks. 1 in 4 calls came while a salon was closed, and about 140 appointments were booked in those hours. The case study estimates £20,000+ of new appointments from about 670 new bookings. When one receptionist was off for more than four weeks, no client was cancelled.
Source: CallPad case study (Company case study) · Added Fri, Oct 23 · Last updated 2026-10-23
Start with one salon and one receptionist working alongside it.
Let it book, move and cancel appointments in the diary.
Have anything that needs a person come through as a message for the desk to call back.
Result
It took 111 hours of phone time off the three front desks. 1 in 4 calls came while a salon was closed, and about 140 appointments were booked in those hours. The case study estimates £20,000+ of new appointments from about 670 new bookings. When one receptionist was off for more than four weeks, no client was cancelled. (as reported by the source)
Lime Salon Group runs three large salons in Dunfermline, Falkirk and Inverkeithing, Scotland. Every call used to pull a receptionist away from the client in front of them. An AI receptionist now answers, books, moves and cancels appointments straight in the diary, and sends the front desk a message when a person is needed.
Which tool did they use?
CallPad (AI receptionist).
What was the result?
It took 111 hours of phone time off the three front desks. 1 in 4 calls came while a salon was closed, and about 140 appointments were booked in those hours. The case study estimates £20,000+ of new appointments from about 670 new bookings. When one receptionist was off for more than four weeks, no client was cancelled. (as reported by the source)
How did they set it up?
Test it with practice calls before going live. Start with one salon and one receptionist working alongside it. Let it book, move and cancel appointments in the diary.
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Starter prompt
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You answer calls for [Salon]. Book, move or cancel appointments in our diary using our services, prices and stylist hours: [details]. If someone wants something else, take their name, number and reason, and send it to the front desk.
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