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Does Square Appointments offer double booking?

Does Square Appointments offer double booking?

I'm a hairstylist and regularly 'power' or 'double' book my clients during haircolor services to maximize my schedule and earnings.  For example, I schedule my highlight & haircut service at 3 hours:  this gives me an hour to highlight, one hour for the client to process, and the last hour for the cut and blowdry.  During that hour of processing time, I schedule another client for a color and/or cut service.  Is this something that can be done with Square Appointments?  So far, it looks like if a client books me for a highlight & cut at noon, I'd be unavailible for any other bookings until 3pm...  I need to show availibity for a 1pm appt.

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Re: Double Booking Appointments

Hi there @jjohnstone 👋

 

We introduced the processing time feature last year, which enables your clients to book appointments during your down time.

You can learn more about how this works here, but be sure to let me know if this isn't what you were looking for!

 

P.S. Welcome to the Seller Community!

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Re: Square Appointments: How do I book clients in between processing time?

Kinda tricky.

 

The service duration + the block time for the service has to be less than the processing time. It gets complicated if both services have processing time. It has to puzzle together perfectly in order to work. 

 

It could also be be the calendar settings for when times can be booked. Typically we suggest setting the processing time to  According to service duration within Appts Dashboard > Settings > Calendar & Booing > Appointments are scheduled. 

 

@Hannahchristine

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I would like to test!

Admin

@Malanieross 

 

Great! I'll pass your information along to the team. 

I was hoping Square Appointments would implement this feature, especially now that my website is going live in a couple of weeks, and online scheduling will be a new and important of my business.

Admin

@CapitolTails 


Great! Would you like us to get your enrolled? Are you currently using IOS or Android?

Yes, please. I use iOS

@kellyj 
Yes, please. I use iOS

Admin

@CapitolTails 

 

We'll get you taken care of, please keep an eye on your email the next few days.

I would like to test! I use ios

Admin

@CDHALL 

 

Great! We'll get you enrolled. 

 

If you haven't yet, please join the Beta Community

 

 

Thank you.