Add Ons for Appointments

[Glootz]

Hello there,

Is there any chance of an option to use add ons for appointments being in the works? For instance, the customer selects the service on the first part of the form, then goes to add ons for that service before the customer info form.

The current possible work around for this is to have 10s and 10s of drop down options with various combinations of add ons, which is not only tedious to set up, but a bad and confusing UX for the customer.

It's not only a chance to upsell for us, but will inflate the transaction amount to increase Square's revenue, and it would undoubtedly steal users away from a competitor (I won't name them so this doesn't appear as an advert) which only has paid options, but offers this feature.

Square is better than them in every way, but it's really hard to justify using it when it's missing this feature which would leave too much money on the table.

I saw a post on here from 2019 where there were several posts saying this was being looked at or in development, but can't find anything on the topic so here I am.

[#2]

Thanks for your post, @trose86!

Currently, service modifiers cannot be applied by customers who book online. I’ve gone ahead and moved your post to an existing thread where we are currently tracking this Feature Request. As soon as we have an update from our Product Team, we’ll be sure to let you know.

Right now, service modifiers can be used in the following ways:

• Appointments App - Add to Existing Bookings: You can add service modifiers to an existing booking by editing the appointment from the Calendar section of the Appointments app.
• Appointments App - Create New Bookings: You can add service modifiers when creating a booking directly from the Calendar section of the Appointments app.

In the meantime, if you'd like to offer different bookable options for clients using the Appointments online booking flow, you may want to set up variations instead.

Sorry I couldn’t be of more help here, but please let me know if you have any other questions!

[#3]

I came to the feature request today hoping to find someone also looking for this add on feature that would reflect on our booking pages.

We are a nail salon and I would like to share why the add-on feature is so important for us, and would cut down on a lot of booking errors & extra communication. These are the questions we currently HAVE to ask our clients AFTER they send in a booking request online, which kinda defeats the purpose of making it easier on our team (not complaining too much though, it's awesome to have a pending request and some info then no online booking at all.)  

Example: Shelly books a manicure

(we have 6 variations) (3 tiers & lacquer/gel) 

Client must weed through to see if they want tier 1/2/or 3, then they have to select the right option that is gel or lacquer.

It would be nice if the client just had the tier options to decide on THEN the add on would be GEL.

This would mean we have 3 service tiers instead of 6.

Currently our options are

Tier1 mani lacquer

Tier 1 mani Gel

Tier 2 mani lacquer

xxx

(We also have this for pedicures so its the same thing AGAIN! (Adding to a long list of services)

The next set of options which they must book separately are the removals of gel, nail art add ons, extended massage, any repairs, the list goes on and on.

As you see it not only changes the price of the service but also the TIME of service, and needing to add this on separately leaves room for a lot of mistakes or loss of money. 

Currently if our team does not go back and call to confirm every single appointment we will have clients come in booked for a tier1 manicure with lacquer wanting to get a "tier1 manicure with gel add on plus gel removal, plus nail art, plus extended massage" without us ever knowing from online booking. 

We always have little reminders on the description to book removal but as most know, not everyone reads the fine print. 

I feel as there are other platforms that integrate this well into their system (like user above I don't think it's important to mention them)  it is a great feature for appointment based business.  This helps with ease of booking experience for the client as well as giving the business a much more organized service option. When clients have add on features with a click of ONE button, it makes it easier without then needing to go back to the main screen to find the add on that they want. 

With this reply today I will be adding a request for customization of service time per different service providers since there are different tier skill levels in our salon, with the option of also changing the price of service according to the expertise of the provider.  IE master nail tech vs Jr nail tech vs apprentice service. 

No matter when this request will finally be integrated: I want to mention that I believe its incredible to see so many businesses needing the same features, it means we are all growing and learning how to utilize this amazing system and now seeing how we can really use it even better. I want to thank og @Glootz for taking the time to put this request in. Like you, I also did a bunch of searching from previous forums, and am patiently kindly waiting. 

[Katie_SQ]

Thanks for your post, @trose86!

Currently, service modifiers cannot be applied by customers who book online. I’ve gone ahead and moved your post to an existing thread where we are currently tracking this Feature Request. As soon as we have an update from our Product Team, we’ll be sure to let you know.

Right now, service modifiers can be used in the following ways:

• Appointments App - Add to Existing Bookings: You can add service modifiers to an existing booking by editing the appointment from the Calendar section of the Appointments app.
• Appointments App - Create New Bookings: You can add service modifiers when creating a booking directly from the Calendar section of the Appointments app.

In the meantime, if you'd like to offer different bookable options for clients using the Appointments online booking flow, you may want to set up variations instead.

Sorry I couldn’t be of more help here, but please let me know if you have any other questions!

[Trimmer319]

@Katie_SQ 

This response was already used back in 2022. Can you please tell us if they are actually looking into this feature or not. Has it been brought to the attention to the correct people are these responses sent just to say you responded?!

SO many subscribers have voiced their needs to grow their business. Why is this issue taking so long?

[EzelJacksi]

Please give us this option soon 

[burnstouch]

!!!!!!

[marissa_revival]

Hello! I own a wellness studio with 7 different wellness sessions. You can 'stack' some sessions together and I want to give my clients the option to 'add-on' during the booking process. For example, if they book a Compression Session, I want to offer an 'add-on' of a NanoVi or NuCalm session. These themselves are standalone sessions but I'm thinking it might increase sales if they are prompted to book something additional at checkout. Is this something that is possible with Square's current capabilities? Is there a way for them to see other available options so they can select multiple sessions? 

[nourishedbymal]

My business needs this as well

[JessPoynter]

@Katie_SQ, does a new feature request need to be submitted? Appointment-based businesses across the board are missing out on potential sales because of a missed request from two years ago. 

@marissa_revival are there any workarounds you can implement for clients? For example, one tool I implemented is sending out a link with their confirmation text that takes them to a jotform where they can make a request for you to add on to their service without it adding more time (since you don't want to mess up your schedule). Any product upgrades that don't require more time? From basic to luxe service option?