How Short

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A note from Ross

Welcome to How Short

Thanks for taking a look. This is a working prototype, three views (Customer, Barber, Owner) with mock data, built to show exactly how place holds, check-in/out, and live queues would work day-to-day in your shop.

If you want the full breakdown of the problem and how this solves it before diving into the prototype itself, the poster below covers it in a few minutes.

β€” Ross

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How Short Queues that work for everyone
How Short IP owned by Ross Cohen. Proposed to Groom Barbers as a beta customer. Prototype uses mock data stored in this browser only. Place holds below are simulated, wired for Stripe integration server-side. A place hold sits on top of the haircut price. How Short (the provider) takes a percentage of every place hold; the remainder is the barber's tip.
Shop wait
minutes, general queue
Ahead of you
join to get a number
Barbers working
checked in now

Join the queue

Place hold: Β£2.80
10% place hold (general). How Short takes a percentage; the rest goes to the barber as tip.
This is just an estimate to set your hold. Change your mind at the chair, add a beard trim, go simpler, whatever, your hold amount doesn't change and you pay the barber for whatever you actually get.

Your account

0
No-shows
0
Completed visits
3 no-shows in a rolling 90 days pauses your account from holding a place at this shop.

Your status

Checked out

Today's confirmed schedule

Waiting for you

General queue β€” next available

Today at a glance

0
In queue now
0
Barbers checked in
Β£0.00
Place holds collected today
0
Served today

Pricing configuration

40% β€” fixed, not owner-adjustable

Barber roster

NameStatusServed today

Customer accounts

NamePhoneVisitsNo-showsStanding