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Haircuts can be a lot.
The buzzing clippers. Bright lights. Loud conversations. Waiting. Being touched by someone new. And sometimes the pressure to sit still while another appointment is already waiting.
This idea is personal to me. My nephew is autistic, and loud noises can be difficult for him. It made me think about how different a haircut could feel if the shop was prepared before a child ever walked through the door, instead of the family having to explain everything at the chair, or the barber feeling rushed because the next client is coming.
That’s where Chairside came from.
Chairside gives families a way to share what helps ahead of time so the visit can be planned around the person, things like quieter appointment times, softer lighting, extra time, breaks, meeting the barber first, or access to sensory supports such as fidgets.
And just as importantly, it gives the barber the time and information to be ready. No guessing. No rushing someone through because the appointment was booked for a standard amount of time.
The goal isn’t to label anyone or require a diagnosis. It’s simply to ask a better question:
What would make this visit easier for you?
Because sometimes feeling welcome starts before you ever sit in the chair. 💈
Chairside .....Tell us what helps. We’ll have it ready.
https://chairsidebarber.lovable.app (I forgot to add my link so I reposted) ;)
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WhatsApp AI Booking Assistant for Salons
I design and test a WhatsApp AI assistant that books appointments for your salon, one question at a time, and only confirms a booking after your customer says YES.
What I deliver for your business
✅ A complete assistant instruction covering the assistant's job, rules, opening days and hours, prices, booking hours, location, payment method, and emergency handling
✅ A four-step booking flow that collects the customer's name, service, day, and time, one question at a time, then repeats the booking back with the price and waits for YES
✅ A last-appointment rule, so the assistant politely declines times after your cut-off and offers another time instead
✅ A closed-day rule, so requests for Sunday or any closed day are handled correctly
✅ Smart conversation handling, so the assistant never asks the customer for information she has already given
✅ Safe answers when information is missing, with the assistant saying it will ask the manager instead of guessing an address or a price
✅ Live testing with realistic customer messages, including a late-evening request, a half-hour request after the cut-off, and a question the assistant could not answer
✅ A gap report listing every missing detail found in testing, with the exact line added to fix it
Example of the work
Test 1, normal booking: a customer asked for packing gel on Friday at 5pm. The assistant collected her name, service, day, and time, repeated the booking with the correct price of N5,000, and confirmed only after she replied YES.
Test 2, late request: a customer asked for 7pm and then 6:30pm. The assistant refused both politely, explained that the last appointment is 6pm, and asked for another time.
Test 3, missing information: after booking, the customer asked where the salon is. The assistant had no address, so it said it would ask the manager instead of inventing one. Fix: added "Location: 12 Ada George Road, Port Harcourt." and "Payment: pay at the salon after the service."
Who this is for
Salons, barbershops, spas, and other appointment-based businesses that take bookings on WhatsApp and want faster, more consistent replies.
Skills Practiced
• Writing a complete AI assistant instruction
• Designing an appointment booking flow
• Context design
• Structured debugging
• Testing an assistant with realistic customer messages
• Finding and fixing missing information
Tools Used
• Claude (AI assistant)
• WhatsApp (customer messaging format)
• Notes app (saving the final instruction)
you're squatting on a curb in 1974.
an old man leans out of a barbershop door and holds something out to you.
it's a record. it's always a record.
Barber Management System
I built a management system for barbershops and salons that brings appointment and shop operations together in one place. It is designed to make daily tasks easier for staff while giving customers a clear, convenient service experience.
Key features
Appointment management: Customers can book and manage appointments, while staff can organize schedules and service availability to help prevent conflicts.
Customer and team records: Keep customer details and staff information organized so the shop can manage its relationships and day-to-day work more easily.
Services and branches: Manage the services offered and organize operations across shop locations.
Queue and chair coordination: Track the flow of customers waiting for service and coordinate chair availability to help staff manage busy periods.
Payments: Support payment-related steps as part of the customer’s service journey.
Dashboards and activity records: Give shop owners and staff a place to review operational information and relevant activity.
Accounts and live updates: Support controlled account access and keep relevant information up to date as activity happens.
Images and email: Support profile imagery and customer communications within common shop workflows.
My focus
Made the main tasks clear and practical for both customers and staff.
Connected booking, service, queue, and payment workflows into one overall experience.
Considered the needs of daily shop operations, including schedules, customer records, and activity tracking.
Outcome
The result is a unified system that helps a barbershop manage core operations in one place and reduces the need to coordinate routine tasks manually.
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