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Business archetype:
Sharma Laundry & Dry Clean, Kothrud, Pune, India
A doorstep laundry service run by owner Vikas Sharma with two scooter riders, serving about 8 apartment societies nearby. Its quirks:
Riders go door to door checking who's home, and half the trips are wasted.
Bookings arrive by calls and WhatsApp at all hours, including late at night.
Morning (7–10 AM) and evening (6–9 PM) windows are packed, because that's when people are home.
Customers pay for today's clothes, but older batches go unpaid because nothing is written down.
Some customers never pay, and monthly credit (udhaar) is tracked in a paper notebook.
Items occasionally go missing or are forgotten, and there's no record to settle disputes.
Business name:
DhobiDesk, for Sharma Laundry & Dry Clean, Kothrud, Pune
Customers book doorstep laundry pickups in seconds without calling, and every pickup, item, and payment, including old unpaid batches, is tracked automatically, so the owner has no wasted trips, no paper notebook, and no forgotten payments.
It turned out amazing.
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GlowHaus Studio is a solo beauty salon based in Takoradi, Ghana, where most customer appointments are currently handled manually through WhatsApp.
The problem is simple: customers ask about services and availability, while the owner has to check her schedule, respond to messages, confirm appointments, send reminders, and handle rescheduling — creating unnecessary back-and-forth and increasing the risk of missed appointments.
I designed and built a streamlined booking experience that turns the entire process into a simple self-service flow:
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The experience also supports appointment confirmation, cancellation, and rescheduling, giving customers more control while reducing repetitive administrative work for the owner.
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