From the AI playbook for beauty and nail salons

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Job 7 of 18ChatGPT

Explain deposits or card-on-file clearly at booking

Clients are more relaxed about deposits when they know how they work and when they get them back. Clear wording cuts questions and no-shows.

Time: About 15 minutes onceTool cost: you can start with a free AI tool

A free AI chat tool, then your booking app

Steps

Check how your booking app takes deposits or card details, and its fees.
Decide amounts and when deposits are refunded, moved or kept.
Run the prompt below.
Paste it into your booking page and confirmation emails.

The exact prompt

Copy, paste, then fill in the [brackets]

Write booking-page wording (under 120 words) for a [UK] beauty business explaining [a deposit of £X / card details held securely by our booking app].
Cover: why we ask, it comes off the final price, when it's refunded or moved [notice], when it's kept [policy].
Plus an FAQ answer (under 60 words) to "why do I need to pay a deposit?".
Friendly and clear. Use ONLY my terms. Never ask for card details by message.

✓ Check before you send

Card details only go through your booking app or payment provider.
Terms match your policy.
Clients see it before paying.

UK notes extra

GOV.UK: consumer protection rights.

Last reviewed Oct 2026. Free tools change. If a screen looks different, the steps still apply.Back to top ↑

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