QR codes for salons and barbershops
The best moment to ask a salon client for anything is while they are still in the chair.
Put the review code at the chair, not the door
Most salons put a review request at the till. The client is paying, putting a card away, and thinking about leaving. The better moment is five minutes earlier, while they are still in the chair looking at a result they are happy with.
A small code at the mirror station, with "like it? tell people" underneath, catches that moment. It is the same code and the same cost, placed differently.
Rebooking is the one that pays
A code on the appointment card pointing directly at your online booking system — not your homepage, the booking page — converts the gap between visits far better than hoping someone calls.
Make it dynamic. Salons change booking systems more often than almost any other small business, and when you move from one platform to another every printed card still works if the code is dynamic.
The mirror problem
A code placed on or beside a mirror will sometimes be scanned as a reflection. QR codes are not reliably readable when mirrored — the finder pattern geometry is chirality-dependent and many decoders reject the flipped image.
Place codes on the station surface or a frame edge rather than the mirror glass, so the camera sees the code directly rather than its reflection.
Lighting
Salon lighting is bright, directional and often includes bulbs around the mirror. That produces glare on glossy surfaces. Use matte card or matte vinyl for anything at a station.
What else is worth a code
- Aftercare instructions for colour clients — genuinely useful, and reduces the "it faded" conversation.
- Product reorder — a code on the shelf edge pointing at the online store.
- Recruitment on the window. Chairs are hard to fill.
A realistic setup
- Booking code on appointment cards and the window.
- Review code at each mirror station.
- Aftercare code handed to colour clients.
Three dynamic codes, which the free plan covers.
Start with three codes, free
The setup above fits inside our free plan: three dynamic codes, unlimited static codes, no scan limit, and no credit card. If you outgrow it, Starter is $4 a month for 25 codes.
And whichever way that goes — the codes you print keep resolving even if you stop paying us. That is in our terms, not just on this page.
How many QR codes does a salons and barber business need?
Usually three to a few dozen, depending on scale — see the setup above. Our free plan covers three dynamic codes with no scan limit, and Starter at $4/month covers 25, which is enough for most single-location operations.
Static or dynamic for this?
Dynamic for anything whose destination could change, which in practice is almost everything printed. Static only for things like Wi-Fi credentials that have no URL at all. Full comparison here.
What happens if I stop paying?
Your codes keep redirecting and keep counting scans. Codes over the free limit become frozen, which means you cannot edit them — not that they stop working. Nothing you have printed goes dead. The full promise.