Guide
Barbershop walk-in queue that matches the chairs.
A barbershop walk-in queue is a shared live list of who is waiting, in the chair, and done—including walk-ins and clients who booked online. AppointHive runs that queue on the same visit record as the booking so the floor has one answer for who’s next.
Three people on the bench. Two chairs. One list.
- Waiting / in chair / done
- Walk-ins beside bookings
- Staff PIN or magic link
- Waitlist with timed claim
- No customer login
- Same visit feeds payroll
Why paper and separate apps fail
When bookings live in one app and walk-ins live on a sticky note, staff argue mid-cut. The person who booked online feels skipped; the walk-in feels invisible.
A live queue only works if both arrival types share statuses: waiting, in the chair, done.
How AppointHive runs the floor
Booked visits appear on the queue. Walk-ins are added to the same list. Staff open the floor with PIN or magic link.
A waitlist can hold overflow with a time-limited claim when a chair frees. Customer history stays on the visit without a customer login.
Tied to pay, not only to order
The queue is not a separate sticky-note product. It reads the visit that later feeds reports and commission—so the cut that happened is the cut that pays.
Questions shops ask
What is a barbershop walk-in queue?
A barbershop walk-in queue is a shared live list of who is waiting, in service, and done. In AppointHive, walk-ins and online bookings share that same list.
Can walk-ins join without booking online?
Yes. AppointHive adds walk-ins to the live queue alongside appointments.
Do barbers need phones to manage the queue?
Staff can use the AppointHive floor on phone or desk with PIN or magic link—without wrestling a full password mid-cut.
How does the queue connect to payroll?
AppointHive uses one visit record for queue status and later for reports, commission, and payslip PDF.
Tell us about the chairs.
Name the shop and whether AppointHive should live on your servers or on the cloud we run.
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