AI receptionist for salons and barbers
Keep cutting. Khairo takes the call.
Scissors in one hand, the phone ringing in your pocket. Khairo answers, books the chair with the barber the client asks for, texts the time, and reminds regulars when it's time for the next cut.
- CallerCan I get a skin fade with Jack on Friday after work?
- KhairoA skin fade is £22. Jack has Friday at 18:00 or 18:40.
- CallerSix is good.
- KhairoRyan Cooper, Friday 23 October at 18:00 with Jack. Shall I book it?
- CallerYep.
Booked · Fri 23 Oct, 18:00 · Jack · text sent
01Sound familiar?
The chair is full, and the phone won't stop.
Every call stops a cut
Answering means putting the clippers down with a client waiting. Not answering means losing the next one.
Evenings and Saturdays fill first
Clients call for the busiest times, when you have the least time to talk.
- 03
Clients who book their next visit stay
Clients who leave with their next visit booked are still clients about 70% of the time, against about 35% for those who don't.
~70%
Source: Phorest, sample of its salons' clients, 2018
02How it works
Live the same day, no sales call.
Khairo learns from what you already have. You stay in control of every answer and every rule.
- Step 01
Show Khairo your business
Drop in your price list or point it at your website, then add your services, how long each takes and your opening hours.
- Step 02
Read its answers
Before anything goes live, see how Khairo answers your callers' questions, and fix what isn't right in your own words.
- Step 03
Publish your booking line
Put your Khairo number on your website, Google profile and sign. From then on, every call is answered and booked.
03What Khairo does
For hair salons and barbers: short cuts, busy chairs.
People and places, together
A visit can need a dentist and a chair, or a mechanic and a bay. Khairo books only when everything the service needs is free, and handles an MOT centre that tests several cars at once.
Books only real free slots
Khairo never invents a time. It offers the slots your calendar actually has for that service, books the one the caller picks, and the booking is final.
Answers every call, day and night
Evenings, weekends, lunch breaks and the busy Monday morning. Khairo picks up every call on your booking line, whenever it comes.
Answers from your own price list
Prices, services, opening hours and policies come from the files or web page you give it. Khairo answers from them, and says so when the answer isn't there instead of guessing.
Brings customers back when they're due
See each customer's last visit and last recall. Send a recall now, later, or on a schedule (“6 months after a check-up”). Customers who reply 1 get a call and a booking, and every recall is logged with its outcome.
Confirmation by text message
Every booking gets a text with the business, day and time, to the caller's mobile or to the mobile they gave when calling from a landline.
04Sample calls
What a barbershop's calls sound like.
- CallerDo you take walk-ins today?
- KhairoBooked clients go first, but I can book you now: 11:20 with Sam is free. Shall I?
- CallerGo on then.
Booked · Sat 24 Oct, 11:20 · Sam
- CallerI'm booked at six but I'll be twenty minutes late.
- KhairoYour booking is in less than 24 hours, so I'll put you through to the shop. One moment.
Put through to the owner · late change
05Questions
Hair salons & barbers: what owners ask
Can clients choose their barber?
Yes. Khairo books with the barber they ask for, or with whoever is free if they don't mind.
How long is each slot?
As long as you set per service: a beard trim and a full cut can take different times.
Can I get my regulars back on schedule?
Yes. Set a recall rule (“4 weeks after a cut”) or send recalls by hand; each message has an opt-out.
Will my own phone keep ringing?
Only for the calls you choose: late changes, emergencies, or callers on your list.
Never miss a booking again.
Forward your number, and Khairo answers, books and brings customers back. Be one of the first clinics, salons and garages to go live.
Early access. No contracts. Cancel any time.