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Twelve walk-ins a day. The list opens with the shop.

A daily cap with the shop's hours. Clients join from a QR by the door or your Instagram, pick a service, and see their number for today. Tomorrow starts at zero.

Use this templateWhat you get

Free to start. You can modify all of this in the editor.

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Fade & Fellows

Walk-ins only. Take a number, we'll text you when a chair opens.

Full

Waitlist full

Today's chairs are all taken.

Opens again tomorrow at 8:00 AM

Fade & Fellows · 9 Elm Ave · Tue to Sat, 8 AM to 5 PM

Sound familiar?

The walk-in list is a whiteboard and people wait two hours to find out they are not on it

Someone writes their name on the board, goes for lunch, and comes back to find it erased. The phone rings all day with the same question. Booking apps want $30 a month and a card on file for a shop that mostly takes walk-ins.

What you get

The limits, hours, and questions, already set

This is exactly what the button creates. It is a starting point, not a cage: change any of it in the editor after.

Template

Walk-ins

  • 12 walk-ins per day. The count resets at 8:00 AM.
  • The list opens at 8:00 AM and closes at 5:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday.
  • After hours, the form shows when tomorrow's list opens.
  • Asks for name, phone, and service.
  • Clients see their number for today on the success screen.
Capacity
12 per day
Resets
daily at 8:00 AM
Signups open
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Form asks for
Email, Name, Phone, Service
Counter on the form
Shown
Use this templateFree. Change anything after.

Or by hand

Set it up yourself, step by step

The same values, typed in. About five minutes.

  1. Create the waitlist

    Open the "Walk-ins" template, change what you like, and press Publish. An emailed code makes it yours and puts it live; nothing is public before that.

  2. Set capacity to 12 per day

    In Settings, set the capacity to 12 per day and the reset to daily at 8:00 AM. The count starts over at every reset; nothing is deleted.

  3. Set the opening hours

    Under Hours, set signups to open Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Outside those hours the form shows a closed screen with the next opening time, in the joiner's time zone.

  4. Add the form fields

    Email is built in. On the Form tab, add Name (required), Phone (required), Service (required). Labels and help text render as plain text.

  5. Show the counter

    In Settings, turn on the counter so the form shows how many spots are left. People join faster when they can see the number.

  6. Publish and share

    Click Publish. The Share tab has the hosted link, a QR code, and the script tag or iframe for your site. The submit button reads "Get on today's list".

FAQ

Questions people here ask

Does it text clients when the chair is ready?

No. Unwaited does not send SMS. Call the next name or the number they gave you.

Can clients book a specific time?

No. This is a walk-in list in order, not a calendar. For timed appointments, use a booking tool.

Can I take a deposit for no-shows?

No. Unwaited does not take payments.

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