For groomers and mobile grooming vans

Eight dogs a day. The list resets at seven.

A daily cap of eight, open Tuesday through Saturday. Owners take a number, tell you the dog's size and the service, and the ninth request sees tomorrow's opening time instead of a promise you cannot keep.

Use this templateWhat you get

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

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Waitlist full

Today's eight spots are taken. Tomorrow's list opens at 7:00 AM.

Opens again tomorrow at 7:00 AM

Sound familiar?

Ten dogs are booked and the van fits eight

Requests come by text, Facebook message, and voicemail. You write them in the diary between dogs, and twice a month two requests land on the same afternoon. Grooming software charges per month and wants every dog's vaccination record before it lets you take a booking.

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

Grooming, this week

  • 8 dogs per day. The count resets at 7:00 AM.
  • The list opens at 7:00 AM and closes at 4:00 PM, Tuesday through Saturday.
  • After hours, the form shows when tomorrow's list opens.
  • Asks for owner name, phone, dog's size, and service.
  • Owners see their number for the day on the success screen.
Capacity
8 per day
Resets
daily at 7:00 AM
Signups open
Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Form asks for
Email, Your name, Phone, Dog's size, 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 "Grooming, this week" 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 8 per day

    In Settings, set the capacity to 8 per day and the reset to daily at 7:00 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, 7:00 AM to 4:00 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 Your name (required), Phone (required), Dog's size (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 "Take a number".

FAQ

Questions people here ask

Can owners pick a drop-off time?

Add a slot field with morning and afternoon options, each with its own cap. The form greys out a full half-day.

Can I take a deposit?

No. Unwaited does not take payments. Take payment at pickup as you do now.

Can regulars book a week ahead?

Set signups to count two days ahead with the lead days setting, as the bakery template does. Or keep it daily and take regulars by phone.

Does it text owners when their spot is next?

No SMS. Owners get an email with their number and a status link, and you can send "your turn" by email from the Entries tab.

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