Shoe repairers: while-you-wait repairs

A new heel tip or a stitched strap takes ten minutes, but a queue at the counter turns that into half an hour of waiting. Booked times let customers walk in, get the fix and leave. With Book, customers book a while-you-wait slot on your own booking page, and longer repairs go into drop-off slots instead.

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

Durations, places and prices are examples: set your own.

Give while-you-wait slots one place per person at the bench. Each online booking takes one place, and a booked slot leaves your page. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date. Slots of different services can overlap, so drop-offs can run alongside quick fixes.

List exactly which jobs are done while you wait, and say that anything else becomes a drop-off. Say whether customers can wait inside.

The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email. Ask for the type of shoe and the repair, so you have the right heel tips or thread ready.

If you also take walk-ins, keep some times free of booked slots so passing customers are still served.

Customers can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the booking from your list. Book doesn't email clients about changes. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars.

Book doesn't manage a queue, take payments or send reminders. One booking page per business, no staff field. See the guide on resoling boots before winter. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.