What features matter most for salon?

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Hey everyone,

What features matter most for salon?

I'm running a salon in Cleveland, OH and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!

Susan Wallace 👑 Master

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Paul Murphy

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Oct 31, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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Rachel Sullivan

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Oct 31, 2025

Cost us about $126/month all in. Worth it.

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Brenda Lewis

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Nov 2, 2025

Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup

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Ann Harris

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Nov 3, 2025

For salon, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options

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Juan Rivera

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210 posts

Nov 4, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Tyler King

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Nov 12, 2025

I've been using Heartland Retail for 12 months and it has been working well for us

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Brittany Kim

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187 posts

Nov 13, 2025

This is why we switched to Square for Coffee. No regrets.

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Diana Carter

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Nov 13, 2025

For salon, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options

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Heather Brooks

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Nov 14, 2025

Cost us about $97/month all in. Worth it.

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Karen Johnson

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Nov 17, 2025

Check out the membership management setting, that might help.

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Tom Hill

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Nov 19, 2025

This is why we switched to Lightspeed Retail. No regrets.

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Jennifer Carter

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Nov 21, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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Diane Green

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Nov 23, 2025

Check out the waitlist feature setting, that might help.

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Rebecca Powell

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Nov 24, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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