No-Show Shield™ is built so you never eat the cost of an empty table or a forgotten appointment. You set a percentage and a minimum, and the greater of the two becomes the deposit held at booking, the late cancellation charge, and the no-show charge.
Why one number
Because the hold then always covers exactly what can be taken from it. A penalty larger than the deposit cannot be collected — the card was never authorised for it — and a penalty smaller than the deposit quietly shrinks what you are owed. Making them the same number removes both.
- The deposit is not an extra charge. Show up and groom, and it simply becomes part of the normal payment.
- The same for every client. There is no per-client rule to maintain and no decision to make about who gets an exception — which is what makes it enforceable without you in the room.
- Shield off means no deposit and no penalty. There is no separate fee that fires when you have not asked for one.
- You confirm it; the policy does the rest. Marking a no-show is not you deciding to charge someone — the amount was settled when they booked. You are telling Clippie they did not come, once the grace period is past, and you can undo it yourself for 24 hours.
- Your policy is shown to parents before they book — it sets expectations. It is shown, not signed.
See also cancellations, no-shows and late pickups.