DumpYourProcessor

Card processing built for salons and spas.

Appointment-based businesses run on cards on file — deposits, no-show charges, packages, memberships — and every one of those is a card-not-present transaction priced differently than the tap at checkout. Most salon and spa owners have never had that explained to them.

Where the fees hide

Stored-card deposits and no-show fees — Charging a card on file for a missed appointment is a card-not-present transaction, and it's often priced worse than the in-person service itself.
Membership and package billing — Recurring charges need to run cleanly every cycle — failed retries and declined-card gaps cost you real revenue, not just a fee.
Tipping at the chair — Tip-adjusted transactions on a tablet POS need the same clean handling as any restaurant tab, or they get pushed into a costlier tier.
Small average tickets, frequent swipes — High transaction counts on modest tickets mean flat per-transaction fees eat a bigger share of every service than owners realize.

What to look for

A POS built around appointments, deposits, and packages, not a generic retail till
Low, transparent card-not-present rates for stored-card charges
No lease on chair-side tablets or readers
Reporting that separates service revenue from product/retail sales

Free, no obligation. Send one recent statement and we'll show your true effective rate against fair, transparent pricing for your volume — usually within a day.

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Common questions

Can I still charge no-show fees the way I do now?

Yes — we make sure your new setup supports card-on-file and no-show billing at least as well as what you have today, usually better once it's priced correctly.

What about product sales at the front desk?

A modern POS rings up retail and services on the same ticket, with reporting that separates the two so you can see real margin on each.