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Note that the event itself (on the left in the image below) shows lighter shading for the buffer time and darker shading for the actual customer appointment. For example, below is what you’d see in Bookings for an appointment with a customer that includes 15 minutes of pre-appointment buffer time.
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To avoid confusion about when customers expect to meet with you, Bookings shows buffer time and actual appointment time (the time your customers expect to meet with you) on your calendar, and in email confirmations and reminders to relevant staff.
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This causes the Before and After drop-downs to appear, which are used to pick the default amount of time to hold before and after each booking, as shown here: Before it can be set for a given service, you must enable the buffer time setting by selecting the buffer time toggle. The buffer time setting can be found just below the Default duration pickers on the Service details page. Like all service defaults set on this page, these defaults can be edited by you for a specific booking to meet specific customer needs. Set buffer time defaultsīuffer time defaults are set on the Service details page in Bookings. You can set buffer time before appointments start, after appointments end, or both to give staff the extra time they need to prepare for their next appointment. Or if you’re on the road between customer appointments, you may need time to ensure you and your team can travel between appointments without making the customer wait. Some of your appointments might require time before or after you meet with your customer to set up, clean up, or reset your room and equipment.