Barbers + Stripe
The AI receptionist for barbers that writes straight into Stripe.
Phone rings between cuts. You can't stop mid-fade to take it.
How it works
Take a deposit on the call. Foan reads your Stripe products, generates a one-time payment link mid-conversation, and texts it to the caller before they hang up.
Why barbers miss calls.
Walk-in trade is dropping. Booked appointments are the difference between a busy chair and an empty one.
It's Friday afternoon. A dad has just remembered his son's school pictures are on Monday. He needs a haircut tonight or tomorrow morning. He searches "barber near me open now" and starts ringing through the list.
Your shop is busy. You're mid-fade on the chair. The phone rings five times and stops. He moves on to the next shop on the list. They pick up. Booked. £15 for the kid, plus the dad usually gets one too while he's there. £30 walks past your window.
Foan picks up the second the phone rings. It says: "Hi, this is Foan for Marco's Barbers, what can I do for you?" Asks what service, who it's for, when they're free. Drops the booking straight into Booksy or Squire or whatever you use. Texts you the name and time so you know who's walking in next.
What you get on day one.
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Every call answered in two seconds. No queue, no missed-call voicemails, no "we'll get back to you tomorrow".
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Calls flow into Stripe automatically. No copy-paste from notepad. Whatever Stripe expects, Foan writes.
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UK phone number included. Take a new line or forward your existing business number. Either way, Foan picks up.
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Text or WhatsApp the second the call ends. You're on a job, you don't pick up — Foan does the work and tells you what was said.
Ready in 10 minutes.
Plans from £49/mo. Cancel any time. Number forwarding works on the existing line you already pay for.
Frequently asked
Does Foan really work for barbers using Stripe?
Yes. Walk-in trade is dropping. Booked appointments are the difference between a busy chair and an empty one. Foan answers calls live, qualifies them by asking the questions a barber would ask, and writes the outcome into your Stripe automatically. There's nothing for you to copy across.
How does Foan + Stripe compare to hiring a receptionist?
A part-time receptionist costs around £1,800/mo and only covers business hours. Foan picks up 24/7 in two seconds, never misses a call during peak, and starts at £49/mo. Everything ends up in Stripe the same way a human assistant would log it — except instantly and without typos.
What if a caller asks a question Foan doesn't know the answer to?
Foan is configured with your business hours, services, prices and FAQs the moment it's set up — we scan your website automatically. For anything genuinely unknown, the agent admits it doesn't know, takes the caller's contact details, and pings you so you can ring back. Better than voicemail, every time.
How quickly can I get this live with Stripe?
Under 10 minutes. Sign up, connect Stripe via OAuth (one click), pick a UK phone number, point your existing business line at it. Foan starts answering on the next ring.
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