New Fall Hours

Foxy · 09-08-2004, 10:29 PM

Was wondering, How everyone schedules the hours of opening and closing.
I do 10-8M-Thurs Frid-10-7 Sat 10-5 closed Sundays. Live in Alabama, Only been opened 4 months so I don't know if this is the perfect schedule. I do know in 4 months we were opening at 900 and never had a single tanner till after 10 so we are now changing it to 10. We were staying open till 9 pm but never had a tanner past 8 so were closing now at 8. I know this is really cutting into our opening times but I feel were wasting our time staying open so early and so late.
Other salons in my area which are much bigger stay open till midnight and open at 600am but I never see any cars in their parking lot at those times. They can just do it because they are franchises and have money to waste.
Foxy

Lauren6568 · 09-09-2004, 12:22 AM

M-Thurs 9-9 Fri & Sat 9-7 Sun 12-6 I had worked really well for our salon, but then again maybe 5 people at most come in at 9..Some customers want us opening at 7 or 8, but it would be a waste of time and money to open for 2 or 3 people

tuscanysun · 09-09-2004, 12:36 AM

My hours are 8-8 Mon-Fri, 9-4 on Sat and I was open 1-5 on Sunday, but just started closing on Sunday in last week. I used to have tanners at 8:00 a.m. all the time now it's after 10:00 or sometimes lunchtime. I am thinking about changing my hours to open at 10:00 for the winter months.

tuscanysun · 09-09-2004, 12:39 AM

My hours are 8-8 Mon-Fri, 9-4 on Sat and I was open 1-5 on Sunday, but just started closing on Sunday in last week. I used to have tanners at 8:00 a.m. all the time now it's after 10:00 or sometimes lunchtime. I am thinking about changing my hours to open at 10:00 for the winter months.

dhgranstrand · 09-09-2004, 04:06 AM

We are open
7 - 9 Mon - Thu
7 - 8 Fri
9 - 5 Sat
10 - 3 Sun

It will take awhile but the 7AM to 8AM time slot will fill up.

It is always busy early here but drops of till about 11:30AM.

Extreme John · 09-09-2004, 09:42 AM

We kept our hours pretty much the same from Spring thru Summer, and I dont plan on changing them until the real season hits, right now we are:

Salon #1:
M-F 9am till Midnight
S - 9am - 8pm
S - 11am - 4pm

Salon #2
M-S 9a - Midnight
S Noon - 11p

In the real season we may open as early as 6am & close as late as 3am, I havent decided yet though.

dhgranstrand · 09-09-2004, 11:59 AM

Maybe it's our location or just the fact that this salon has always opened at 7AM, but we are still averaging 12 to 20 tanners in the 7AM to 8:30AM time slot.

That's a lot of traffic for enhancing revenue.

We have decided to maintain the same hours of operation year-round simply because people are such creatures of habit.

Anyway... works for us...

COCONUT · 09-09-2004, 01:01 PM

feel like i am having deja vu...m-f 9-8 sat 9-4 sun 10-2
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Extreme John · 09-09-2004, 06:34 PM

dhgranstrand I agree I think too many changes will have people standing at the door when they think they should be in tanning.

West Side Tanner · 09-09-2004, 06:48 PM

I'll agree coconut.

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09-08-2004, 10:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Foxy Join Date: Jun 1 2004 Posts: 245 Rep Power: 5	Was wondering, How everyone schedules the hours of opening and closing. I do 10-8M-Thurs Frid-10-7 Sat 10-5 closed Sundays. Live in Alabama, Only been opened 4 months so I don't know if this is the perfect schedule. I do know in 4 months we were opening at 900 and never had a single tanner till after 10 so we are now changing it to 10. We were staying open till 9 pm but never had a tanner past 8 so were closing now at 8. I know this is really cutting into our opening times but I feel were wasting our time staying open so early and so late. Other salons in my area which are much bigger stay open till midnight and open at 600am but I never see any cars in their parking lot at those times. They can just do it because they are franchises and have money to waste. Foxy

09-09-2004, 12:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lauren6568 Join Date: Sep 3 2004 Posts: 70 Rep Power: 0	M-Thurs 9-9 Fri & Sat 9-7 Sun 12-6 I had worked really well for our salon, but then again maybe 5 people at most come in at 9..Some customers want us opening at 7 or 8, but it would be a waste of time and money to open for 2 or 3 people

09-09-2004, 12:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
tuscanysun Join Date: Jul 8 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 364 Rep Power: 5	My hours are 8-8 Mon-Fri, 9-4 on Sat and I was open 1-5 on Sunday, but just started closing on Sunday in last week. I used to have tanners at 8:00 a.m. all the time now it's after 10:00 or sometimes lunchtime. I am thinking about changing my hours to open at 10:00 for the winter months.

09-09-2004, 12:39 AM	#4 (permalink)
tuscanysun Join Date: Jul 8 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 364 Rep Power: 5	My hours are 8-8 Mon-Fri, 9-4 on Sat and I was open 1-5 on Sunday, but just started closing on Sunday in last week. I used to have tanners at 8:00 a.m. all the time now it's after 10:00 or sometimes lunchtime. I am thinking about changing my hours to open at 10:00 for the winter months.

09-09-2004, 04:06 AM	#5 (permalink)
dhgranstrand Join Date: May 30 2004 Posts: 353 Rep Power: 5	We are open 7 - 9 Mon - Thu 7 - 8 Fri 9 - 5 Sat 10 - 3 Sun It will take awhile but the 7AM to 8AM time slot will fill up. It is always busy early here but drops of till about 11:30AM.

09-09-2004, 09:42 AM	#6 (permalink)
Extreme John Join Date: Aug 26 2004 Location: Florida Age: 37 Posts: 449 Rep Power: 5	We kept our hours pretty much the same from Spring thru Summer, and I dont plan on changing them until the real season hits, right now we are: Salon #1: M-F 9am till Midnight S - 9am - 8pm S - 11am - 4pm Salon #2 M-S 9a - Midnight S Noon - 11p In the real season we may open as early as 6am & close as late as 3am, I havent decided yet though.

09-09-2004, 11:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
dhgranstrand Join Date: May 30 2004 Posts: 353 Rep Power: 5	Maybe it's our location or just the fact that this salon has always opened at 7AM, but we are still averaging 12 to 20 tanners in the 7AM to 8:30AM time slot. That's a lot of traffic for enhancing revenue. We have decided to maintain the same hours of operation year-round simply because people are such creatures of habit. Anyway... works for us...

09-09-2004, 01:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
COCONUT ~THE ORIGINAL COCO~ Join Date: Sep 2 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 6,224 Rep Power: 18	feel like i am having deja vu...m-f 9-8 sat 9-4 sun 10-2 _________________ perception is ones reality!! [ This Message was edited by: coconut on 2004-09-09 12:03 ][ This Message was edited by: coconut on 2004-09-09 12:03 ]

09-09-2004, 06:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Extreme John Join Date: Aug 26 2004 Location: Florida Age: 37 Posts: 449 Rep Power: 5	dhgranstrand I agree I think too many changes will have people standing at the door when they think they should be in tanning.

09-09-2004, 06:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
West Side Tanner Join Date: Dec 27 2003 Location: Florida Posts: 2,548 Rep Power: 5	I'll agree coconut.

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