10. Checkout
Scope
Definition
Checkout ends the visit. Every client leaves with 4 things: clear aftercare, a correct bill, the next session booked and a warm goodbye.
Applicable to
- All clients, at the end of every visit
- Done by the Relationship Manager. No Relationship Manager available: the Floor Manager or the Center Manager does the checkout.
What You Need
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Equipment
- Card-payment machine: cash, credit and debit card, UPI, net banking, EMI through 3rd-party providers. All billing goes through Zenoti.
- Desktop
- Phone with WhatsApp (receipt, review link)
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Documents
- Quote PDF (first visit of a new plan)
- Treatment video or slide set of the client's treatments (first visit of a new plan)
Procedure
| Sr | Step | Time | By |
|---|---|---|---|
| Previous: After a treatment: 9. Post-treatment care, step 8 is done. No treatment today: 6. Closure, step 13 is done. Follow-up consultation (no new plan): 5. Consultation, step 19 is done. |
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| 1 | Welcome the client back at the desk: stand up, smile and use their name. Offer water. Ask: "How was your session today?" |
Relationship Manager | |
| 2 | Settle the bill: • mark today's session as used in Zenoti • tell the client clearly: "That was session 2 of 6. You have 4 left." • collect the amount due, or note the EMI (interest-free up to 6 months) • consultation fee: only when the client did not pay for a package or services today. Products only: adjust the fee against the product price. Second or third consultation after a paid first one: invoice of 0 • share the receipt on WhatsApp or email ⚠ The bill must match the quote. If it does not, check it before the client pays. |
Relationship Manager | |
| 3 | Book the next session now, before the client leaves: "Your next session is due on [date]. Does Thursday at 11 work?" Use the gap the Doctor set. Follow Booking. ✓ Never leave it as "I'll call you later." |
Relationship Manager | |
| 4 | Ask for feedback: "On a scale of 1 to 5, how was your visit today?" • 5: thank the client and ask for a Google review. Zenoti sends the link on WhatsApp. • 1 to 4: find out why the client is not fully happy. Follow Client feedback. The Center Manager calls the client back the same day, see Follow-up. ⚠ Never talk about a problem at the desk. Move the client to a quiet room. |
Relationship Manager | |
| 5 | Stamp the checkout time in Zenoti. Follow Check-ins. | <1 min | Receptionist |
| 6 | Walk the client to the door. Thank them by name. Say: "See you on [date]. Message us anytime if you have a question." |
1 min | Relationship Manager |
| 7 | Close the visit in Zenoti: session done, next session date, feedback score and any notes. | Relationship Manager | |
| End: the client has left with clear aftercare, a correct bill, the next session booked and a warm goodbye. After the visit: Follow-up. |
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Checklist
Tick these for every client before they walk out.
- Aftercare explained in the room
- Session marked as used, sessions left told to the client
- Payment collected, receipt sent
- Next session booked
- Feedback score asked (1 to 5)
- Checkout time stamped
- Walked to the door, thanked by name
- Visit closed in Zenoti