Automatic social media replies for barbershops
Every price comment on your cuts gets your menu and a Book button by DM.
How it works
An Instagram reel from @kingsbarbershop showing a barber's clippers taking a fade up the back of a client's head. Its caption says: Comment PRICE for our prices. In the comments, jordan.t writes PRICE, and a reply from kingsbarbershop, marked Author and sent automatically by VantaPay, says: We sent you a private message.
They comment the word
PRICE under an Instagram reel or a Facebook post. The public reply is optional.
An Instagram direct message from kingsbarbershop, in reply to the comment, lists Skin Fade $35, Haircut + Beard Trim $40, Hot Towel Shave $25, with a Book button. The client taps it and answers: Booked for Saturday!
A private message with your prices
Your real services and prices, and a button to book.
The VantaPay Messages inbox lists three conversations: Jordan T. on Instagram tapped Book, Ana P. on Messenger asked about skin fade, Dre W. on Instagram left an email that went to Leads.
The thread lands in your inbox
Instagram and Messenger, next to the rest of your clients.
What it does
- Your menu, by DM
- A new barbershop account comes with Skin Fade at $35, Haircut + Beard Trim at $40 and Hot Towel Shave at $25. The DM sends your list as you set it, with the Book button underneath.
- Open times on a word
- Someone writes the word you choose — BOOK, CHAIR — and gets the next free slots with a button. On a Friday that's the question under every post.
- A thank-you for every story tag
- A client tags the shop in a story with a fresh cut, and a recipe thanks them by DM with the button to book. Instagram only: Facebook Pages don't have story mentions.
What it doesn’t do
It answers whoever commented or wrote first. It doesn't post your cuts, doesn't DM anyone cold, doesn't run on WhatsApp yet, and doesn't decide who gets squeezed in — that's still your call.
Questions
How do I answer 'price?' comments on my barbershop's Instagram while I'm cutting?
Clippers in one hand and the phone in the other doesn't work. VantaPay answers the comment in their DMs with your prices and a button to book the barber.
Can it tell clients which barber has an opening?
The open-times recipe sends the next free slots and a Book button. On the booking page the client picks the barber, because each barber keeps his own hours. The DM doesn't hold a slot by itself.
Does it answer Facebook comments too?
Yes. Connect your Facebook Page and the same automations answer comments on your posts and messages in Messenger.
Can it DM everyone who follows the shop?
No. It answers people who commented, messaged or replied to a story first, inside the time windows Meta sets — and it applies those windows for you.
Tonight's fade video will get 'price?' before you've swept up.
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