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Tattoo booking policy generator

Answer a few questions about deposits, notice, moves and no-shows, and get a booking policy in plain words to copy onto your booking page, a highlight or a pinned post.

Free, with no account. Nothing you type is saved.

Deposit
Notice needed to move or cancel
Moves allowed with notice
If they cancel with notice, the deposit is
Running late
Clients see their design
Rounds of changes included
The rest is paid by

Your policy

Booking policy

Deposits

A deposit of £50 secures your appointment.

The deposit comes off the final price. It is not an extra charge.

Your appointment is only booked once the deposit is paid.

Moving your appointment

You can move your appointment once, with at least 48 hours' notice, and your deposit moves with it.

After that, or with less notice, your deposit is kept and a new deposit is needed to book again.

Cancelling

If you cancel, your deposit is not refunded: it paid for the time held for you and the drawing done for you.

If you do not turn up, your deposit is kept.

If I have to cancel

If I cancel or need to move your appointment, you choose: a new date with your deposit moved to it, or your deposit back in full.

Running late

Please let me know if you are running late. If you are more than 15 minutes late, the appointment may have to be shortened or moved to another day.

Your design

Your design is shown to you on the day, with time to make small changes before we start.

The price includes up to two rounds of changes. A bigger change, or a new idea, may need a new drawing and a new price.

On the day

You must be 18 or over, and bring photo ID.

Tell me about anything medical before the day, including medication, pregnancy and skin conditions.

Eat beforehand, and do not come in under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Paying the rest

The rest of the price is paid on the day, by cash or card.

General wording, not legal advice. UK consumer law expects terms like these to be fair and shown to the client before they pay.

How to use it

Where to put it

A policy only protects you if the client saw it before they paid. Put it where people book: on your booking page, in a pinned post or a story highlight, and in the message you send with a quote. When a client asks for their deposit back, "it was on the page you booked from" ends the conversation far faster than "it is in my highlights somewhere".

Keep it fair

UK consumer law expects terms like these to be fair and clearly explained before the client pays. A deposit that is a reasonable part of the price, kept because a slot was genuinely lost, is easy to stand behind. A large sum kept on a technicality is not. The same goes the other way: if you cancel, the client should get their deposit back or a new date, whichever they prefer, and the policy says so.

Change it to sound like you

The wording is a starting point. Copy it, then change anything that does not sound like you or does not match how you work. If you already have a policy, compare the two: the questions here are the ones most arguments start from.

This is general wording, not legal advice. For the amounts to set and the thinking behind notice periods, read how much a tattoo deposit should be.

Chairtime

A policy that keeps itself.

With Chairtime, clients see your deposit terms above the button before they pay. They can move or cancel from their own page only with the notice you set, and inside it they are told to message you. If you cancel, their deposit goes back to them automatically. Free: nothing a month, and £1 a booking.

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