Supply the color. Charge by usage.

Your booth renters mix from your backbar. Every gram goes on their tab, priced your way, and you send one statement instead of guessing what they used.

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SalonScale Bar Tab report showing each booth renter's running color tab
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$2,391.25 · 5 renters
For hybrid salons

Renters use your backbar

Renters mix from your shelf the way your employees do. Every gram is weighed against their own login and lands on their tab, so nobody is keeping a tally on a sticky note.

They get color on demand and no inventory to buy. You get product revenue that grows with how busy they are.

A booth renter mixing color from the salon backbar in SalonScale
Their tab

Charges add up in the background

Every appointment a renter logs adds to their running total, priced at cost or with the markup you set. You can see where each tab stands at any point in the month.

Renters see their own tab too, so the number at the end of the month is never a surprise.

Running color tabs for each booth renter in SalonScale
Getting paid

One statement per renter

Close the period and each renter gets an itemized statement: what they mixed, when, and what it costs. Collect it alongside rent instead of chasing it.

Fixed rent stays fixed. Color stops being the part of the business you subsidize.

Itemized end-of-period color statement for a booth renter

Common questions

Who is Bar Tab for?

Salons that supply color to booth renters. Rent covers the chair; Bar Tab covers the product, charged by what each renter actually uses.

How does a renter get charged?

Each renter logs their own appointments. Every gram they weigh is priced and added to their tab, and you settle the tab on whatever cycle you already use for rent.

Can I mark the color up?

Yes. Charge your exact cost, or add a percentage. The rule is yours and applies to every appointment a renter logs.

What markup do most salons use?

Most salons add 20-30% to their cost. That margin usually covers your SalonScale subscription on its own, and everything past it is new revenue from color you were already buying.

Do renters see what they owe?

Yes. Renters see their own appointments and their running tab, so the statement at the end of the period matches what they already know.

What’s in it for my renters?

Plenty. Renters always know what to charge their clients for product and exactly what they’ll owe you. They pay only for the color they actually use instead of buying and storing a full line, and they never have to count stock or place an order. A small markup is a fair trade for all of that, so it works for both of you.

What if a renter brings their own color?

Most salons set one rule: either the salon supplies the color or renters bring their own. If a renter brings their own, there’s nothing to put on a Bar Tab, so they stay off your account. They can get their own SalonScale subscription if they want to track their color.

Does this keep my inventory accurate?

Yes. A renter mixing from your backbar draws stock down the same way an employee does, so your counts and reorder points stay right.

Do renters need their own subscription?

Not if your salon supplies the color. Renters are added to your salon account with their own login and use your subscription, and you decide what they can see. Renters who bring their own color would need their own subscription.

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