Question 1

Can it take a deposit?

Accepted Answer

No. Ringmere does not take payment on the phone. It explains your deposit policy exactly as you have written it, such as how much it is, how to pay it and when it is lost, and your studio takes the deposit the way it already does.

Question 2

Will it quote for a custom piece?

Accepted Answer

Only the prices you have set, such as a minimum charge, flash prices or a day rate. Custom work is captured as an enquiry with the idea, the size, the placement and the caller’s number for the artist to price, or booked as a consultation if you offer one.

Question 3

Does it check the caller is over 18?

Accepted Answer

It asks whether they are over 18 when it takes the details, and tells callers your age and ID policy as you have written it. Tattooing anyone under 18 is illegal in Great Britain. It cannot see ID, so checking it stays with you at the door.

Question 4

Can callers send reference images?

Accepted Answer

Not on a call. It tells them how your studio likes to receive references, such as bringing them to the consultation or sending them by email, as you have written it.

Question 5

Can clients book a specific artist?

Accepted Answer

Yes, within each artist’s days and the work they do. Diaries for more than one artist are on Growth and Pro.

Question 6

What if someone rings worried about how a tattoo is healing?

Accepted Answer

It gives no aftercare or medical advice of its own. A worry about redness, swelling or infection goes to the artist straight away with the caller’s number, and a caller describing an emergency is told to call 999.

Question 7

What does an AI receptionist cost for a tattoo studio?

Accepted Answer

Ringmere is £49 a month on Starter, with 150 call minutes and a UK number included, £99 on Growth and £249 on Pro, each with a 7-day free trial. For scale, a studio missing four enquiries a week, one of which would have booked a £300 sitting, has over £1,200 a month at stake. Your own numbers will differ.

Question 8

Is Ringmere an answering service for tattoo studios?

Accepted Answer

Yes, and a virtual receptionist too. Like an answering service, it picks up your calls 24/7 under your business name. Like a virtual receptionist, it answers questions, takes messages and books appointments straight into your diary. Because it is an AI receptionist it costs from £49 a month, never puts a caller on hold, and on Growth and Pro replies on WhatsApp and text as well.

The call	What Ringmere does
“I want a script piece on my forearm, how much?”	Takes the wording, rough size and placement, quotes your minimum or a fixed price if you have set one, and books a consultation or takes the enquiry for the artist to price.
A first tattoo, and a nervous caller	Answers from what you approve, such as how a consultation works and what to expect, and books it without any pressure.
“How much is the deposit?”	Explains your deposit and cancellation policy exactly as written. Ringmere does not take payment on the phone.
A caller who might be under 18	Asked whether they are over 18 and told your ID policy as you have written it. Checking ID stays with you at the door.
Flash days and walk-ins	Tells callers when you take walk-ins and what is on the flash sheet, as you have described it.
A cover-up or a rework of an old piece	Taken as an enquiry with the details and passed to the artist, because that needs someone to see it.
A worry about a healing tattoo	Never advised on. The caller’s number goes to the artist straight away, and a caller describing an emergency is told to call 999.

The AI phone receptionist for tattoo studios.

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Answer, book, and hand you the rest.

Answers your calls, 24/7

Books into your calendar

Escalates what matters

Every call a tattoo studio gets.

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It only ever offers what you approve.

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