Consignment stores, are you looking for a way to let your consignors book a consignment appointment online? Google recently added an Appointments feature to Google Calendar. When you go to create a new Event, you will now see an Appointment slots option:
You can then publish this calendar online for free and consignors can schedule appointments online:
You can block-out appointment times and specify the length of each consignment appointment:
Once the appointment has been booked, the appointment time shows as booked online…
If you have a website, you can easily embed this calendar into a web page, or, just post a link to it on your Facebook page.
Google’s Appointment Scheduler offers consignment stores the following features:
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- Set specific time frames when consignment appointments are available.
- Publish your calendar online for free, so consignors can schedule appointments online.
- Set specific days and times when consignments are accepted.
- Receive a notification when a consignor books an appointment.
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Your consignors will have to have a Gmail account, which is free and many already utilize Gmail.
Edit [12/4/2012 @ 2:19PM]: Added additional screenshots.
Dean
I am a Software Developer, System Administrator, and consignment software specialist. I currently manage hundreds of consignment workstations, point of sale systems, and database servers all across North America and I am the developer of Peeps' Software, Peeps2Go, and Peeps' Consignor Login for iOS and Android. I've been helping consignment & resale store-owners since 2003. I started The Computer Peeps in February of 2010. Peeps' Software launched in 2016 and is now on hundreds of systems all across North America. I have successfully converted dozens of stores from all of the major consignment software systems. After 20 years of working with consignment stores, I understand the unique challenges consignment & resale store-owners face. From electrical issues in old buildings or strip malls, to advocating for them when their old consignment software keeps crashing.