Gift Ideas for Salon Clients: Great Budget Friendly Ideas

Summary

Giving your clients gifts is a great way to show your appreciation for their business. Gift giving can not only boost your customers’ affinity for your business, but increase rebooking rates and generate buzz that gets more traffic through your door. This article will explore some gift ideas for salon clients that you can use for inspo at your own salon. 

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5 Great Gift Ideas for Salon Clients

As a salon owner, showing appreciation to your clients is crucial. They are not only your loyal customers, but also the backbone of your business. With holidays and special occasions around the corner, it’s the perfect time to show your gratitude with a thoughtful and personalized gift. From gift cards to hair and product bundles, there are many options to choose from.

Here are five gift ideas your salon clients will love:

1. Retail product bundles

If you have excess retail product (first, take a look at our recent post on inventory management and you’ll thank us later!), then use this as an opportunity to quickly offload items that are taking up storage space or that aren’t moving as fast as you’d like. Offering these bundled products also creates a moment for you to upsell your retail at an attractive price for your clients and get them (or their friends or family) in the habit of coming to you for their favorite beauty or wellness products.

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2. At-home maintenance kits

Creating maintenance kits is the perfect opportunity for clients to give the glamorous friends in their lives a little something for those in-between appointment times. Think lash brushes, travel size products, or accessories that complement the services you offer on your menu. You can also offer treatments designed for hair or nails to help prolong the quality of their recent service (whether that was with you or another business). Maintenance kits go beyond a temporary discount or disposable free sample – they’re reused over a period of weeks, which means clients think of your business every time they use it. 

3. Free samples

You can tease free samples with any next service or entice customers to snatch up any extra openings you may have by adding on these complimentary treats when they book. Encourage them to use these for sharing with friends or family (or keep for their own holiday pampering) – either way, consider the stockings stuffed.

4. E-gift cards 

Gift cards can be a powerful revenue stream for salons, spas, medspas, and other beauty and wellness businesses. They are one of the quickest, easiest, and most versatile gifting options you can offer your clients. The ultimate last-minute savior, e-gift cards can be purchased by clients 24/7 and they don’t have to come into your business to pick up a physical card or certificate. E-gift cards guarantee revenue by allowing clients to prepay for services, and have a higher redemption rate than physical gift cards, which means more opportunity to turn first time customers into repeat clients. 

GlossGenius offers gift card services to help you unlock new revenue and expand your clientele. Automatically track gift card sales, balance, and usage history from a single dashboard, with all of your data synced through our POS (and included in your sales report so your books stay accurate without manual input). Set up gift cards in seconds with built-in templates and ready-made designs to entice customers during online booking or checkout. GlossGenius also offers marketing tools (including an AI assistant) to help you draft SMS and email campaigns for your gift cards and ensure your clients get the message. 

5. Collaborative packages

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More than gifts, let’s not forget that the holidays are about connection and community. Take advantage of this time of year and connect with your neighborhood business owners or nearby industry colleagues to collaborate on special packages that will support local businesses. If you’re a nail tech, hit up your nearby makeup artist and create a holiday glam promotion ahead of the party season. Or if you’re an esthetician, team up with a local nutritionist for an inside/out post-holiday detox package. The possibilities are endless when you start getting other #GlossBosses in your squad.

Turn Satisfied Clients Into Referral Sources with GlossGenius

Gifting your clients helps strengthen your relationships with them and can help you express genuine gratitude for their patronage, which in turn can boost their loyalty to your salon, spa, or wellness center – and your rebooking rates. Happy customers are more likely to recommend your business to others, but even though word of mouth is a powerful tool, sometimes a referral needs a little extra push. 

With gift cards, your clients are providing prepaid services to their friends and family, getting them through your doors and giving you a chance to dazzle them with your services. 

GlossGenius provides all the critical gift card features you need, with automatic data tracking and syncing across the entire platform. Plus, our seamless Online Booking features make it easy to keep your calendar full, while our Marketing tools allow you to keep your clients informed about the latest promos or services. 

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