DEMO — fictional business, sample content. Not a real shop. No real booking or SMS.

Portfolio DEMO · NYC digital receptionist

Your fade doesn’t wait. Neither should your phone.

Fictional three-chair shop on a made-up stretch of Bedford Ave — built to show how a digital receptionist talks like the block, books the chair, and texts back when Marcus is mid-fade.

DEMO address · 412 Example Ave @ Hancock · Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn

Grab a chair →
02 / Menu What we cut

Not a price list. A point of view.

Signature names for a fictional shop. Durations and dollars are DEMO placeholders — invent nothing about real results.

DEMO note: every service, price, and minute below is sample content for portfolio display only.

Everyday armor

Block Classic

$38

Wash, scissor work, and a clean finish. The cut you get when you have somewhere to be and still want to look like you meant it.

~30 min · sample

Beard architecture

Nostrand Line-Up

$22

Cheek, neck, and mustache geometry — tight enough for a Tuesday, soft enough for Sunday service.

~15 min · sample

Combo

Fade + Beard Pact

$58

Hancock fade and Nostrand line-up in one sit. For when your calendar and your edges are both behind.

~55 min · sample

Slow ritual

Hot Towel Reset

$42

Steam, straight razor, bay rum on the neck. The chair goes quiet. You remember you have a face.

~30 min · sample

Next generation

Little Homie Cut

$28

Ages 12 & under. DeShawn’s patience, cartoon talk optional. Weekday mornings preferred — sample policy.

~25 min · sample

03 / Chairs Who’s cutting

Three chairs. Three opinions.

Fictional barbers for the DEMO. Book the person, not the logo — that’s the point of naming them.

DEMO note: Marcus, Lena, and DeShawn are invented characters. No bios claim real clients or credentials.

MC

Marcus Cole

Owner · Fades

Grew up two blocks over (in this fiction). Speaks in clipper guards and subway delays. If you want the Hancock Low Fade, you’re in his chair.

LO

Lena Ortiz

Texture · Shape-ups

Precision freak with a soft spot for curls and coils. Will tell you honestly if that Instagram reference won’t survive humidity.

DR

DeShawn “D” Reed

Classics · Kids

Scissors-first. Keeps the Little Homie chair calm. Knows every teacher conference schedule on the block — sample lore only.

04 / Visit When & where

Find us on the fictional corner.

Sample hours and a made-up Bed-Stuy address. The subway letters are real; the door is not.

Hours

MondayClosed — recover
Tuesday – Friday10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Saturday9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Sunday11:00 AM – 4:00 PM

The corner (DEMO)

Bedford Street Barbers
412 Example Ave @ Hancock St
Brooklyn, NY 11216

Phone (555) 014-2877

Email hello@example.com

A C G Nostrand / Bedford-Nostrand · sample

Fictional address & 555 number — DEMO only.

05 / Receptionist The machinery

How the sample flow clicks.

What this portfolio DEMO is selling as a pattern — not a performance claim.

01

Chat with an attitude

Scripted front desk that knows hours, the Hancock fade, and when to shut up and send you to booking.

02

Hand-off to the chair

Booking intent → demo form (or Calendly/Square in a live build). Same link the SMS would use.

03

Missed call, sharp text

Twilio + Zapier/Make/n8n playbook with copy that sounds like the shop — see missed-call-text.md.

06 / Book Demo only

Tell us when. We’ll pretend to pencil you in.

This form never leaves the page. A live build would open Calendly, Square Appointments, or whatever the shop already pays for.

DEMO form: submit shows a local confirmation only. No emails, SMS, or calendar events.

You’re only testing this DEMO UI. No appointment is booked. Promise.

Locked in locally — nothing left this browser. In a live setup: booking + confirmation text + reminder (see booking-setup.md).