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QR codes for salons, clinics, and restaurants are not the same thing as a "scan and view menu" QR. The ones that actually grow revenue do something else: they open WhatsApp with a booking message already typed, hand the conversation to Wutt Book, and lock a slot in the calendar before a competitor answers. This page shows the exact scan-to-book flow and three print-ready QR designs (A2 wall poster, A5 table tent, 60mm circular sticker) with pixel-perfect dimensions and the wa.me link format.

The full scan-to-book flow

Customer scans QR at reception / on table / on door
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Wutt short link resolves to wa.me/966500000000
  with prefilled booking message
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WhatsApp opens with text in the input box
  Customer taps Send
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Wutt Inbox receives the message
  - detects intent = booking
  - identifies the location from the short-link slug
  - replies in the customer language (ar / en)
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AI assistant offers 3 time slots from Wutt Book
  Customer picks one
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Wutt Book creates a booking (PENDING -> CONFIRMED)
  Calendar invite (.ics) sent
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WhatsApp template booking_confirm_v1 sent with [Add to calendar] [Cancel]
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Confirmation SMS sent via Twilio / Unifonic (optional)
  T-24h: WhatsApp reminder
  T+2h : post-visit review request

The wa.me link format that works

Phone used in the example: +966500000000. Replace with the real business number (in E.164, no +, no spaces).

https://wa.me/966500000000?text=Hi%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20book%20a%20haircut%20at%20Olaya%20branch.

For per-location tracking, use a Wutt short link instead. The short link stores the location, the source (poster / tent / sticker), and the prefilled message, and rewrites to the same wa.me URL:

wutt.link/salon-olaya-table  -> wa.me/966500000000?text=Hi%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20book%20at%20Olaya%20branch.%20Table%20number%3A%20%7Btable%7D

3 print-ready QR designs

1. A2 wall poster (salon entrance, clinic reception)

Best for: high-traffic, visible from 3m+ away. Customers scan while walking in.

2. A5 table tent (restaurant table, salon mirror shelf)

Best for: per-table or per-station. Laminated, double-sided.

3. 60mm circular sticker (hand mirror, takeaway cup, prescription bag)

Best for: high-touch surfaces customers already hold. Permanent vinyl.

Tracking which QR drove the booking

Each QR variant gets a unique slug. Wutt logs the slug on the contact record, so when the booking lands you can see the source:

contact.source     = "qr_poster_a2"
contact.source_url = "wutt.link/salon-olaya-poster"
booking.attribution = "qr_poster_a2"