The Back-To-School Trick That Tech Savvy Parents Are Swearing By

If life comes at you fast, back-to-school comes at you at lightning speed. “No biggie,” you told yourself all summer. “We’ll get what we need and that’ll be the end of summer!” But, now, your kids are home from camp, your beach reads are back at the library, and it’s officially crunch time.

And it’s not just notebooks and markers and backpacks you need to buy. Back-to-school season encompasses so much more. Your oldest’s sneakers are suddenly two sizes too small. Your youngest refuses to carry last year’s backpack. They need new clothes, annual checkups, and of course, haircuts.

There’s always going to be a lot to do (that, we can’t change) but we can figure out ways to get some of your chores done more easily and affordably. When it comes to those back-to-school haircuts, the Great Clips app eliminates the stress of research, appointments, and waiting — and parents are catching on. Influencers like Abi Ayres and Jyoti Chand are leaning into the ease of finding a salon in your area from the comfort of your screen, seeing estimated wait times, and checking in to add your names to the waitlist so you can get the kids all cleaned up at your convenience. Keep reading to steal their back-to-school magic trick that’s streamlining the end of summer.

Find A Salon That Fits Your Routine

What often makes back-to-school prep so overwhelming is trying to check everything off your list while still savoring the last few moments of summer. Between camp field trips, spirit days, visiting with grandparents, and squeezing in one last family outing before everyone settles back into a routine, it’s not just errands competing for your time.

Great Clips can save you precious time when you have none to spare. Have some unexpected downtime between other errands? Might as well check haircuts off the to-do list. With the Great Clips app you can view the salons near you and see their wait times without the need for extra research. Plus, there are 4,400 salon locations across the U.S. and Canada. And as every parent knows, when there’s an opportunity to add a little flexibility to the day, you take it.

Check-In Made Easy

You’ve found a salon near you — now what? Instead of sitting in the waiting area wondering how much longer it’ll be (while your kid tries to negotiate extra screen time), you can do the work in advance. Simply check in to the salon at greatclips.com or open the Great Clips app on your phone. Check out how easy it is in this video from Trend Family:

The Great Clips app and Online Check-In allows you to see estimated wait times, monitor your place in line, view the full waitlist, and get real-time updates before you finish your current errand. Simply enter your name and phone number, and select “Check Me In.” No need to sign up. However, if you want to make the experience even simpler for next time, you can create an account and save your favorite salons.

Save Your Preferences With Clip Notes

Another benefit of creating a Great Clips account is communication across the board. After visiting any location, a Great Clips salon stylist can enter Clip Notes (detailed haircut notes specific information about an appointment), into your profile. This means that next time — even if you go to a different Great Clips salon location — that stylist can look at the details of your previous haircut you liked and work from there. Info like clipper guards, amount taken off, desired length of hair, styling, and more can make certain your child gets the haircut they like every time.

You might not be able to shrink the back-to-school checklist, but you can make it easier to manage. With the Great Clips app, everyday low prices and Clip Notes, Great Clips makes it convenient to cross one more thing off your back-to-school checklist.

Download the Great Clips app today.