# calculator

title: "How Much an Empty Chair Costs"
description: "A simple calculation: how much lost windows and empty chairs cost a business - and how much of that can be recovered."
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  <h1 class="chero__title">How Much an Empty Chair Costs</h1>
  <p class="chero__lead">A visitor came in, didn't find what they needed, didn't book, and left. That's not zero. That's a lost window. Calculate yours.</p>
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<p class="lede">Every unbooked window is real money lost. A salon whose stylist idles for an hour loses the price of a service. Multiply that by the number of such windows per month - and you'll see an amount you usually don't think about.</p>

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  <label for="c-price">Average service price (in your currency)</label>
  <input id="c-price" type="number" min="0" step="1" inputmode="numeric" placeholder="e.g., 40">
  <label for="c-slots">How many windows are wasted per month</label>
  <input id="c-slots" type="number" min="0" step="1" inputmode="numeric" placeholder="e.g., 20">
  <p id="c-out" style="margin-top:18px;font-size:19px;font-weight:600;color:var(--accent-d)"></p>
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<h2 id="chto-delaet">What the guide does about it</h2>
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  <li><strong>Catches those who don't want to search.</strong> The visitor asks by voice - and gets an answer immediately, instead of leaving due to an inconvenient menu.</li>
  <li><strong>Guides them to booking.</strong> Doesn't just answer, but leads them to a form or booking and helps them complete it while the person is on the site.</li>
  <li><strong>Works around the clock.</strong> Answers "how much does it cost" and "how to book" at night and on weekends - when you're not by the phone.</li>
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      <li><a href="#chto-delaet">What the guide does</a></li>
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<script>
(function(){
  var p=document.getElementById('c-price'), s=document.getElementById('c-slots'), o=document.getElementById('c-out');
  function fmt(n){ return Math.round(n).toLocaleString('en-US'); }
  function calc(){
    var price=parseFloat(p.value)||0, slots=parseFloat(s.value)||0;
    if(price<=0||slots<=0){ o.textContent=''; return; }
    var month=price*slots, year=month*12;
    o.innerHTML='Per month, <strong>'+fmt(month)+'</strong> slips away, per year - <strong>'+fmt(year)+'</strong>. Some of these windows can be recovered.';
  }
  p.addEventListener('input',calc); s.addEventListener('input',calc);
})();
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