Orders and shop

Take product orders by phone and online, and track them from order to pickup or delivery.

Orders let your receptionist and booking page sell products, such as baked goods, retail items, or takeout. Orders are tracked from placement to completion in the Shop page.

Turning orders on

Go to Settings → Features and turn on Products and Orders. Orders are off by default. Once they are on, products move from Business to Shop → Products.

Setting up products

Open a product and go to its ordering settings:

SettingDescription
Available for orderingWhether customers can order this product
PriceOptional. Leave empty for quote-only products.
Track quantityNo limit, or Limited to track stock. Stock is tracked per location, and orders reduce it.
Fulfillment optionsPickup (default), Delivery, or Digital. At least one is required.
LocationsWhere the product is sold
Intake questionsDetails to collect when ordering, such as a cake message

Delivery fees

In Shop → Settings, set a Delivery fee and optionally Free delivery above an order total. Set the threshold to 0 to always charge the fee.

How customers order

  • By phone: the receptionist takes the order, confirms items and fulfillment, and gives the caller a confirmation number. Callers can also check, change, or cancel an existing order.
  • Online: on your booking page, customers choose Order, add items, and submit the order. They receive a link to update or cancel the order.

Each order can have up to 50 lines, with a quantity of 1–99 per line.

Managing orders

Open Shop → Orders to see orders from your receptionist, your website, and manual entries. Select Add order to create one yourself. Orders also appear on the calendar.

Each order shows the customer, items, delivery details, total, timing, answers to intake questions, customer notes, and internal notes. Move an order through its statuses with Mark as:

StatusMeaning
PendingPlaced, not yet confirmed
ConfirmedAccepted by your business
PreparingBeing prepared
ReadyReady for pickup or delivery
CompletedPicked up or delivered
CancelledCancelled by you or the customer

Notifications

When orders are placed, changed, or cancelled, Reception.ai notifies your business and the customer by email and/or SMS. Orders also appear in post-call summaries. See Notifications and SMS.