The pager that never goes missing
Buzzers cost money, need charging, stop working at the end of the street and go home in people's pockets. Give your customers a live link on the phone they already own instead — and let them wait wherever they actually want to.
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Four things every pager does
None of these are anybody's fault. They are what a small radio device in a stranger's hand does, and no amount of care at the counter fixes them.
They walk out of the door
Pagers leave in pockets, in bags and in bins. Every venue that has run them has a drawer of chargers for units that no longer exist, and a replacement cost nobody budgeted for.
They stop at the end of the street
A pager works to the edge of its range. Your customer cannot nip to the bank or wait in the car, which is the one thing they actually want to do.
They need charging, cleaning and counting
A tray of pucks is a small daily job that never ends: charge overnight, wipe between customers, count at close, chase the missing one.
They tell the customer nothing
A buzz says “now”. It never says “about ten minutes”, so people hover near the counter anyway — which is the crowd you bought the pagers to get rid of.
Three steps, no hardware
They scan the code on your counter
No app, no download, no account. The camera does it.
They get a live link
It shows their place in the line and updates itself. They can stand outside, sit next door, or wait in the car.
You tap once when it is ready
Their page changes to say it is their turn. It costs you nothing to tell them — the link is a web page, not a paid message.
The screen behind your counter can show who is being served at the same time, so the room stays informed without anyone asking your staff. That is included, like everything else.
What a set of pagers really costs
A starter set of buzzers and a charging base is a few hundred dollars before anyone has waited for anything. Then units go missing, batteries die, and the set gets topped up — quietly, every year, forever.
turnda is $44 per location per month, or $440 a year. Unlimited customers, unlimited staff, and the phones are already in your customers' hands and already charged.
Work out your own numbers on the cost page — it counts the running cost of the software, which is the part that keeps going.
Straight answers
Do my customers have to install anything?
No. They point a camera at a QR code and a web page opens. There is no app, no account and no password — that is the whole reason it works for a queue where most people are new.
What if someone has no phone, or does not want to use it?
Your staff can add them to the line by hand and call the number out, exactly as you do now. The screen on the wall still shows who is up. Nobody is forced onto a phone to buy a coffee.
How far away can they go?
As far as they like. It is a web page rather than a radio signal, so range is not a thing that exists here. They can be at home.
What does it cost per customer?
Nothing. The price is $44 per location per month and the live link has no per-person cost, so a queue out of the door on a Saturday costs exactly what a quiet Tuesday costs.
Is this right for a restaurant with tables?
Not really, and we would rather say so. turnda runs a line of people waiting for a counter, a collection point or a chair. It does not do table plans, party sizes or seating, so if you need those, this is the wrong tool.
Give the pagers back.
$44 per location per month — unlimited customers, and nothing to charge overnight.
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