SURCHARGES

Automated Surcharges for Pet Care Businesses

Automated Surcharges for Pet Care Businesses

Automated Surcharges for Pet Care Businesses

Apply surcharges automatically for holidays, weekends, or extra pets. Scritches ensures your rates are accurate, payments are hassle-free, and you get compensated fairly for every booking. Save time while keeping billing consistent and professional.

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Pet Report Cards Showcase in Scritches
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BENEFITS

BENEFITS

BENEFITS

Scritches Works for You

Scritches Works for You

Accurate Billing

Accurate Billing

Automated Surcharges ensure each booking includes the correct fees for weekends, holidays, or premium services. By automatically applying the right charges, you reduce mistakes and ensure fair compensation for your time and effort. This accuracy helps maintain trust with clients and avoids disputes over unexpected fees.

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Picture showing digital agreements signature, signing, and client signature statuses
Picture showing digital agreements signature, signing, and client signature statuses

Transparent Billing

Transparent Billing

Clients see all applicable surcharges clearly during booking. This upfront transparency reduces confusion, prevents disputes over unexpected fees, and fosters trust in your business. A clear, professional billing process strengthens client relationships and encourages repeat bookings.

Integrated Workflow

Integrated Workflow

Automated Surcharges are fully connected to invoices, client profiles, and bookings. This integration keeps all payment information organized and accurate, ensuring smooth operations and reducing the chance of errors. The result is a professional, reliable system that simplifies billing and improves your overall business workflow.

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Digital agreements keep a logged record of signatures for compliance
Digital agreements keep a logged record of signatures for compliance

Why Use Automated Surcharges for Your Pet Care Business

Why Use Automated Surcharges for Your Pet Care Business

Why Use Automated Surcharges for Your Pet Care Business

Manually calculating surcharges for weekends, holidays, or extra pets can be time-consuming and prone to errors. Scritches’ Automated Surcharges feature automatically adds the correct fees to each booking, keeping your billing accurate and consistent. This ensures you get paid fairly while saving time, reducing mistakes, and maintaining a professional experience for your clients.

Designed for Every Pet Care Business

Designed for Every Pet Care Business

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Pet Sitters & Dog Walkers

Pet sitters and dog walkers can automatically add weekend or holiday fees to bookings. This ensures fair compensation for extra effort, travel, or extended hours. By automating surcharges, you reduce manual calculations, avoid billing errors, and maintain consistency for every client, making your workflow smoother and more efficient.

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Groomers & Trainers

Groomers and trainers benefit from charging correctly for premium sessions, special treatments, or after-hours appointments without adjusting invoices manually. Automated Surcharges let you set rules for specific services or times, helping you maintain accurate billing while providing professional, reliable service that clients can trust.

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Small Boarding or Daycare Providers

Small boarding or daycare businesses can apply surcharges for longer stays, special requests, or high-demand days automatically. This ensures billing is consistent and accurate, reduces administrative work, and allows staff to focus on delivering excellent care. Automated Surcharges save time while keeping operations organized and professional, even during busy periods.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are automated surcharges?

Automated surcharges let you apply additional fees automatically based on specific rules, like weekends, holidays, extra pets, or extended stays. Once set up, these fees are added for you so pricing stays consistent without manual adjustments.

What types of surcharges can I set up?

You can set up surcharges for weekends, holidays, extra pets, and extended stays. These cover the most common situations where pricing differs from your base rates.

How do weekend surcharges work?

You define which days count as weekends and set the surcharge amount. When a booking includes visits on those days, the surcharge is automatically added to the invoice.

How do holiday surcharges work?

Holiday surcharges apply to specific dates you choose. If a booking falls on one of those dates, the surcharge is added automatically, which helps you price busy holiday periods consistently.

How do extra pet surcharges work?

Extra pet surcharges apply when a booking includes more than one pet. You set the per-pet amount, and the surcharge is calculated automatically based on the number of pets on the booking.

How do extended stay surcharges work?

Extended stay surcharges apply when a booking goes beyond a length you define, such as long boarding or multi-day overnights. Once the stay crosses that threshold, the surcharge is automatically applied.

Will clients see surcharges clearly on their invoice?

Yes. All surcharges appear as separate line items on the invoice, so clients can clearly see what they are being charged for and why.

Can I edit or remove a surcharge if needed?

Yes. Automated surcharges handle the default logic, but you always have the final say. You can edit or remove surcharges on an invoice before sending it.

How do automated surcharges help my business?

They keep pricing fair and consistent. You get paid appropriately for busy times, additional pets, or longer stays without relying on memory or manual math.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are automated surcharges?

Automated surcharges let you apply additional fees automatically based on specific rules, like weekends, holidays, extra pets, or extended stays. Once set up, these fees are added for you so pricing stays consistent without manual adjustments.

What types of surcharges can I set up?

You can set up surcharges for weekends, holidays, extra pets, and extended stays. These cover the most common situations where pricing differs from your base rates.

How do weekend surcharges work?

You define which days count as weekends and set the surcharge amount. When a booking includes visits on those days, the surcharge is automatically added to the invoice.

How do holiday surcharges work?

Holiday surcharges apply to specific dates you choose. If a booking falls on one of those dates, the surcharge is added automatically, which helps you price busy holiday periods consistently.

How do extra pet surcharges work?

Extra pet surcharges apply when a booking includes more than one pet. You set the per-pet amount, and the surcharge is calculated automatically based on the number of pets on the booking.

How do extended stay surcharges work?

Extended stay surcharges apply when a booking goes beyond a length you define, such as long boarding or multi-day overnights. Once the stay crosses that threshold, the surcharge is automatically applied.

Will clients see surcharges clearly on their invoice?

Yes. All surcharges appear as separate line items on the invoice, so clients can clearly see what they are being charged for and why.

Can I edit or remove a surcharge if needed?

Yes. Automated surcharges handle the default logic, but you always have the final say. You can edit or remove surcharges on an invoice before sending it.

How do automated surcharges help my business?

They keep pricing fair and consistent. You get paid appropriately for busy times, additional pets, or longer stays without relying on memory or manual math.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are automated surcharges?

Automated surcharges let you apply additional fees automatically based on specific rules, like weekends, holidays, extra pets, or extended stays. Once set up, these fees are added for you so pricing stays consistent without manual adjustments.

What types of surcharges can I set up?

You can set up surcharges for weekends, holidays, extra pets, and extended stays. These cover the most common situations where pricing differs from your base rates.

How do weekend surcharges work?

You define which days count as weekends and set the surcharge amount. When a booking includes visits on those days, the surcharge is automatically added to the invoice.

How do holiday surcharges work?

Holiday surcharges apply to specific dates you choose. If a booking falls on one of those dates, the surcharge is added automatically, which helps you price busy holiday periods consistently.

How do extra pet surcharges work?

Extra pet surcharges apply when a booking includes more than one pet. You set the per-pet amount, and the surcharge is calculated automatically based on the number of pets on the booking.

How do extended stay surcharges work?

Extended stay surcharges apply when a booking goes beyond a length you define, such as long boarding or multi-day overnights. Once the stay crosses that threshold, the surcharge is automatically applied.

Will clients see surcharges clearly on their invoice?

Yes. All surcharges appear as separate line items on the invoice, so clients can clearly see what they are being charged for and why.

Can I edit or remove a surcharge if needed?

Yes. Automated surcharges handle the default logic, but you always have the final say. You can edit or remove surcharges on an invoice before sending it.

How do automated surcharges help my business?

They keep pricing fair and consistent. You get paid appropriately for busy times, additional pets, or longer stays without relying on memory or manual math.

Why Pet Care Companies Love Scritches

Our Customers love us. Here's why you will too. See all our reviews & testimonials →

Scritches cat mascot

"Very user friendly & new features are constantly being added. The support is TOP NOTCH! I recommend it to fellow pet sitters all the time."

Kelly W.

The Velvet Leash

Kelly W. Owner

"Scritches is exactly what I was looking for - sleek and looks so nice and crisp. It's perfectly aligned with my ideal customer who expects this sort of modern experience."

Sara W.

Aledo Pet Sitting LLC

Sara W. Owner

"A platform that actually supports sitters. It makes me feel like I'm in charge of my business again and actually cares about independent sitters instead of making things harder."

Pertuy L.

Paws Cochrane

Pertuy L. Owner

"Switching to Scritches has been one of the better moves I've made. My clients love it. I try to maintain a clean, modern, and well designed feel to my brand, and Scritches matches that perfectly."

Anonymous User

Pet Sitting Service

Anonymous User Owner, Pet Sitter

"I have been apart of the beta team since the beginning and I'm amazed at how far the software has come. If you want to ditch an outdated software, highly recommend going with Scritches!"

Jessica B.

Furry Folk Pet Services

Jessica B. Owner

Why Pet Care Companies Love Scritches

Our Customers love us. Here's why you will too. See all our reviews & testimonials →

Scritches cat mascot

"Very user friendly & new features are constantly being added. The support is TOP NOTCH! I recommend it to fellow pet sitters all the time."

Kelly W.

The Velvet Leash

Kelly W. Owner

"Scritches is exactly what I was looking for - sleek and looks so nice and crisp. It's perfectly aligned with my ideal customer who expects this sort of modern experience."

Sara W.

Aledo Pet Sitting LLC

Sara W. Owner

"A platform that actually supports sitters. It makes me feel like I'm in charge of my business again and actually cares about independent sitters instead of making things harder."

Pertuy L.

Paws Cochrane

Pertuy L. Owner

"Switching to Scritches has been one of the better moves I've made. My clients love it. I try to maintain a clean, modern, and well designed feel to my brand, and Scritches matches that perfectly."

Anonymous User

Pet Sitting Service

Anonymous User Owner, Pet Sitter

"I have been apart of the beta team since the beginning and I'm amazed at how far the software has come. If you want to ditch an outdated software, highly recommend going with Scritches!"

Jessica B.

Furry Folk Pet Services

Jessica B. Owner

Why Pet Care Companies Love Scritches

Our Customers love us. Here's why you will too. See all our reviews & testimonials →

Scritches cat mascot

"Very user friendly & new features are constantly being added. The support is TOP NOTCH! I recommend it to fellow pet sitters all the time."

Kelly W.

The Velvet Leash

Kelly W. Owner

"Scritches is exactly what I was looking for - sleek and looks so nice and crisp. It's perfectly aligned with my ideal customer who expects this sort of modern experience."

Sara W.

Aledo Pet Sitting LLC

Sara W. Owner

"A platform that actually supports sitters. It makes me feel like I'm in charge of my business again and actually cares about independent sitters instead of making things harder."

Pertuy L.

Paws Cochrane

Pertuy L. Owner

"Switching to Scritches has been one of the better moves I've made. My clients love it. I try to maintain a clean, modern, and well designed feel to my brand, and Scritches matches that perfectly."

Anonymous User

Pet Sitting Service

Anonymous User Owner, Pet Sitter

"I have been apart of the beta team since the beginning and I'm amazed at how far the software has come. If you want to ditch an outdated software, highly recommend going with Scritches!"

Jessica B.

Furry Folk Pet Services

Jessica B. Owner

Start Using Automated Surcharges Today

Ensure accurate fees, save time, and maintain transparency with clients. Let Scritches handle surcharges automatically so you can focus on pet care.

Join 500+ petpreneurs already growing their business

Start Using Automated Surcharges Today

Ensure accurate fees, save time, and maintain transparency with clients. Let Scritches handle surcharges automatically so you can focus on pet care.

Join 500+ petpreneurs already growing their business

Start Using Automated Surcharges Today

Ensure accurate fees, save time, and maintain transparency with clients. Let Scritches handle surcharges automatically so you can focus on pet care.

Join 500+ petpreneurs already growing their business

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Scritches is your partner in transforming your pet care business from side hustle to full-time success.

2025 © Scritches. All rights reserved

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Scritches

Scritches is your partner in transforming your pet care business from side hustle to full-time success.

2025 © Scritches. All rights reserved