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Framing Determines Feeling

Behavioral economics' framing effect, laid bare by deposits:

- **Risk frame**: "NT$500 deposit required to book" → client reads: a possible NT$500 loss → hesitation
- **Transaction frame**: "Treatment NT$1,800; pay NT$500 when booking, fully credited at your visit" → client reads: the first installment of a payment plan → natural

Same money, two frames, two booking rates. The difference: whether the deposit sits inside the total-price context, and whether it's described as a possible loss or an amount already paid.

The three script types are three ways to put the frame in the right position.

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Taking Deposits but Still Getting No-Shows? Three Scripts That Make Deposits Feel Fair

Deposits are the most effective no-show defense — industry research shows over 50% reduction. But the posture of the words "we take a deposit" decides whether clients feel protected or suspected. New clients, regulars, prime-time slots: three situations, three scripts, one principle — the deposit holds the slot for you; it doesn't punish you.