Discount & Promotion Calculator

A 20% discount does not cost 20% of your profit. It usually costs far more, because products, rent and labor cost the same whether the client pays full price or not. On a $150 service that earns $60 after costs, a $30 discount takes half the profit.

Use this before you run a new-client special, a holiday lash promotion or a brow and tint bundle. Solo providers and owners enter the regular price, the discount, the service length and product cost, monthly rent and labor: your pay per hour if you work solo, or the provider’s wage and commission if you own the business. Commission is paid on the sale price, so it falls with the discount. Add how many promotional appointments you expect to see the whole promotion. Under “Customize your calculation” you can add other overhead, card processing and your target profit margin (30% or more).

The result shows the sale price, profit before and after the discount, profit lost per appointment, the break-even discount where profit reaches $0 with labor paid, and the deepest discount that still keeps your target margin. It is an estimate to plan with, not a promise of how a promotion will perform.