How to Set Up Variable Rates in Birrdi

Birrdi allows you to charge different prices throughout the day while still showing customers one simple rate option.

For example, the customer can see only:

Public

while the price automatically changes based on the day and time they reserve.

This is done by creating multiple Birrdi rates with the exact same name, with each rate covering the appropriate day and time range.

Variable pricing in Birrdi is built using multiple separate rates.

For example, you may have:

Even though these are four separate rates in Birrdi, they are all named:

Public

Because the rate names match, the customer sees a single Public option.

Birrdi determines which Public rate applies based on the reservation's day and time.

Every Birrdi rate should be connected to a Square item, but you do not need a unique Square item for every time block or day of the week.

If multiple rate blocks use the same price and represent the same type of pricing, they can use the same Square item.

For example, both of these Off-Peak periods can use:

30 Min Public Off-Peak

And both Peak periods can use:

30 Min Public Peak

Only use a different Square item when the price or pricing type is different.

Do not add the day of the week or create names such as:

Monday 30 Min Public Peak

or:

30 Min Public Peak 2

The Square item should describe the pricing, not the individual schedule block.

The duration in your Square item name should match your Birrdi Booking Interval.

Birrdi Booking Intervals are:

For example, with a 30-minute Booking Interval, you might use:

With a 60-minute Booking Interval, you might use:

If you are setting up Member pricing, use:

The Birrdi rate name itself should still simply be:

Public

or:

Member

Before creating your variable rates in Birrdi, create the Square items you will need.

For example, if your Booking Interval is 30 minutes and:

your Square items could be:

You can reuse these Square items anywhere the same pricing applies.

If you have another pricing period with a different price, create an additional Square item for that price.

Go to:

Simulators → Select Simulator → Rates

For each pricing period:

Then create the next rate for the next pricing period.

Variable pricing should be configured for each day based on your pricing schedule.

For example:

These are three separate Birrdi rate blocks, but the two Off-Peak blocks can reuse the same 30 Min Public Off-Peak Square item.

Repeat the appropriate schedule for each day of the week.

Your days do not all have to use the same pricing schedule.

The Birrdi rate name controls what the customer sees.

If you create rates named:

the customer may see multiple rate options.

Instead, keep each customer-facing rate named:

Public

The different schedules and connected Square items determine which price applies.

The same concept applies to Member rates:

Member

The customer sees one simple rate option while Birrdi automatically applies the appropriate underlying pricing.

When creating variable rates, make sure your time ranges cover the intended day without accidental gaps or overlaps.

For example:

Then repeat the appropriate structure for each day of the week.

Peak and Off-Peak are common Square item labels, but they are not required.

If it better matches your pricing structure, you can use labels such as:

For example:

The important thing is that the Square item clearly identifies the Booking Interval, Public or Member pricing, and the pricing period.

To set up variable pricing in Birrdi:

The customer sees one simple Public or Member rate.

Behind the scenes, Birrdi uses the appropriate rate and Square item based on the day and time of the reservation.