If you see a warning that your rate name contains terms like:
Weekday / Weekend
Morning / Evening / Night
Peak / Off-Peak
Special
Or similar time-based wording
Birrdi is flagging this for a reason.
These naming conventions are not recommended and can create issues in your pricing setup.
Why You Should Not Use Time-Based Names
1. Customers Should Not See Your Internal Pricing Logic
Your customers do not need to know:
Whether the rate is weekday or weekend
Whether it's peak or off-peak
Whether it’s morning or evening pricing
When customers see pricing labeled this way, it:
Creates unnecessary confusion
Encourages customers to question pricing differences
Makes them compare time slots instead of simply booking
Customers only need to know:
Is this the Public Rate?
Is this a Member Rate?
Is this a Player’s Card Rate?
That’s it.
Time-based pricing should happen in the background, not in the name.
2. Time-Based Names Can Cause Rate Conflicts
Using words like “Weekday” or “Morning” in the rate name can:
Cause confusion when you adjust hours
Create inconsistencies if your schedule changes
Lead to mismatched expectations between name and actual time window
For example:
If you rename hours or shift time ranges, your rate name may no longer match the actual availability.
This leads to:
Admin confusion
Staff confusion
Reporting inconsistencies
Setup errors
Important: Variable Rates Do NOT Work Across Days
Variable rates in Birrdi are configured per day of the week.
Rates on different days are completely independent.
For example:
If you have:
Public (Monday)
Public (Tuesday)
These are not connected in any way.
Only Monday’s Public rate controls Monday pricing.
Only Tuesday’s Public rate controls Tuesday pricing.
Changing one does not update the other.
If you want variable pricing:
You must configure it individually for each day
Each day’s rate must be set up correctly
There is no automatic linking across days
This is by design to give you precise control over your schedule.
✅ Best Practice for Naming Rates
Keep your rate names simple and clean.
Good Examples:
Public
Gold Member
Players Pass
Avoid:
Weekday Public Rate
Weekend Peak Rate
Morning Member Rate
Off-Peak Special
Night Rate
How Pricing Should Work Instead
Let Birrdi handle pricing based on:
Time ranges
Days of the week
Scheduling rules
Your rate name should stay constant, even if the pricing changes based on time.
This keeps your system clean and scalable.
Summary
✔ Keep rate names simple
✔ Do not include time-based wording
✔ Let Birrdi control time-based pricing behind the scenes
✔ Only expose Public vs Member vs Pass distinctions to customers