Snap a photo —
count your inventory.
Take one picture of each shelf. Claude counts what’s on it and fills the information into a count sheet. No clipboard. No typing.
Performed on the retail shelves of a real hair salon.
| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Color Conserve Shampoo 200 ml | 2 |
| Color Control Conditioner 200 ml | 3 |
| Botanical Repair Strengthening Shampoo | 3 |
| Botanical Repair Masque (rich) | 2 |
Three steps. About five minutes.
If you can take a picture with your phone, you can do this.
Snap each shelf
Stand back and take one clear photo per shelf. Turn bottles so labels face front.
Drop photos in a folder
Copy the photos to your computer. The photo’s date becomes the count date.
Ask Claude to count
Say “count the items in these photos.” Your sheet fills in, one section per shelf.
A real shelf. A real count.
Photo taken at a hair salon. Count made by Claude from that one photo.
| Item | Count |
|---|---|
| Color Conserve Shampoo 200 ml | 2 |
| Color Conserve Conditioner 200 ml | 2 |
| Color Control Shampoo (light) 200 ml | 2 |
| Color Control Conditioner 200 mlUnits behind front tube estimated | 3 |
| Color Control Leave-in Treatment (light) 150 ml | 3 |
| Botanical Repair Purple Toning Shampoo 200 ml | 2 |
| Botanical Repair Strengthening Shampoo 200 ml | 3 |
| Botanical Repair Strengthening Conditioner 200 ml | 1 |
| Botanical Repair Intensive Strengthening Masque (rich) | 2 |
| Botanical Repair Strengthening Leave-in Treatment 100 mlAlso in IMG_6593 – don’t double count | 2 |
| Botanical Repair Bond-Building Styling Creme 150 mlAlso in IMG_6593 – don’t double count | 1 |
| Botanical Repair Strengthening Overnight Serum 100 mlAlso in IMG_6593 – don’t double count | 1 |
| Total units | 24 |
Yellow = bottles hidden behind the front one were estimated. Give it a quick look.
Blue = also seen in the next shelf photo, so it isn’t counted twice.
Make your first count go smoothly
One photo per shelf
One shelf per picture keeps every count clear and easy to check.
Hidden bottles get flagged
When a bottle may be tucked behind another, the row turns yellow so you can double-check.
No double counting
If the same product shows up in two photos, Claude notes it so it isn’t counted twice.
Know what’s on the shelf — and what it’s worth
Add your cost for each item and see the dollar value of every shelf.
Made for small shops with shelves
Want to see it in action?
FREE!
Send us one photo of a stocked shelf in your business. We will do a little magic and return a list of the items and their quantities to you. Easy way to get a physical count done, right? And free to try!
When you send the photo to us, please provide your name and email address. We maintain strict confidentiality and will not share these details with outside parties.
Our email address is: inventory-magic@rwsinfo.com
NOTE: Like the photos in this document, the stock on your shelf should be facing forward and arranged neatly so that your camera clearly sees the labels and the quantities on the shelf.
Submit PhotoExample counts come from a real salon; product names are shortened. Brand names belong to their owners. Always give flagged rows a quick check on the shelf.
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