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Full lanes on slow nights.

Message your leagues, book more birthday parties, keep a lane waitlist on busy nights and fill slow weeknights with one offer, by text and/or email.

  • League messages to just the bowlers in that league.
  • A lane waitlist by text on busy nights.
  • Slow-night specials sent in a minute.
A sample text conversation with Strike Zone Lanes
Strike Zone LanesText message
Today 7:20 pm

Hi Casey, your lane is ready! Head to the front counter for your shoes.

Coming!

Lane 12. Have fun!

How it works in a bowling center

Six moments that fill the lanes

Each message goes out by text and/or email, whichever your bowlers prefer, and every reply lands in one inbox.

Saturday night Waitlist

A lane waitlist by text

Bowlers join the waitlist, then grab food or play arcade games. One tap tells them their lane is ready.

Your lane is ready! Head to the front counter for your shoes.

On our way

League night Group messages

Messages for each league

Message just the Tuesday mixed league about schedule changes or banquet details.

Tuesday Mixed League: the banquet is May 20 at 6. Reply with your headcount.

2 from Team Pin Pals

Birthday season Forms

Book more parties

Parents request a party from a form on your page, and the details come straight to you.

Thanks! We got your party request for Saturday the 12th, 10 kids. We’ll confirm today.

Slow Tuesday Text & email promotions

Fill slow nights

Send a weeknight special to your list, and see who clicked.

Tonight only: $2 games and $1 shoe rental from 6 to 9.

Every visit Loyalty rewards

Rewards for regulars

Visits add up to free games, tracked on their phone.

That’s 9 visits! Your next game is free.

After a visit Review requests

More 5-star reviews

Happy bowlers get your Google link, and anyone unhappy reaches you privately first.

Thanks for bowling with us! Did you have fun? Reply YES or NO.

YES, so much fun

Everything your center gets

The tools above, plus a page of your own that bowlers can join from a QR code.

Lane waitlistBowlers join from a QR code and get a message when their lane is ready.
Group messagesA group for each league, team or party.
Party request formsBirthday party and group event requests.
Text & email promotionsSlow-night specials, with click counts. Loyalty rewardsVisits toward free games, tracked on their phone.
CouponsSlow-night and birthday-party coupons on your page.

Your bowlers stay in control

Bowlers choose text and/or email, keep their own contact info up to date and can stop messages at any time.

Suggested plan

Most bowling centers start with Growth

It has everything on this page. More than one location? Pro includes three.

Compare all plans

Growth

$249/month

  • Text and/or email messages
  • Waitlist, reservations and reminders
  • Contests, games and surveys
  • Discount cards sold online
  • Every page style
  • 10 staff logins
Start free for 60 days

Questions bowling centers ask

Do bowlers need to download an app?

No. Messages arrive by text and/or email. Bowlers can also log in to your page at thanku.deals with a one-time code to see their rewards and league news. There’s no app and no password.

Can we message one league at a time?

Yes. Put bowlers in groups by league or team, and message one group or everyone.

Can parents book parties online?

They can send a party request from your page with the date and headcount, and you confirm it.

What does texting cost?

Text messages are billed by how many you send, separately from your plan. Email is included in every plan.

Try it free for 60 days

Every Growth feature included. We’ll help you set up your league groups and your lane waitlist.

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