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Declined work follow-up for auto shops: win back the no

Shopmonkey's Genius plan follows up automatically on estimates customers didn't approve, and lists deferred work to call about. From $449£338€402A$648C$635 a month.

At a glance

  • What it costs$449–499£338–375€402–446A$648–720C$635–705 a month

  • Worth, in extra profit or time saved in the worked example$810£609€725A$1,169C$1,145 a month

  • Pays for itselfWithin the month

  • Sign up and configure; no technical skills neededEasy to set up

Figures come from the worked example below, using its stated assumptions. Tool prices checked . How we check prices

The problem

A customer says no to $450£338€403A$650C$636 of struts or a timing belt today, meaning not this week, and then nobody asks again. If a shop has 40 declined jobs a month and wins back none of them later, that work usually goes to whoever reminds the customer first.

What the AI does

Shopmonkey's Genius plan adds automated estimate follow-ups, so customers who didn't approve an estimate get a reminder without the advisor remembering. Every plan includes deferred services reports, two-way text and email, and e-signatures, so the advisor can also call the oldest deferred safety items each week. The advisor reviews each estimate again before re-sending, because prices and the car's condition change.

A worked example

An illustrative example built from typical figures, not a named business.

A four-bay shop in Tampa already on Shopmonkey records about 40 declined jobs a month, averaging $450£338€403A$650C$636. The owner moves to Genius, turns on automated estimate follow-ups and has the advisor work the deferred services report every Friday.

Before

About 40 declined jobs a month and no follow-up

After

Automatic follow-ups plus a weekly call list: about 4 jobs a month won back at $450£338€403A$650C$636

What it's worth

About $810£609€725A$1,169C$1,145 a month in profit, at an assumed 45% margin on $1,800£1,353€1,611A$2,598C$2,544 of work won back (4 jobs a month at $450£338€403A$650C$636). That is against $449£338€402A$648C$635 a month billed annually, or $499£375€446A$720C$705 monthly, for Genius with 5 users. A shop already on Basic ($215£162€192A$310C$304 annually) pays about $234£176€209A$338C$331 a month more.

How to set it up

  1. Move to Shopmonkey Genius ($449£338€402A$648C$635 a month annually, $499£375€446A$720C$705 monthly), the plan with automated estimate follow-ups.
  2. Record every declined job on the repair order with the reason (price, timing, wants a second opinion).
  3. Turn on automated estimate follow-ups and check the wording and timing in settings.
  4. Every Friday, run the deferred services report and call customers with declined safety items first.
  5. Have the service advisor re-check prices and approve each estimate before it's re-sent; follow your state's written estimate rules.

What goes wrong

  • Genius includes 5 users; extra users are $20£15€18A$29C$28 a month each.
  • Follow-up texts need the customer's consent and a working STOP under the TCPA.
  • Chasing every declined wiper blade annoys people. Follow up on safety items and big jobs, not everything.

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Last updated October 18, 2026.