What a Google review QR code is
It's just your Google review link encoded as a QR code. A customer points their phone camera at it, taps the notification, and lands directly on your review box — no typing, no searching. It turns an in-person moment ("we'd love a quick review") into a review before they've left the counter.
Where to put it so it actually gets scanned
The best spots are wherever you're already face-to-face at the end of a good experience: a small stand-up card at the front desk or checkout, a table tent, the bottom of a printed receipt or invoice, an NFC "tap" card, a chair-side card in a treatment room, or a sticker on the door as people leave.
Pair the code with one plain line — "Enjoyed your visit? A 10-second review means the world to us" — and a staff member actually pointing to it. A QR code no one mentions gets ignored; a QR code someone hands you gets scanned.
Review cards and NFC tap cards
A printed "review card" (business-card sized, QR on the front, short ask on the back) is cheap, works offline, and lives by the register. NFC cards do the same with a tap instead of a scan. Both are one-time costs that keep working — no app, no battery, no per-use fee.
Track scans with a dynamic QR code
A static QR encodes the link directly and can't be edited or measured. A dynamic QR points at a short link you control, so you can see how many scans each placement gets and even swap the destination later without reprinting. If you want to know whether the counter card or the receipt works better, use a dynamic code.
Close the loop automatically
In-person QR codes catch people while they're standing there. For everyone else, an automated email/SMS request a few hours after the visit — with the same review link — catches the ones who left without scanning. Used together, the counter card and the automated follow-up cover both moments.