Evening questions: the customer asks at eight in the evening, you see it in the morning
Half of customer questions arrive outside business hours. The AI assistant answers from your knowledge base in the evening and at weekends too, and by morning lists what people asked.
51.8% of visitor questions arrive outside business hours.
Basis: 1,686 visitor questions, 21 customers (customers in Hungary, CET), 8 July – 6 October 2026, business hours weekdays 8:00–17:00. Source: own platform data.
Short answer
51.8 percent of visitor questions arrive outside business hours, after 17:00 on weekdays or at weekends (1,686 questions, 21 customers, 8 July – 6 October 2026). Anyone who asks in the evening and gets no answer orders elsewhere by morning. The AI assistant answers on your website in the evening too, from your knowledge base; what it does not know, it can forward together with the contact details, and in the morning it lists what people asked.
Source: Own platform data, 90 days of usage, 8 July – 6 October 2026
How it solves it
The enquiry becomes a lead
Chat AI answers at night too, and if the visitor asks, it records their contact details on the portal
Video transcript
A company website. The AI assistant waits for the visitor in the bottom right corner.
The first message shows that AI is answering. The EU AI Act also requires this.
The visitor describes their own problem.
The assistant answers from the company’s own materials, instantly.
They ask for a call back from a colleague.
The assistant offers to book an appointment.
They prefer to leave their contact details: the contact form appears.
Name, email and consent to data processing. One click to send.
The enquiry appears on the portal immediately, among the leads.
The time of consent is also recorded.
Silent video with on-screen captions; the list gives the same text. Length: 44 seconds.
What happens today after eight in the evening
The customer asks about the delivery time in the chat or by email. Nobody is in the office. At eight in the morning a colleague replies, but the customer has already ordered elsewhere.
In our own data, 22.2 percent of questions arrived at the weekend and 29.5 percent on weekday evenings.
What the assistant does in the evening
It answers from the knowledge base: delivery, size, returns, stock, opening hours. The answer typically arrives within a few seconds.
It does not guess where there is no content. It asks for the customer’s email address or phone number and can forward them to you; the customer knows that someone will get in touch on the next working day.
In the morning you see the night-time questions on the portal. On Monday, the summary email tells you how many questions arrived, how many of them outside business hours, and what the assistant did not know.
One evening, three questions
AI assistant
Artificial intelligence, not a human
Example conversation · 21:14
AI assistantArtificial intelligence, not a human
Sample conversation
Customer: When will it arrive if I order now?
AI assistant: According to the delivery terms, orders placed by 14:00 are dispatched the same day, and the courier delivers within 1–2 working days. An order placed this evening goes out tomorrow.
Source: Delivery terms
AI assistant
Artificial intelligence, not a human
Example conversation · 21:16
AI assistantArtificial intelligence, not a human
Sample conversation
Customer: And if the size is wrong?
AI assistant: According to the returns policy, you can return it within 14 days without giving a reason, and we handle the exchange free of charge.
Source: Returns policy
AI assistant
Artificial intelligence, not a human
Example conversation · 21:18
AI assistantArtificial intelligence, not a human
Sample conversation
Customer: Can I get a business discount for 30 pieces?
AI assistant: Our colleague prepares individual quantity quotes. Please give me your email address, and they will get in touch on the next working day.
Handoff: contact details recorded
Reference
Vonóhorog Kft. (online store for tow bars and towing electrics). In the online store, Chat AI helps shoppers choose the tow bar and electrics that fit their car, and also answers wiring questions based on the installation data sheets, outside business hours too. It directs enquirers to the installation partners.
Next step
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How do you know that half of the questions arrive in the evening?
From 90 days of data on our own platform: 1,686 visitor questions from 21 customers, between 8 July and 6 October 2026, counting business hours as weekdays 8:00–17:00. 22.2 percent of questions arrived at the weekend and 29.5 percent on weekday evenings.
What does the assistant answer in the evening?
The same as during the day. It answers from the knowledge base about delivery, size, returns and stock. It does not guess where there is no content: it asks for contact details.
What do I see in the morning?
On the portal and in the Monday summary: the night-time questions, the answers, and what the assistant forwarded to you. You can teach the assistant the answer to an unanswered question with one click.
Does this replace customer service?
No. It handles the recurring questions and can forward the ones that need a person. Your colleagues are left with what needs a human.
How long does it take to start?
Within two working days, if we have access to edit your website or your web developer places the code snippet.
SAThe SmartAIAssist teamR-Szoft Kft.Published: 6 October 2026
In the example conversations, the assistant's answers are given by artificial intelligence. Disclosure under Article 50 of the EU AI Act: "Artificial intelligence, not a human".