A deposit when the job comes in
Buying fabric and setting bench time aside for a job is a lot to do on trust. Soopaspace takes a card deposit when the job is booked in, so the work is held and paid toward before you start.
Free to start with your booking page, bookings and clients. Everything else is one paid plan: £9.99/month billed yearly, or £12.99 monthly.
How it looks
A £15.00 deposit is taken now by card. The remaining £45.00 is paid on the day.
Pay £15.00 depositOctober
Illustrations of the product. Names and amounts are examples.
A deposit when the job is booked in
Set a deposit on a job, taken by card when the piece comes in, with the balance due on collection. A bigger job that ties up your bench, or needs fabric and trims bought in, can carry a bigger deposit, so you are not funding the work before you start.
- A card deposit when the job is booked in
- Bigger jobs can hold a bigger deposit
- Covers the bench time and the materials
- The balance settled on collection
The rest settled on collection
The deposit comes off the total, so the customer only owes the balance when they collect. They settle it by card from an invoice, and the job is paid toward rather than held on trust, so a piece that is cut to order is not left on your hands.
- The deposit comes off the total
- The balance paid by card on collection
- The customer sees exactly what is left
- Work cut to order is paid toward
Try it on your own business
Start free with your booking page, bookings and clients. No card, no time limit.
Common questions
- Can I ask for a deposit to cover fabric?
- Yes. You set the deposit per job, so a piece that needs fabric or trims bought in can carry a larger deposit, taken by card when the job comes in.
- What happens to the deposit if the customer changes their mind?
- The deposit is taken when the job is booked in and recorded against it, so work cut to order is paid toward rather than lost on trust. Your own terms decide what happens to it.
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£9.99/month, billed yearly
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- A booking page you edit on the page itself
- Fixed-price appointments, quoted jobs, or both
- Group events, courses & waiting lists
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- Reminders, two-way calendar sync & self-service rescheduling
- Quotes & invoices, with overdue ones chased politely for you
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