A deposit when the piece comes in
Buying fabric and foam and setting your bench aside for a re-covering 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 full sofa that holds your bench for days, or a job that needs fabric and foam bought in, can carry a bigger deposit, so you are not out of pocket on materials before you start.
- A card deposit when the job is booked in
- Bigger jobs can hold a bigger deposit
- Covers the fabric and foam bought in
- 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 the piece. They settle it by card from an invoice, and the work is paid toward rather than held on trust, so a job that ties up your bench for days is a job you can count on.
- The deposit comes off the total
- The balance paid by card on collection
- The customer sees exactly what is left
- A job you can count on, not a maybe
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 and foam?
- Yes. You set the deposit per job, so a piece that needs materials bought in can carry a larger deposit, taken by card when the job comes in.
- What happens to the deposit if the customer cancels?
- The deposit is taken when the job is booked in and recorded against it, so materials bought in are paid toward rather than lost on trust. Your own terms decide what happens to it.
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£9.99/month, billed yearly
or £12.99 a month. Cancel any time.
- A booking page you edit on the page itself
- Fixed-price appointments, quoted jobs, or both
- Group events, courses & waiting lists
- Bundles, offers, discount codes & gift vouchers
- On-demand services: paid now, delivered later
- Reminders, two-way calendar sync & self-service rescheduling
- Quotes & invoices, with overdue ones chased politely for you
- Money, P&L, expenses & mileage
Free plan: your booking page, bookings and clients, with no card and no time limit.