Secure partial payment upfront by setting up a booking deposit on your products, reducing no-shows, protecting your revenue, and collecting the remaining balance at a later time.
Learn how to set up a booking deposit for your product from the Product Builder.
Accessing the features mentioned in this article
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
- Inventory > Products > Products > Add Product/Add New Product/Edit Product > Pricing
What more do I need to use this feature?
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Admin permissions to manage inventory or restricted permissions to View products and assets and Manage products and assets.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic, new, or both?
- Your account must have access to classic products (Inventory > Products), a key feature of our new version of Checkfront. This feature is not available for use with classic items (Inventory > Items) in our classic items version. → Learn more about products.
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What is a product? A product represents the goods, experiences, or services you offer for sale. |
Setting up a booking deposit on products
Do you want to set up a required booking deposit for your product? A booking deposit is the portion of the booking cost you collect when the booking is first processed. You can then collect the remaining payment at a later time.
The following steps show you how:
1. Navigate to the Products area (Inventory > Products) and select the inventory entry you want to edit or select Add New to create a new product.
2. Select the Pricing tab when viewing the product.
3. Scroll down to the Booking Deposit section and enable the Require a deposit for this product. setting.
4. Choose the Deposit Type for this product from the available options, for example:
- Use System Settings (100%)
- % Percent (e.g., 10%)
- Fixed Amount per product (e.g., $100.00)
- a fixed amount Per Day, or a fixed amount Per Qty.
5. Click the Save button when done.
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Required settings for deposit payments You must keep the Require a deposit for this product setting turned on to require payment from Customers at the time of their initial booking. |
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Learn more about setting up a deposit For a detailed look at setting up a product deposit, check out the following article: |