Ashraf Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 (edited) Hello all, I am currently setting up my new site and I have run into a roadblock. I am a travel agent for Egypt Tours and my business model requires that I secure a non-refundable deposit of $400 per person, before the customers final purchase (the full or remaining purchase is charged at a later date). However, on the Squarespace format I have not found the option to do this. Does anyone have any suggestions or solutions, whether that be through Squarespace, PayPal, Stripe, or any other means. Thank you for the help. Edited December 13, 2019 by Ashraf Link to comment
D8NMT Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I'm having the same issue. We sell a service (let's say it's £1000), but we just want to take a deposit of say £300. Is there a way to do this? Link to comment
paul2009 Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 31 minutes ago, D8NMT said: we just want to take a deposit of say £300. You can add a Service Product, with a price of £300. Does this not suit your needs? About me: I've been a SQSP User for 18 yrs. I was invited to join the Circle when it launched in 2016. I have been a Circle Leader since 2017. I don't work for Squarespace. I value honesty, transparency, diversity and good design ♥. Work: I founded and run SF.DIGITAL, building Squarespace Extensions to supercharge your commerce website. Content: Views and opinions are my own. Links in my posts may refer to SF.DIGITAL products or may be affiliate links. Forum advice is free. You can thank me by clicking one of the feedback emojis below. Coffee is optional. Link to comment
D8NMT Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 Just now, paul2009 said: You can add a Service Product, with a price of £300. Does this not suit your needs? Ideally, I wanted the customer to see the actual price as there are variants. For example, my service is organised trips, the prices vary depending on the number of people in the party. So using the price variants allows the customer to select the no. of people and see the correct price. Also, by setting all the prices at £300 means that in the summary view, the customers cant see the actual price (as it displays £300). I would have to write the actual price as part of the description? Link to comment
LPPhoto Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I also need this feature. My clients often would prefer to browse and purchase their photo session or package online but I don't require full payment upfront. Is there a way to add this feature? For example a $1,250 session requires 25% upfront then the balance. Link to comment
AmandaLJ Posted July 2, 2020 Share Posted July 2, 2020 I really need this feature also! I can't believe Squarespace does not have a deposit feature. I need to charge a deposit for custom gowns and then apply that credit later towards their final purchase - similar to how a gift card works. Entering a gift card code does not change the taxable total. I wish there was a deposit feature that worked similarly. Does anyone know if you can change the wording on the gift card emails/notifications with code? Link to comment
Bonticou Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I think you need to add this feature. I am a farmer, I require a non-refundable deposit on all whole fresh birds, as I only harvest to order. I am currently using a second service on top of Squarespace to so this. It is cumbersome and expensive. I want to be able to specify a non-refundable deposit for each and any item, and send an invoice for the balance once I have the final price (based on animal weight) minus the deposit. I know your program cannot do this now, I respectfully recommend you add this feature. Link to comment
LaurenLalita Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 (edited) I also very much need a deposit function!!! As a travel company, we offer yoga & culinary retreats at many different price points depending on location and lodging. Having a separate service item or variant for the deposit and another for the balance payment for for every single lodging style for every single retreat is not at all client friendly. It's so cumbersome. I can just see all the confused emails we'll be getting from clients trying to navigate it. Please let me know if anyone finds a plugin or developer who can help create a deposit function. Thanks! Edited March 10, 2021 by LaurenLalita typo Link to comment
Jackyards Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I really need this feature too is there anything like it we could use> Link to comment
HimalayanDream Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) Hi, I need this too. I sell tours. I need the ability to sell holiday as a product and offer: Variants of: single, twin, double Early Bird discount Deposit of either a percentage or an amount off the total price I have been needing this for 3 years. Let me know if you find a way. At the moment I can only put variants on sale, which is not the same thing. PLEASE SQUARESPACE FIX THIS. WITH THE 7.1 UPGRADE I AM DISAPPOINTED I CAN'T DO THIS. Edited April 7, 2021 by HimalayanDream Link to comment
flubbingit Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 It's s a much needed feature, YES. I had an idea to solve it. But it has a drawback. The idea is to create a product that is the amount owed after deposit, only. In the description text, state the deposit amount, but it's just in the description. So it says : Total, X less deposit X, amount due X. " Create a password protected page and put that product in it. Send an email with a link, the password, and a request to complete payment. After the payment, you can make the product hidden until you need it. You can change the password, change the amount, or you can create a series of "completion" products of different value amounts that you turn on and off as needed. The drawback is that the "product" cannot be totally hidden from public view. But who will likely find it or buy it anyway? Imperfect, but doable, at least. Feature request number two: Hidden from general public products that can be bought. Even if the "shop" is not linked , Can't do it without the potential someone will find and try to buy what they think is a product for general sale. asillince 1 Link to comment
dougcrew Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 We really need this feature also! We are starting to offer guided trips to help people reclaim how to have fun. These are obviously more than many people can pay for in one lump sum. We need to be able to take deposits! Thank you! creedon 1 Link to comment
Centive Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Yes I need this feature too. I don't charge the whole price for an item upfront, we work with 20th of the month after deposit. Link to comment
Chris_fmt Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I’m another one that desperately needs this feature, I sell second hand vehicles and need to advertise the full price for viewing but taking a small deposit to reserve a car would really help. Link to comment
Noah_Snowday_Design Posted March 2, 2023 Share Posted March 2, 2023 +1 for adding a feature that allows products in commerce to be purchased outright or via a deposit followed by a scheduled payment plan that is not cancellable. Noah Olson Web Design, Brand, Marketing ❄️ Snowday Design Link to comment
asillince Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 +1 for this feature as well! I need to take a deposit on bookings and accept the balance of the payment later. Has anyone found a plugin that can help with this or investigated building one? Would be interested to work with someone on the definition and build of such a plugin if anyone is interested... Link to comment
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