Slotward / Party rentals
Party rental
The tent is promised before the truck is loaded.
A Saturday that was booked twice means a client standing in an empty yard. Slotward takes the quantity off the shelf for the dates they reserved and holds a security deposit on your Stripe account.
No sales call. The party rentals preset is selected on the next step. You can still pick a different one. No card to start. Create an account, then name the shop. That starts the 7-day free trial. Client deposits open only after Stripe enables charges. Then $39 a month or $390 a year from Settings if you want new bookings to stay open.
Six tents is not infinite
The preset puts six tents and twenty table sets on the shelf. A booking for more than what's left on any day in the range is refused.
Sunday morning is the next pickup
The return date is the morning the gear comes back. That date is not part of the rental, so another event can start the same morning.
Keep part of the deposit when a pole is bent
Release the rest, capture a portion, or keep the whole deposit. The reason is stored with the booking.
Example policy
This is the starting text from the Party rental preset. Edit it after the shop exists. It is not a claim about what renters usually accept. Educational, not legal advice. State or local rules can differ. Check the rules that apply to your shop before you publish a deposit or no-show fee.
A security deposit holds the reserved quantity from the pickup date until the return date. The return date is the morning it comes back, and that morning can be booked again. Cancel before the pickup date and the deposit is released. Cancel on the pickup date or later, or return it damaged, and the shop can keep all or part of the deposit and will record the reason.
What the preset fills in
These are starting values. Every service, hour, and sentence can be edited after the shop exists.
- 10×10 tent, quantity 6, and a table set, quantity 20
- A day rate plus a security deposit on each
- Cancel before the pickup date and the deposit is released
- Monday–Saturday, 9:00 to 5:00
Questions
Why isn't every deposit just an authorization?
A card authorization is used only when the return date plus a one-day settlement window is under 6 days away. You can release it, capture it, or capture part of it. Otherwise the security deposit is charged when the rental is booked and refunded when you close the rental.
Does Stripe charge the day rate too?
No. Checkout moves the security deposit only, as a direct charge on the shop's connected account. The day rate is shown so the renter knows the total. Collecting that amount is between you and the renter.
What if I cancel a rental?
If you cancel, the renter's full security deposit is refunded, or the card hold is released, even on or after the pickup date. If the renter cancels before the pickup date, the deposit is released. If they cancel on or after the pickup date, you keep it. You set the deposit amount on the item. Slotward is the platform, not a party to the rental.
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Montgomery Appworks LLC · 9905 S Pennsylvania Ave Ste A, Oklahoma City, OK 73159