Slotward / Gear rentals
Gear rental
Rename the shelf. The deposit still holds the piece.
Cameras, bikes, tools, and event gear go out and have to come back. Slotward books the dates, counts how many are already out, and holds a security deposit. The preset starts as a projector and four speakers so you can see a shelf. Rename them after the shop exists.
No sales call. The equipment 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.
The name on the shelf is yours to change
The equipment preset seeds a projector with quantity 1 and a speaker with quantity 4. Those are starting items, not a claim about what you rent. Change the name, the day rate, and the deposit.
Overlapping dates are the inventory check
A booking occupies the quantity from the pickup date up to, but not including, the return morning. If the shelf is one camera body, a second renter for those dates is stopped before Stripe opens.
The day rate is not the Stripe charge
Checkout moves the security deposit only, as a direct charge on your connected account. The day rate is shown so the renter knows the total. Collecting the rental fee is between you and the renter.
Example policy
This is the starting text from the Equipment 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.
- Projector, quantity 1, and a speaker, quantity 4, as names you replace
- 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.
Does this start as camera gear?
No. The equipment preset starts with one projector and four speakers. Rename them to cameras, bikes, tools, or whatever you rent. The quantity and the security deposit are the parts that carry over.
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Montgomery Appworks LLC · 9905 S Pennsylvania Ave Ste A, Oklahoma City, OK 73159