Slotward / Rentals
Rentals
The item is out. The deposit decides what comes back.
Slotward books a pickup date and a return date, counts how many are already out, and holds a security deposit. It does not run a warehouse, a delivery route, or late fees beyond that deposit.
No sales call. The 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.
One unit booked twice is the failure
Each item has a quantity. A booking occupies it from the pickup date up to, but not including, the return morning. A return and the next pickup can share that morning.
Card authorizations need room to settle
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. A later return is charged, then refunded in full or in part.
Four shelves, one booking link
Equipment, party, venue, and short-term rental each start from a preset. The trial link below opens the equipment shelf. Party, venue, and a guest suite are the other three.
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.
- A quantity, a day rate, and a security deposit on each item
- Cancel before the pickup date and the deposit is released
- Monday–Saturday, 9:00 to 5:00 for pickup hours
- The return morning is free for the next booking
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.
Which preset should I start with?
Equipment if you rent gear by the piece, party if you count tents and tables, venue if the thing being reserved is a room, and short-term rental if check-in and checkout are the pickup and return. You pick that on the next screen.
Other rental shelves
Other shops
Montgomery Appworks LLC · 9905 S Pennsylvania Ave Ste A, Oklahoma City, OK 73159