What is your cancellation and deposit policy? How do you charge for delivery? And how do you handle rush orders and extra fees? Writing up my business plans dn trying to figure out things.......
what's a deposit for? i think after a different thread i was in earlier i should figure this stuff out.
50% down and non refundable and the balance due 3 weeks ahead of due date. Delivery charge- local is free for any thing over 150.00 . Out of town starts at 15.00 and up depends on travel time.
I charge a minimum deposit of $300, if the cake is under $400 they pay in full at time of booking, over $600 then 50% down and like Indy, always non-refundable as is any further payments made prior to event. I require the balance 2 weeks prior to event as well. I only accept cash, Paypal, & credit cards, absolutely will NOT accept a check for payment. They get a courtesy reminder via email and phone one week prior to final balance due. If they miss the deadline they get one more courtesy email and phone call the day after deadline informing them that if payment is not received by 5pm of that day their cake order will be cancelled and all funds paid forfeited. Only had one instance where a bride didn't pay on time and came begging me with cash in hand a few days before the event. I added a $50 contract reinstatement fee and she coughed it up too. So I made her cake. Most clients do pay on time, it is always those one or two that don't seem to think that the contract they signed really applies to them.
30% down non-refundable deposit, unless they cancel 6 months prior to the wedding (I figure 6 months gives me ample time to refill the slot), final balance due 3 weeks before event, if paying by check, check must clear by this date. Anything past that 3 week mark and they get a $25/day charge added on and "risk possible forfeiture of date and confections"
$25 set up fee (regardless of size of cakes/cupcakes,etc)
any order with less than 2 days notice incurs a rush fee (for wedding cakes, anything less than 2 weeks gets a rush fee of $25/day added onto cost of cake)
For wedding cakes I require a 25% deposit to secure their date...nonrefundable. Once the date is secured I take no other orders for that day...so if they were to cancel I'd be SOL. This way I'd at least have 25%. The balance is due 2 weeks before the date. So far no problems.
Whatever you do, spell it out in the contract. There should be a non-refundable deposit regardless of how much it is.
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