Tattoo booking deposits
Part of the price.
Not on top of it.
Set a deposit when you quote a tattoo appointment. Your client pays through Stripe, the request records the payment, and the deposit comes off the appointment price when you collect the balance.
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Deposit and balance
The deposit comes off once.
Maelo records the deposit separately from the balance. In Collect Payment, the full appointment price is shown first, followed by any tax you enter and the deposit already paid. You can check the breakdown before collecting the balance.
The demo uses an example tax rate of 13%. Maelo applies the rate entered to the full appointment price, then subtracts the deposit. Read the balance payment guide for the controls and payment options.
Maelo fee on the deposit only. No Maelo fee on final payments. Stripe processing fees are separate.
Minimum deposit on a paid appointment type, in your own currency.
What it buys
The date comes off your calendar.
Quote three sessions and your client pays all three deposits in one checkout. They type their card once, and either every deposit settles or none does.
Picking a date holds the slot. Paying is what makes it firm, and it saves the card: that is how you take the balance later without asking them to type it again, and what a no-show fee is charged against if you have one switched on.
Your side of it
What actually lands.
There is no monthly subscription. Maelo charges 5% of the base deposit, and Stripe charges separate processing fees. Maelo takes no fee on final payments; Stripe processing still applies to card payments.
Choose the client share from 0% to 100%. Absorb the fees, include them in the client's price, or split the cost. The processing amount is an estimate, because Stripe's actual charge can vary by country and card.
Compare the pricing and fee-sharing examples, or follow the deposit setup guide to set your amount and connect Stripe. The fee guide explains the split in detail.