Booking Fee/Deposit

[Cowlinn]

Booking fee? What booking fee

I've got a lot of thinking to do...

[Charlie Brown]

Booking fee? What booking fee

I've got a lot of thinking to do...

That's another debate...

I have had several people ask whether they will get the 'deposit' back.

What do folk call it? Deposit, booking fee, holding fee...

[Vectis]

What do folk call it? Deposit, booking fee, holding fee...

Non-refundable booking fee.

Better to come clean upfront methinks. Tell it as it is, then there's no surprises.

[Dynamic Entertainment]

Yep +1 for "Non-Refundable Booking Fee".

[DeckstarDeluxe]

I've always charged £50 for NRBF's.

[jamesh]

I tend to go for £100 non-refundable booking fee for discos and 25% for equipment/services hire... Both come with a 14 day money back guarentee from date of booking and as of 2011 my terms and conditions have changed to full payment required 30 days before the event. (used to be 14 days)

Both amounts come off the full amount due.

[Peter Lockwood]

I charge a 25% Reservation Fee and give the client a 7 day cooling off period

[wensleydale]

£100+

[soundtracker]

£150.00 retainer fee, only ever had one comment.

[CRAZY K]

£30 isn't a deterrent. £50 isn't a deterrent.

Well... not for proper paying gigs.

To Sid's clients it's a deterrent



My justification for my £100 non-refundable booking fee was that it covered the time that was invested by me in the pre-planning of the event. Time spent on customer meetings/discussions, sorting out paperwork, costs incurred in dealing with the same - eg. postage, fuel, heat & light etc..

Spot on ( as usual ) make sure you constantly refer to the NON REFUNDABLE.

I seem to recall Angela felt it made little difference whether it was booking fee or deposit--we still use Non Refundable Booking Fee.

No one has complained yet in case that was an issue.