How to grow your payments app with hot tub hire businesses
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Hot tub hire businesses deliver inflatable or hard-shell hot tubs to homes and holiday lets for a weekend or a week, fill and heat them, then collect and clean them afterwards. Bookings pile up for birthdays, hen and stag parties and summer weekends. Most take a deposit to book, the balance before delivery and a refundable damage deposit that has to be returned quickly. A payments app that takes deposits by link, collects the balance before the day and makes refunds easy can win these hire firms, and every customer who pays sees your app.
Talk to hot tub hire firms
Ask local hot tub hire businesses:
- How do customers pay a deposit to book today?
- How do you collect the balance before delivery?
- How do you take and return damage deposits?
- What happens to the deposit when a customer cancels or moves the date?
Book with a deposit link
A deposit link sent with the booking confirmation holds the date, and a second link collects the balance a few days before delivery.
Handle damage deposits cleanly
Taking the damage deposit through the app and refunding it once the tub is collected in good condition builds trust and brings customers back.
Grow through party and event hire
Hot tub hire firms often work alongside bouncy castle, marquee and party hire businesses. One firm on your app can introduce you to the rest.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about bouncy castle hire?
The bouncy castle hire guide covers bookings for parties, fun days and school events, usually with a deposit and the rest on delivery.
Bouncy castle hire →What about marquee and event hire?
The marquee and event hire guide covers renting out tents, tables, chairs and lighting for weddings, parties and shows, with a deposit and a balance before the day.
Marquee and event hire →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.