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General Settings

The Rentals General Settings tab lets you configure default values that apply to new rental products. These include pickup and return times, same-day rental options, security deposit defaults, rental period limits, and your business opening hours.

Accessing Rental Settings​

  1. Click Settings in the sidebar.
  2. Select Rentals from the settings menu.
  3. You will land on the General Settings tab.

The Rentals General Settings page

Default Pickup and Return Times​

  • Default pickup time -- the default time customers can collect their rental (e.g., 9:00 AM). This can be changed for each booking individually.
  • Default return time -- the default time customers are expected to return their rental (e.g., 5:00 PM). This can be changed for each booking individually.

Select a time from the dropdown in 15-minute increments.

Same-Day Rentals​

  • Same day rentals by default -- when enabled, new rental bookings will default to same-day return. This can be changed for each booking individually.

Default Security Deposit​

  • Default security deposit? -- when enabled, new rental products will have a security deposit requirement by default. This can be changed for each product individually.
  • Choose the deposit type:
    • Fixed -- a set dollar amount (e.g., $50 per rental).
    • Percentage -- a percentage of the rental total (e.g., 20%).
  • Enter the deposit amount or percentage value.

Default Rental Period Limits​

Set default minimum and maximum rental periods. These apply to all products unless overridden at the product level.

  • Minimum rental period -- enter a number and select the unit (Minutes, Hours, or Days). For example, "2 Hours" means customers cannot book shorter than two hours.
  • Maximum rental period -- enter a number and select the unit. For example, "14 Days" means customers cannot book longer than two weeks.

Leave either field empty to enforce no limit for that setting.

Opening Hours​

Set your business opening hours. Customers can only pick up and return rentals during these hours.

  1. Toggle Same hours all days on if your hours are the same every day, or leave it off to set hours per day.
  2. For each day, toggle whether you are Open or closed.
  3. Set the Open time and Close time from the dropdowns.
  4. If you close after midnight (e.g., a nighttime operation), enable the +1 toggle next to the close time.

After configuring all settings, click Update at the bottom of the page.

tip

These are defaults only. You can override any of these values on individual products after creating them. Changing these defaults does not affect products that already exist.