Deposits are refundable until you accept the final price.

Money

Deposits and refunds

A deposit reserves your place in a discount group. It is not payment for the work, and it stays refundable until the moment you accept a final price.

Refunded in full

No form, no argument, no restocking fee.
  • The discount group closes below its minimum

    Every deposit is returned in full, automatically, the day it closes.

  • No acceptable bid comes in

    Same: the discount group fails, and every deposit is returned in full.

  • You decline the final number

    After the home visit the seller gives you a final price. If it is more than you want to pay, you walk away and the full deposit comes back.

  • You leave before the discount group closes

    You can leave a discount group any time before its deadline. The deposit is returned in full.

  • The seller cannot deliver

    If the winning seller withdraws, misses the agreed window, or loses their licence or insurance, your deposit is returned in full.

When a deposit is not returned

  • You confirmed a final price and then cancelled

    Once you accept the final number in writing you have a contract with the seller. The deposit is applied to the order and cancellation is governed by that contract, including the seller's cancellation terms and your legal right to cancel within three business days where it applies.

  • Repeated no-shows for the home visit

    If you miss the agreed visit twice without telling anyone, we may release you from the discount group and keep the deposit to cover the seller's wasted trips. We warn you before this happens.

How long it takes

We send the refund the same day the discount group closes or you decline. Card issuers usually show it within five to ten business days. It returns to the card you paid with; we cannot send it anywhere else.

Sellers

Our success fee is taken at payout on the closed order value, and a holdback is released after the work is signed off. If an order is cancelled before delivery, no fee is due. Promotion spend is paid up front and is not refundable once a placement has run.

Money still in a discount group is never spent. Deposits are held and either returned or applied to your order.

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