How Do You Charge the Host for All Orders?

[thehaleykitchen]

Can someone please tell me how I go about charging the host's cc for orders? Do I mark the guests of not yet paid and just change the amount on the host's total to even that all out???

Thanks
Karen

 

[BethCooks4U]

Yes. Leave everyone as not paid and put the total that is still owed on the host payment screen. That way she gets just one charge on her card. Make sure she gets something showing what each person owes her.

 

[thehaleykitchen]

Thank you!

 

[Patty Davis]

It took me FOREVER to figure that out...I was entering her card info on each payment needed. I'm a dork...

 

[byrd1956]

When I have tried to do this I was not allowed. I was told you could only do up to 2 orders on the same card and that the host could not pay for the whole show on a card. (this came from the home office) Has this changed?

 

[lkbcovington]

I've done this several times and never had a problem. Its the only way it works if you have a host who lives far away (why drive an hour or more just to exchange checks). I just closed a show tonight for my SIL's sister who lives an hour away. She got checks from everyone, deposited them into her account and put the whole show, except my SIL's order on her debit card.

 

[byrd1956]

wow, I will keep that in mind

 

[Shawnna]

I have always been told that you can't put the whole show on 1 card...this would be great for me because I frequently have to drive over an hour to pick up checks/cash, etc.

 

[BethCooks4U]

I have always been told that you can't put the whole show on 1 card...this would be great for me because I frequently have to drive over an hour to pick up checks/cash, etc.

I believe this was the rule at one time. I remember my director telling me this when I started. There was a 2 order rule - you could accept the same card from someone to help a friend but not for the whole show. But then I wonder if it was just a miscommunication.

If we put the same card ON more than 3 orders (enter the number on each order's payment screen) it will or at least can be rejected by the CC company as they watch multiple charges to detect fraud. I have been doing the whole show on one CC (or large parts of the show) on a lot of parties and have never had a problem - just change the amount pd on the host (or whoever the payer is) payment screen. It's the same as accepting one check from the host for the show except that it's safer - you know immediately if it's good or not.

 

[gailz2]

I often have the guests all write their checks to the host and she either pays me with one check or her cc. I put the total charge amount as a payment under payment screen.