Layby
Let customers pay over time.
Keep the sale.
Take a deposit, hold the item and record each payment until it's paid.
Laybys
Black satin dress
Nyasha · $15.00 paid
$25.00
$10 left
Tan shoulder bag
Vimbai · $20.00 paid
$35.00
$15 left
9:41
78%
Layby · Black satin dress
For Nyasha · US$25.00
Paid US$15.00
US$10.00 to go

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9:41
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Payments
Deposit
2 Nov · cash
US$10.00
Payment
9 Nov · card
US$5.00
Left to pay
Due by 30 Nov
US$10.00
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A layby item can't be sold to someone else by mistake.
Black satin dress
On the shelf
6
On layby
1
See what you're owed
Every open layby, with what's left to pay.
Layby · Black satin dress
For Nyasha · US$25.00
Paid US$15.00
US$10.00 to go
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Hi Vimbai, $15 is left on your layby for the Tan shoulder bag. Thank you.
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2 laybys open · $25.00 left
Vimbai N. · $15 · due Friday
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A reminder that $15 is left on your layby.
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Paid in full

The last payment turns it into a sale.
Layby · Nyasha
Black satin dress
Paid $25.00 of $25.00
Layby paid
Black satin dress · sale recorded
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Layby
Let customers pay over time.
Keep the sale.
Take a deposit, hold the item and record each payment until it's paid.
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Laybys
Black satin dress
Nyasha · $15.00 paid
$25.00
$10 left
Tan shoulder bag
Vimbai · $20.00 paid
$35.00
$15 left
Layby without the notebook.
Every deposit and payment in one place, so nothing gets lost.
See every payment
See what's paid and what's left on each layby.
9:41
78%
Payments
Deposit
2 Nov · cash
US$10.00
Payment
9 Nov · card
US$5.00
Left to pay
Due by 30 Nov
US$10.00
Hold the item
A layby item can't be sold to someone else by mistake.
Black satin dress
On the shelf
6
On layby
1
See what you're owed
Every open layby, with what's left to pay.
Layby · Black satin dress
For Nyasha · US$25.00
Paid US$15.00
US$10.00 to go
Remind them politely
Send a polite reminder on WhatsApp in one tap.
To Vimbai
Hi Vimbai, $15 is left on your layby for the Tan shoulder bag. Thank you.
Send on WhatsApp
Edit
Run layby the easy way
Who owes me?
2 laybys open · $25.00 left
Vimbai N. · $15 · due Friday
To Vimbai
A reminder that $15 is left on your layby.
Send on WhatsApp
Edit
Who owes me?
Ask, and see every open layby.
Layby · Nyasha
Black satin dress
Paid $25.00 of $25.00
Layby paid
Black satin dress · sale recorded
Print receipt
Paid in full
The last payment turns it into a sale.
FAQs
Questions about layby
How does a layby work?
Take a deposit, keep the item aside, and record payments until it is paid.
What happens if they cancel?
Does layby work offline?
Ready to stop guessing?
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