Cart-level deposit option

The cart-level deposit option feature lets customers choose to make deposit and balance payments for line items by selecting a single button in the cart.


It's an alternative to letting customers select a deposit option on individual product pages as they add items to their cart. 


This guide goes over the ideal use case, requirements, and how the feature works step-by-step.


The cart-level deposit option does not apply a deposit purchase option to the total order amount. It still applies deposit purchase options at the line-item level—just all at once.



On this page:


Ideal use case

Requirements

How it works



To set up the feature, contact us. You can email us at support@hypehound.io.


Ideal use case and benefits


The ideal use case for the cart-level deposit option is for offering your customers an experience like layaway. The more you treat it as a way to help people afford products without credit checks or loans, the better it works.


Some of the key benefits include:


  • Seeing the amount for the whole cart lower can boost customer confidence and average order value.
  • It only takes customers one click to apply a deposit purchase option, which is much less friction than selecting it for multiple products.
  • It's easy for merchants to assign Downpay to all products with the whole store product option. 
  • If customers want to leave checkout and choose a different payment method after creating a cart, they don't have to remove and re-add products.


Requirements


  • One percentage-based deposit purchase option applied to your whole store
  • Messaging on your product pages indicating the deposit option is available
  • You wait to ship orders until all the products are ready


We don't recommend this feature if your store includes multiple purchase options, or products that are not associated with purchase options. Elements of it may function, but it wasn't designed for this use case.


How it works


This is how customers experience the feature:


  1. Customers see your messaging on product pages that a deposit option is available.



  1. They add products to their cart. There are no additional options they need to select at this point.
  2. They visit their cart. The deposit due only at checkout text and subtotals do not appear at this stage.



  1. In the cart, they click the customizable Proceed with deposit button. 
  2. Downpay applies the deposit purchase option to each of the line items (in this case a 50% deposit).
  3. When the checkout loads, it includes the subtotals and information relevant to the deposit and balance payment, just like the product-level deposit option feature.



  1. Customers continue to complete checkout.
  2. If they want to choose a different payment method before committing, they return to step 3, where they can choose a deposit option or not.



Updated on: 30/10/2025

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