poussy-Subscription

[fringe oak]

👋 happy to help

you could create a subscription with the add_invoice_items https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/create#create_subscription-add_invoice_items for the first installment, a one-time payment. and use a trial period to give the time for the customer to get their goods and once the goods are received you end the trial period

does that answer your question?

[oblique patrol]

Hi @fringe oak - thank you for your fast answer

that could work, but I see a couple of caveats

1. since the delivery time of goods isn't deterministic - we would have to set a very large trial period ?
2. wouldn't the trial affect the date of payment? ie. subscription starts 1st of the month, goods are received 2 weeks later -> we end trial -> next invoice would be 1/2 of the monthly price?

[fringe oak]

1. since the delivery time of goods isn't deterministic - we would have to set a very large trial period ?
   yes that's true
   ie. subscription starts 1st of the month, goods are received 2 weeks later -> we end trial -> next invoice would be 1/2 of the monthly price?
   actually the billing cycle anchor would be the date after the trial ends

[oblique patrol]

Is it possible to do this way:

1. first we make a "manual" payment of 100$
2. when goods are arrived, we create a subscription with the appropriate settings (1s month 100$, following months at 50$)
3. we immediately mark the first subscription invoice's as "already paid", with a link to the manual payment made at step 1?

[drifting flint]

Hey, taking over here. Let me catch-up!

Have you instead considered a subscription schedule? https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules/use-cases

[oblique patrol]

Hi @drifting flint - yes that’s what we’re currently using

But how can we de-sync the first installment from the effective start of the rental?

We would like for the « suscription start date » to be different from the date of payment of the first installment

Ie: clients pay for the first month in advance, but the subscription effectively start when the goods are received

[drifting flint]

Is it necessary to have the $100 billing period if you've already have a manual payment to initiate the transaction?

Surely you can just do:

1. $100 one-time payment to initiate your order flow.
2. On delivery confirmation, create the subscription with the $50 recurring fee.