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New Zealand Costume Hire From Fitting to Clean Return.

A school-production uniform and a 21st costume need different sizes, fitting notes and return dates. Keep each piece on its own diary.

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  • School-production costumes keep sizes
  • Themed 21sts retain fitting notes
  • Community-theatre returns include cleaning
  • Bank transfer stays with the hire
  • Return time remains unavailable

A clearer first request

Offer the right costume online

The character costume request reaches staff with the item, first street address and requested interval already attached.

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A Book Week costume held for three days against the parade date.
New bookingAvailable
BookingCharacter costume · 3 days
OutMon 18 Aug · collection
Due backThu 21 Aug
Priced instantly$90

Inventory on a timeline

Hold time through the return

Reserve the complete costume hire as one interval so preparation and the cleaning and return check do not leak online.

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bookables.ai/schedule
A day on the schedule's calendar, with three jobs placed on a vertical time grid at the times they run.
Wednesday1 Jul
3 bookings
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
09:00 · Ponsonby
Fitting · mascot suit
10:30 · On hire
Hand-out · Book Week x4
13:00 · Grey Lynn
Dry clean block · rail 3

Built for you

Built for every kind of costume hire business

A school-production wardrobe

Schedule each named costume separately beneath the teacher’s organiser record, preserving sizes and fittings.

The themed 21st outfit

Hold the selected piece through fitting, party night and the cleaning check after return.

A community-theatre period costume

Quote the complete period piece apart from individual accessories and retain the accepted lines.

Inspection before the next hirer

The themed 21st outfit: hold the costume after hand-back for cleaning and inspection before the next handover.

The first street address

A school-production wardrobe: public booking captures one street address; staff add later delivery or return details to notes.

The same weekday hire

A community-theatre period costume: repeat this job on one chosen weekday weekly or fortnightly, ending with the arrangement.

Period costume or character costume

The themed 21st outfit: keep both alternatives on the quote, letting the organiser approve the suitable service lines online.

Bank transfer reaches the office

A school-production wardrobe: record the offline receipt and leave the remaining amount visible without creating a card transaction.

A return needs staff attention

A community-theatre period costume: keep the return note on the booking and extend unavailable time when inspection prevents the next turnaround.

A cancellation returns one costume

The themed 21st outfit: if the booking cancels, release only that unit’s interval; neighbouring hires remain where they were.

Period costume, character costume and the real return.

Keep the selected unit, street address, occupied span and staff notes together from the first request to hand-back.

  • Options, with Pro

    List period costume and character costume as separate services with their own booked spans. Record bank transfer or cash on Free; settlement stays offline without card checkout.

An amateur production hiring twenty pieces across a three week season.
Estimate #1042
Hemi Walker
Sent
  • Period costume · season hire× 20$2,400
  • Alterations & fittings6 pieces$480
  • Dry cleaning on return× 20$600
Total$3,480

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Every booking, in one app.

bookables.ai/schedule
A day on the schedule's calendar, with three jobs placed on a vertical time grid at the times they run.
Wednesday1 Jul
3 bookings
08:00
09:00
10:00
11:00
12:00
13:00
14:00
09:00 · Ponsonby
Fitting · mascot suit
10:30 · On hire
Hand-out · Book Week x4
13:00 · Grey Lynn
Dry clean block · rail 3

Schedule

The two weeks that carry the year

Halloween and Book Week are dozens of three day holds on the same dozen garments, and each one is a dated commitment on a specific costume rather than a name on a list you cannot trust.

A Book Week costume held for three days against the parade date.
New bookingAvailable
BookingCharacter costume · 3 days
OutMon 18 Aug · collection
Due backThu 21 Aug
Priced instantly$90

Instant booking

Measurements taken with the booking

Chest, waist, inside leg, height and shoe size on the form rather than a sticky note, so the garment off the rail is the one that will do up and a returning customer is not measured twice.

An amateur production hiring twenty pieces across a three week season.
Estimate #1042
Hemi Walker
Sent
  • Period costume · season hire× 20$2,400
  • Alterations & fittings6 pieces$480
  • Dry cleaning on return× 20$600
Total$3,480

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Out three days, then a wash, then chased

The clean is booked against the garment so nothing is sold while it is at the dry cleaner, and every hire carries a return date that raises an email to the customer when it falls due.

Less admin, more bookings

Made for costume hire businesses

One hire from preparation to return

The complete costume hire occupies the selected costume through the cleaning and return check, with first address and contact ready.

  • A school-production wardrobeSchedule each named costume separately beneath the teacher’s organiser record, preserving sizes and fittings.
  • One street address starts the recordThe themed 21st outfit: keep the first address, customer contact and staff notes together for the handover check.
  • Return closes the spanA community-theatre period costume: keep the selected costume offline until the cleaning and return check and the next safe turnaround.

The selected unit cannot be sold twice

Every costume keeps independent availability, so a confirmed interval closes only the unit actually chosen.

  • Each unit keeps its own diaryA school-production wardrobe: period costume and character costume stay separate so the wrong unit never inherits the booking.
  • Conflicting time stays hiddenThe themed 21st outfit: close the selected costume through the cleaning and return check, including its operational buffer.
  • Cancellation frees the same intervalA community-theatre period costume: a cancellation releases only the chosen costume and time; other confirmed work remains in place.

Agreement and receipts on one hire

A school-production wardrobe: the accepted quote and manually recorded bank transfer keep one amount visible while settlement remains offline.

  • Approve the quote firstA school-production wardrobe: keep the accepted option, span and service lines attached when the approved document becomes a booking.
  • Offline receipts reduce the balanceThe themed 21st outfit: apply bank transfer or cash to the booking and leave staff a clear amount still to collect.
  • Emails are switched on deliberatelyA community-theatre period costume: the operator chooses whether to enable a confirmation or reminder after details are settled.

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Everything you need to run your costume hire business.

Online booking

A hirer can select period costume or character costume and an open time online, with one street address beginning the hire record.

Scheduling

The timeline holds the complete costume hire through the cleaning and return check; the selected costume stays off the public page.

Capacity that holds

Set the places on a session once and booking stops by itself when it is full.

Email reminders

Enable the email reminder when the period costume booking needs one, rather than assuming every hire should send the same message automatically.

Customers

Returning hirers retain their hire history and staff notes, so the next request begins with useful context. The booking remains clear.

Estimates

Send a quote that distinguishes period costume from character costume, then convert the approved version into the hire.

Team

Separate logins let wardrobe staff see assigned work, while availability prevents a late costume return landing beyond a shift.

Payments

Customers settle offline by bank transfer or cash; staff record each receipt on the booking and retain a visible open balance.

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Common questions.

Yes. A school-production wardrobe: keep the selected costume closed from fitting and preparation through the cleaning and return check, including the complete occupied interval.

No. The themed 21st outfit: collect one starting address; staff add later delivery or return detail to notes.

A community-theatre period costume: post bank transfer manually to the booking. The receipt reduces the visible amount while settlement remains offline.

Yes. The themed 21st outfit: the organiser can approve a quote containing period costume or character costume, then staff convert its accepted lines.

Yes. A community-theatre period costume: repeat this job on one weekday weekly or fortnightly, ending on a date or after the agreed count.

A school-production wardrobe: the exact span returns to that costume; other confirmed work does not move.

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