--- title: "Custom Order Payment Link: How to Pay a Cushion Quote" url: "https://cushionguide.com/answers/pay-custom-cushion-quote-private-link/" section: "The Cutting Table" author: "Rosa Delgado, The Porch Keeper of Savannah" author_url: "https://cushionguide.com/masters/rosa/" published: "2026-07-06" updated: "2026-09-24" keywords: "pay custom order link, custom cushion quote payment, private purchase link custom order, custom for size option, paid custom order no order number" --- # How do I pay for a custom cushion quote? *You've settled the size and the fabric over a dozen messages. Now the part everybody pauses on: where does the money go?* Also asked as: Please send the link; What's the next step? > **The quick answer:** You pay a custom cushion quote through a private purchase link the workshop creates at your agreed price, or through a size option labeled 'Custom for' plus your name. It checks out like any normal marketplace purchase. Write your fabric code, piping and exact size in personalization or the note to seller, then send a message after paying so production starts. ![Black and white mudcloth-style cushion on a dark wood bench against cream floral wallpaper, with a rose velvet ruffled pillow](https://cushionguide.com/media/bench-cushions/black-mudcloth-style-bench-cushion-floral-wallpaper-1600.webp "A black mudcloth-style print stands up to floral wallpaper because it differs in scale and contrast. A rose velvet pillow echoes the linen curtains.") ## Key facts - Custom quotes are paid through a private purchase link at the agreed price. - A size option named 'Custom for' plus your name can be set to the quoted price. - Fabric and thickness can be chosen before or after paying. - Fabric code, piping and exact size go in personalization or the note to seller. - Message the workshop after paying so production starts. - Coupons generally don't work on custom links. - Every completed payment creates a marketplace order number and a confirmation email. - Standard thicknesses are 2, 3, 4 and 5 in (5, 7.5, 10 and 12.5 cm); an in-between value such as 4.5 in goes in the note. - Payment is taken in full at checkout, with no deposit split. - Changes and cancellation are possible before production starts, so message quickly if something is wrong. ## From quote to cutting table 1. **Agree the details**: Size, fabric, thickness and piping, settled in messages. The [quote Pattern](https://cushionguide.com/guides/custom-cushion-quote-what-to-send/) lists what the workshop needs. 2. **Get your link**: The workshop sends a private purchase link, or sets a size option called 'Custom for' plus your name to the quoted price. 3. **Pay**: It checks out exactly like a normal marketplace purchase. 4. **Fill in the note**: Fabric code, piping choice and exact size go in personalization or the note to seller. 5. **Send a message**: A short 'paid' tells the workshop to start production. ## What belongs in the note - ✓ Your fabric code, exactly as the chart prints it - ✓ Piping: matching, contrast (with its code) or none - ✓ Exact size: length x depth x thickness - ✓ Thickness, if you haven't sent it yet ## Pay first, or pick the fabric first? Pull up a chair, because the answer is: whichever suits you. Some folks pay the link the day it arrives and send fabric and thickness later, once the swatches have sat on the porch rail through a morning and an evening. Others confirm the fabric first and pay after. Both land on the same cutting table. Now and then the workshop asks you to order through the standard listing instead, at the nearest size, and refunds the agreed difference straight away. Coupons generally won't work on a custom link, though nobody stops you trying one at checkout. The [personalization note Pattern](https://cushionguide.com/guides/custom-cushion-personalization-note/) shows how to write sizes so nothing gets misread, and a [fabric code](https://cushionguide.com/glossary/#fabric-code) is the one detail worth copying twice. Did you write yours down somewhere safe, neighbor? ## Paid, but no order number A buyer messaged the workshop after paying through the custom link: no order number had ever shown up. Here is the rule the workshop gave them. When a payment goes through, the marketplace always creates an order number and sends a purchase confirmation email. With neither in hand, the payment didn't finish. Banks sometimes block these charges, so the fix was a word with the bank and a second try on the same link. > **Tailor's margin:** A custom cushion payment that goes through always creates an order number and a confirmation email; with neither, call the bank and retry the link. > The note to seller is half the order: fabric code, piping and exact size, written the moment you pay for a custom cushion. > > — Rosa ## Buyer questions **A common question:** How do I pay a custom quote, and will a coupon work on it? **The workshop's answer:** Once the details are confirmed, the workshop creates a private purchase link that works exactly like a normal marketplace purchase. Coupons generally won't apply to custom links, though you're welcome to try at checkout. Send a message after paying so production starts. **A common question:** How does the quote and private link work for a multi-piece order? **The workshop's answer:** The workshop quotes a total and sends a private custom-order link. You can pay first and send fabric and thickness choices afterward, or confirm the fabric first. Sometimes it asks you to use the standard listing instead and refunds the agreed difference right away. **A common question:** I paid through your custom link but never got an order number. Did it go through? **The workshop's answer:** A successful payment always creates a marketplace order number and a purchase confirmation email. If you have neither, check with your bank, since banks sometimes block these payments, then retry the custom link. **A common question:** How do I pay the quote you gave me? **The workshop's answer:** Select the size option called 'Custom for' followed by your name, which is set to your quoted price, or use the custom link the workshop sends. Then write your fabric code, piping choice and exact size in personalization or the note to seller. ## Questions buyers ask next ### Can I pay for a custom cushion before I've chosen the fabric? Yes. Either order works: pay the custom link first and send your fabric and thickness choices afterward, or settle the fabric and then pay. Just make sure the fabric code reaches the workshop so production can begin. ### Why would the workshop ask me to buy through a regular listing? Sometimes the quickest route is the standard listing at the nearest size. The workshop then refunds the agreed difference straight away, so you pay the quoted amount, with your exact size written in the note. ### Is a 'Custom for' size option safe to select if it has my name? Yes, that option was set up for you. The workshop adds a size called 'Custom for' plus your name and sets it to your quoted price, so selecting it is the same as paying a private link. ## Related at the atelier - [Why is my checkout total different from the price you quoted me?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/checkout-price-differs-from-quote-currency/): A checkout price different from your quote usually comes from how the order page displays it, not from a new price: quotes are in US dollars, a payment link can show the undiscounted figure first… - [What happens if my exact cushion size is bigger than the option I paid for?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/cushion-bigger-than-size-option-pay-difference/): If your written size is bigger than the option you paid for, production pauses until the size is confirmed, and a gap of about 3-5 in (8-13 cm) is simply absorbed. - [Can you give me the cushion price in pounds or euros?](https://cushionguide.com/answers/cushion-quote-in-pounds-or-euros/): Yes, a cushion quote can be given in pounds or euros on request, though quotes are normally written in US dollars. - [Outdoor Corner Sofa Cushions in Stripe: Spend Here, Save There](https://cushionguide.com/readings/gray-navy-stripe-modular-corner-sofa-seaside-terrace/): On striped outdoor cushions for a modular corner sofa, spend on three things: a dedicated corner back cushion, stripes centered and cut front to back on every module, and a true outdoor fabric. - [What a custom cushion costs, explained by what goes into it](https://cushionguide.com/guides/custom-cushion-cost-price-drivers/): A custom cushion's cost is set mainly by its size, then by thickness above the standard 2 to 5 in (5 to 12.5 cm), a non-rectangular shape, fabric type, hand tufting and add-ons such as a non-slip… - [Getting a custom cushion quote: what to send so it's right the first time](https://cushionguide.com/guides/custom-cushion-quote-what-to-send/): For a custom cushion quote, send every piece as length x depth x thickness with a quantity, the unit after every number, the fabric and piping you want, and a photo plus a drawing for any shape that… - [From your drawing to your doorstep: how a custom cushion is made](https://cushionguide.com/guides/how-custom-cushions-are-made/) - [How to order a custom cushion size that isn't in the size menu](https://cushionguide.com/guides/custom-size-cushion-not-on-menu/) *Porch light's on — Rosa* --- Written by Rosa Delgado (https://cushionguide.com/masters/rosa/) for CushionGuide (https://cushionguide.com/about/). The site explains made-to-measure cushions and the partner workshop makes them; measurements are in inches first. This Markdown mirrors the page at https://cushionguide.com/answers/pay-custom-cushion-quote-private-link/