RUSH ORDER CHECKLIST · BEFORE PAYMENT
Before you pay a rush-order fee, freeze the faster promise.
“Rush” can mean priority production, earlier dispatch, or arrival by a deadline. Put the exact milestone, clock, dependencies, surcharge, and missed-window outcome in writing before you pay.
6 rush-order terms to freeze in writing
Make the extra fee point to an observable result.
1. The ordinary timeline
Record the delivery or completion range that would apply without the surcharge. That baseline shows what the rush fee changes.
2. The expedited milestone
Name the result precisely: production complete, proof ready, dispatched, available for collection, or delivered. “Priority” alone is not a deadline.
3. The surcharge and full total
Write the rush fee separately and state the complete price in one currency. If the fee is already included, say how much of the total pays for expedited handling.
4. Buyer-controlled dependencies
List any file, measurement, proof approval, or response the seller needs, plus the deadline for providing it. State whether a missed approval pauses the clock or creates a new window.
5. The clock and day-count basis
State when timing starts and whether the range uses business or calendar days. If a carrier's delivery time is separate from production time, record both.
6. The missed-window outcome
Write what happens if the expedited milestone is missed: refund of the rush fee, a revised date, cancellation rights, or another stated outcome. The checklist does not choose the policy for the seller.
PRIVATE CHECK FIRST
Turn any missing term into one short seller request.
The checker runs in your browser and creates no receipt. Select what is already written; it drafts a private-to-send message and opens a seller form whose commercial judgment fields stay blank for the merchant to review.
Open the promise gap checkerPRACTICAL BOUNDARIES
A checksum can preserve the wording, not guarantee the outcome.
Does paying a rush fee guarantee delivery by a particular date?
Only the seller's actual written terms can answer that. A rush fee may cover priority production, earlier dispatch, or a delivery deadline, so name the promised milestone precisely.
Should the rush fee be shown separately from the order total?
Separating the surcharge makes it easier to see what was paid for expedited handling and to state what happens to that amount if the rush promise is missed.
What happens if the buyer approves a proof late?
The written terms should state which buyer actions control the timeline, the deadline for each action, and whether a late response pauses or replaces the rush window.
Does this checklist create a receipt or decide refund rights?
No. This page is a writing checklist. It creates no account, submission, payment, or receipt and does not decide legal rights.