But you don't leave a huge deposit to your butcher.
When you purchase flooring, you have to leave a huge deposit with the flooring company.
If you put a deposit in, and the flooring company goes bust, you can't get your deposit back (unless you paid by credit card).
See "handmick's" experience here:
viewtopic.php?f=7&t=45210&start=60
and here
viewtopic.php?f=17&t=51491