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Re: Show HN: I made a point of sale system with self-service for mobile devices

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Post by jon889 »

dna_polymerase wrote: post #8
alaskamiller wrote: post #5

Two perspectives: I worked and coded out on alternative POS solutions right when iPad POS solutions became popular. But it's a dead end. It's too complex and resource intensive for an indie shop, it's not worth it. For example, you may or may not have finally got this done, got it shipped, all those things are great. But your workflow and marketing are meant for tables. This is now dead on arrival. Second perspective…

You keep saying "it's a dead end", what is your point here? Why is it "dead on arrival", why would it be bad to market for tables. Seriously your comment is an incoherent mess.

Presumably given the current situation with Coronavirus?

Re: Show HN: I made a point of sale system with self-service for mobile devices

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Post by dna_polymerase »

jon889 wrote: post #11
dna_polymerase wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You keep saying "it's a dead end", what is your point here? Why is it "dead on arrival", why would it be bad to market for tables. Seriously your comment is an incoherent mess.

Presumably given the current situation with Coronavirus?

Haha, that would be really short sighted and I can't imagine the author thinking restaurants will never open again.

Re: Show HN: I made a point of sale system with self-service for mobile devices

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Post by king_magic »

kumarvvr wrote: post #13

Pricing for Pro looks a bit steep. I maybe wrong though.

No, I agree - part owner of an independent bookstore here (obviously a different kind of business). Waaaaay too steep. Could never afford that if I ran an independent local restaurant.

Re: Show HN: I made a point of sale system with self-service for mobile devices

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Post by bhdzllr »

alaskamiller wrote: post #5

Two perspectives: I worked and coded out on alternative POS solutions right when iPad POS solutions became popular. But it's a dead end. It's too complex and resource intensive for an indie shop, it's not worth it. For example, you may or may not have finally got this done, got it shipped, all those things are great. But your workflow and marketing are meant for tables. This is now dead on arrival. Second perspective…

Thank you for your insights and suggestions.

I explain the thoughts behind the price a little in this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22625906

EDIT:

> From my survey I know that organizers pay more than $ 200 for a order management system (e. g. about $ 300 for the system and more per device needed).

I would like to add that this is the price for two days of rent.

Re: Show HN: I made a point of sale system with self-service for mobile devices

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Post by jakearmitage »

tauntz wrote: post #10

We've been using uniCenta at our restaurant for 4 years (the open-source version). It's barely usable, all our employees hate it, the UX (and UI) gives the impression that all the people working on it have never actually used it themselves. It's dead-slow and sometimes you need to log into the mysql DB directly to clear some tables.. The reason why we use it? We're not in the US - there's not too much room for a comm…

Would you like to collaborate on an open-source solution? I've always wanted to tackle this particular niche, but I don't know anyone that owns a restaurant and I can't get real life feedback.

Re: Show HN: I made a point of sale system with self-service for mobile devices

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Post by pupdogg »

Overall, very simple and to the point but not worth $219/mo. In your DEMO, the "Order Status" page takes approx. 4.76s to load 205 orders...this seems like a very poor architecture decision or a poorly written SQL statement combined/rendering logic, especially in 2020. You are headed in the right direction though! To compete with the big guns, you'll either need better pricing or better features (including what others already offer). Make sure to do your market research beforehand or lineup a paying customer in return for significant discount. Best software is created when you have end-users using it and providing you direct feedback.
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