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Device is $999. But cost of training personnels is probably thousands more than that..
What do POS systems cost typically? For example, what does a standard credit card reader cost, and is there additional transaction fees ontop of what credit card companies charge?
Square is a privacy nightmare. They track your purchases across stores and tie your email to your credit card. The worst part is there is no "opt in" either. There is no privacy policy or terms of service that I agree to. My only option is to either pay in cash or not shop there.
Device is $999. But cost of training personnels is probably thousands more than that..
That was the most valuable takeaway for me with installing and managing retail POS systems. It doesn't matter how much time you put into planning and inventory control, if the staff doesn't implement it correctly the POS will never reach it's true value as a tool. It's very important to not only have effective training, but re-training for the humans using the systems.
Square is a privacy nightmare. They track your purchases across stores and tie your email to your credit card. The worst part is there is no "opt in" either. There is no privacy policy or terms of service that I agree to. My only option is to either pay in cash or not shop there.
"I'm not on Facebook" - oh yes you are. There's a shadow profile built of you even though you never signed up for Facebook. Same goes for Google, and many other services you never explicitly signed up for.
So now let's talk about cash. So you pay with cash and you think your privacy is preserved? Nope! The moment you walk in the store, the wifi beacons are tapping into your smartphone and adding to the internal profile the shop has of you. They know when you walked in the store, they know when you walked out, and they probably know enough to correlate your cash payment with your profile.
I'm sorry but that's the world we live in.
Square is a privacy nightmare. They track your purchases across stores and tie your email to your credit card. The worst part is there is no "opt in" either. There is no privacy policy or terms of service that I agree to. My only option is to either pay in cash or not shop there.
Still no scale/scanner combo support, coin dispenser, or any way to use a non-overpriced receipt printer. Once again, Square is stuck doing a meh job replacing the cheap cash register and nothing more.
Are POS units actually cheap? Seems to me like one of those areas where things are potentially way more expensive than it seems they should be.
What do POS systems cost typically? For example, what does a standard credit card reader cost, and is there additional transaction fees ontop of what credit card companies charge?
Though, to get towards this price takes 10 lanes or so before you hit economies of scale. Otherwise you end up with a gimped, half baked solution if you cheap out. 2x longer or worse per transaction to ring a customer out.