This is fantastic. The POS space has needed massive disruption for decades. Kill the dinosaurs!
There are plenty of companies doing this already, Square is pretty slow to the table.
Caveat: I work for one such company (GoPago).
Business in a Box
31–40 of 135 posts
Re: Business in a Box
#32Why don't they just do away with the bulky cash register too.
Re: Business in a Box
#33Dear everyone: Might you please make use of the noscript functionality provided to you? Many people like myself do not let arbitrary websites run javascript on their machines. Without the use of noscript tags, as is the case here, I am met with an entirely blank page. Had there been something there, something describing what I'm missing and how good it is, I very likely would have enabled js temporarily. But there wa…
I think a blank page is the new noscript.
Re: Business in a Box
#34I just helped a friend install a iPad POS at his coffee shop this past December using BreadCrumb. We looked at Square Register, but it's rather lackluster feature set ruled it out. Namely, it doesn't support multiple printers or printer queuing (ex. food items get sent to kitchen printer), it doesn't have a modifier system for items (maybe this has changed), and no employee features (clock-in/out) etc.. I would say i…
i wonder why that Chinese restaurant went out of business...
Re: Business in a Box
#35This directly competes with Revel POS: http://revelsystems.com , though pricing isn't visible on their site, I would believe that Square's offering is also cheaper -- at least to get setup.
Also GoPago Live: http://www.gopago.com/
$99/month, no startup costs, competitive credit-processing. Also has a much more robust featureset than Square. It also makes your storefront work on GoPago's mobile app, which is something that no other modern POS system does out of the box.
Disclosure: I work at GoPago.
Re: Business in a Box
#36Dear everyone: Might you please make use of the noscript functionality provided to you? Many people like myself do not let arbitrary websites run javascript on their machines. Without the use of noscript tags, as is the case here, I am met with an entirely blank page. Had there been something there, something describing what I'm missing and how good it is, I very likely would have enabled js temporarily. But there wa…
There's an awful lot of work involved in graceful degradation, which I'm sure you know. Will a noscript tag that tells you have JavaScript disabled and that you're missing out on a richer web experience really convert you?
The problem here is that "many people" is Noscript is really only useful for telling people that they need JavaScript enabled to use the site in case they don't realize they've accidentally disabled its use.
Re: Business in a Box
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
How is this disruptive? It's still a cash register. Most cash registers for decades have been digital/electronic in terms of running/totals and counting cash, and they all have credit card readers too.
For restaurant POS systems the typical cost is typically around $15-20k plus $2k per terminal. For smaller restaurants that don't need more than this package offers it's a bargain.
Which is fine... except this system is pretty unsuitable for even small restaurants (coffee shops, OK maybe :)).
The target market for this is very squarely (heh!) high end indie shops.
Re: Business in a Box
#38I just helped a friend install a iPad POS at his coffee shop this past December using BreadCrumb. We looked at Square Register, but it's rather lackluster feature set ruled it out. Namely, it doesn't support multiple printers or printer queuing (ex. food items get sent to kitchen printer), it doesn't have a modifier system for items (maybe this has changed), and no employee features (clock-in/out) etc.. I would say i…
Sheesh, that roach story makes the original "bug in the code" story sound tame.
Re: Business in a Box
#39Why don't they just do away with the bulky cash register too.
Cash? There aren't many stores that are "credit card only". You'd be turning away customers.
Re: Business in a Box
#40Mount your stand securely to any surface without drilling.
I wonder if "securely" just means my ipad won't fall over, or if it also somehow means customers can't run away with my ipad while my back is turned. That seems pretty important to me, and hard to achieve without drilling.