Being a US company, I'm guessing there is no chip and PIN support?
We don't have a chip and pin reader right now but you can use your own chip and pin system with Shopify POS.
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#52Coming from a Bitcoin world, 2.1% + 30cents fees sounds ridiculous!
This is the price you pay for a currency with:
1) Stability 2) A massive user base 3) An infrastructure to support that massive user base
BitCoin has none of those things, so I'd expect a discount on it!
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#53I realize that POS is a term that is widely used as a TLA for point of sale, but it feels like Shopify POS is an unfortunate name given that it's also a TLA for piece of sh*t.
But only because you're not their target group.
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#54I realize that POS is a term that is widely used as a TLA for point of sale, but it feels like Shopify POS is an unfortunate name given that it's also a TLA for piece of sh*t.
POS is the standard industry term for this kind of software. Anybody who would actually buy this product would never mistake this. And anyone who might mistake it for the other meaning needs only to click through to see it is indeed a POS system.
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#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
A good number of our stores sell > $1M/month. And, now that Shopify 2 has shipped, any feature gaps that were around are closing very quickly.
Do you guys have an API by any chance? Can I push orders to a Shopify store via an API call of some kind?
I manage the 3rd party apps program at Shopify – feel free to let me know if you have any questions about getting started. @blairbeckwith on twitter and blair@shopify.com.
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#56Suggestion for the Shopify folk- The site doesn't say that the POS supports a barcode scanner, but the video says that it does (and shows it in use). As a retailer, not having a barcode scanner would be a prompt deal breaker[0]. It should be featured somewhere on the microsite. [0] lack of a barcode scanner isn't bad if you have 16 products. Once you're managing any serious level of inventory, especially with unique…
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#57Coming from a Bitcoin world, 2.1% + 30cents fees sounds ridiculous!
This is the price you pay for a currency with: 1) Stability 2) A massive user base 3) An infrastructure to support that massive user base BitCoin has none of those things, so I'd expect a discount on it!
It's the price you pay for interchange fees. If only ACH had an instant verify and hold feature...
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#58I realize that POS is a term that is widely used as a TLA for point of sale, but it feels like Shopify POS is an unfortunate name given that it's also a TLA for piece of sh*t.
It's the industry's term. I was very tempted to headline the whole launch as "Shopify: First POS that's not a POS." but alas..
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#59I wonder how many people are primarily online merchants that move into physical stores.
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#60I realize that POS is a term that is widely used as a TLA for point of sale, but it feels like Shopify POS is an unfortunate name given that it's also a TLA for piece of sh*t.
As other's have said, it's an industry standard term. Whilst in acronym heaven, I actually had to look up what TLA meant. Three Letter Acronym for those wondering.