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POS system for small retail store? Windows or Mac..

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  • 30-06-2008 4:41pm
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    drunkmonkey
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    Looking for some advice on pos software for a small retail store....something that would integrate with some financial software such as quick books maybe...

    Was looking at Checkout for mac, http://checkoutapp.com/ it seemed very user friendly but quickbooks don't supply software for mac over here....should I keep my tills and financial software seperate...?

    i'm probably going to have to go for a windows based solution......

    any help much appricated....


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    EKRIUQ
    Registered Users Posts: 4,386 ✭✭✭EKRIUQ


    Mac applications for shop POS are rare, I don't think I've ever seen mac's been used in any shop.

    The $399 price seems very reasonable for a quality POS system so just make sure it covers all you need. For me the most important things would be

    Inventory control
    Customer management
    Ordering
    Invoicing

    I got a new system last year, not cheap but does everything and more, There is a accounting software with the package but I prefer to use Sage on a seperate computer.
    I just like my accounts to be seperate to the working computer on the shop floor.


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    drunkmonkey
    Registered Users Posts: 28,171 ✭✭✭✭drunkmonkey


    Namesco wrote: »

    The $399 price seems very reasonable for a quality POS system so just make sure it covers all you need. For me the most important things would be

    Inventory control
    Customer management
    Ordering
    Invoicing

    I prefer to use Sage on a seperate computer.
    I just like my accounts to be seperate to the working computer on the shop floor.


    Checkout seems to tick all the boxes for me,
    Inventory control
    Customer management
    Ordering
    Invoicing

    I let someone try it who never used a mac and they flew through it, lovley interface looks pretty fool proof....I don't think there'd be much staff training involved....

    Just spotted this one as well http://www.xsilva.com/ might be good for keeping my website and shop inventory together....

    I've never seen mac pos in a shop here either....

    Seperate account package might be the way to go...


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    wandering monk
    Registered Users Posts: 40 ✭wandering monk


    It appears that Sage do an epos system that links directly into the accounts if that is something that you are interested in?? It's called paypoint.


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