Do you need a cash register? Do not buy expensive big machines. Do not pay high monthly rates. There is a clever cheap option.
What do we need?
- an Android mobile device
- Optional Bluetooth or USB printer.
- Optional Card reader
Android Phone or Tablet for POS
You can buy a new device for 100 USD. You don’t need to spend much, because Elementary POS runs almost on any Android phone. Install Elementary POS from Google Play. If Google Play is not available on your device, visit the Elementary POS download page.
A Bluetooth or USB printer
- Bluetooth printers. Pros: wireless, with battery, portable.
- USB printers. Pros: Socket for drawer. Easy to set up. More robust.
We recommend you use a small POS Bluetooth printer for printing. The advantage is portability and cheap printing. For example the CASHINO PTP-II is an ideal printer. Its battery lasts long and the wireless connection is convenient. Another option is to use a POS USB printer. However, this is only suitable for fixed installations.
Card Terminal
If you would like to accept credit cards, then a terminal is necessary. You can buy an affordable Sum Up terminal and connect it with Elementary POS. Elementary POS sends the amount to the card terminal. After the transaction is processed, the card receipt is printed.
All-In-One Solution
If you would like to have your POS device together with the printer and card reader, try to use a MyPos device. Elementary POS is compatible with it! 🙂
Printing on a small POS printer is very fast. The customer gets a receipt, which resolves the legal requirements.
Another important thing is that you get an overview of sales. A sales overview will help your accountant. And if you have more employees selling goods or services, you will get an overview of sales per individual employee. And finally, it’s not just about receiving cash. Your sales overview can also contain information on card payments. You can check an example of a sales overview here.
Elementary POS automatically sends all receipts to the cloud, eliminating the need for backups. All sales from every cash register can be exported to a single Excel file, which is a powerful tool for post-sales processing. The data can be filtered and sorted by date of sale, price of goods, taxes, type of payment (cash or card), and other criteria. If multiple employees use the same cash register, it automatically records who processed each transaction, and this information is included in the Excel file.
There’s no need to print receipts. Customers can access their receipts as PDF files at https://receipt.elementarypos.com by entering a unique code, which is generated automatically.
