Retail Shop and EPOS ???

[ItsTony]

Hi,

Just wanted to ask if anybody can give me some advice on where to start with EPOS machines. It will be used in a small clothes shop.

I've been looking on ebay but have no idea what I really need. We have a short six month lease so ideally, we would like to spend as little as possible and then rebuy if the business takes off.

Since it is a retail shop, I know we will need a basic system that can print price labels with a barcode and small description. Then the machine will need a 'scanner' thing to read the labels. Lastly, it needs to be linked in with a till for cash and be able to print reciepts too.

How much should I be looking to spend on a second hand unit that can do the above. Is Ebay the most straightforward place to get hold of such a machine. Alternatively, is there any cheap software out there that can be used with a laptop so all we need to do is buy the scanner attachment and the till etc.

Thanx for any help in advance,

Tony.

[nekrum]

Hi

This might be what you're looking for http://www.oneapplications.com/index.html..

[plasticpig]

Well if you are going down the laptop route you will need:

Epos software
Till receipt printer £160
Till cash draw £80
Barcode Scanner £120
Barcode label printer £180
Customer display £70

So about £600 of hardware + the laptop + software. The price of the barcode scanner is quite high because I would reccomend one that can be used as both a handheld and a presentation scanner. Two releativley cheap EPOS software solutions spring to mind. Actinic Epos Solo and WASP QuickStore POS. Both will sell you a bundled kit to turn your laptop in to a POS station and is probably the cheapest way to get started but I wouldnt recommend either of the scanners they are bundling.

[GraemeP]

Don't forget something to read chip & pin - I have some contacts for hardware and software, and payment accounts if you need them (that take EVERY known card) - these are only people I have done business with and would recommend, I have no commercial interest.

Msg me if you want some details.

[V8mate]

GraemeP said:

I have some contacts for hardware and software, and payment accounts that take EVERY known card

This guy?

[transactor]

The WASP system is very good, you can download a trial off their website, ive tried MYOB Retail Basics but thats too basic

I bought this and its quite good:

ebay item: 350120048007

[ItsTony]

Thanx for the responses,

Can anybody tell me if most software will work with the PDQ credit card machine or whether the PDQ machine will just attach to a laptop.

Thanx