Whenever someone opens any kind of business, they will need a POS system. If I were to open a small bistro I would need something that will help me run my business smoothly. POS stands for “Point of Sales System”. The system accepts debit cards, credit cards, cash and gift cards. But now-a-days, POS systems can do more than accept payments. The system can keep track of employee sales, time sheets when the employee clocks in and out the facility, inventory, an option to receive text or email receipts, system for management and many more things. I did my research on what would be best for a small bistro. I decided to go with Toast POS Systems. The Toast software has many capabilities. I chose this software because it is easy, affordable and
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For the standard system, its starting price is $100.00 per month with the core software. The 10’ handheld hardware bundle is $1,362.00 and the handheld tablet bundle is $450.00. Additional items such as inventory cost $75.00 per month, online ordering cost $50.00 per month. Toast offers free demos before purchasing the system. I believe testing a new product with no cost is a great idea that makes the company seem as if they care for the opinion from their guests. If your business purchases the Toast POS system, you will receive different training options to understand how Toast works. They have online training, in-store training and webinars which mean employees watch videos and virtually be in …show more content…
The store manager can set up how he wants to personalize the system. Unfortunately, Toast has some negative feedback with their system. The screens often freeze or has glitches which causes the system to shut down due to the unresponsive screen. Another issue is that the handhelds do not always read the credit card strip. Hopefully, Toast engineers can fix this problem. Overall I believe Toast is a great system because it is a simple POS system that is affordable for business
For the standard system, its starting price is $100.00 per month with the core software. The 10’ handheld hardware bundle is $1,362.00 and the handheld tablet bundle is $450.00. Additional items such as inventory cost $75.00 per month, online ordering cost $50.00 per month. Toast offers free demos before purchasing the system. I believe testing a new product with no cost is a great idea that makes the company seem as if they care for the opinion from their guests. If your business purchases the Toast POS system, you will receive different training options to understand how Toast works. They have online training, in-store training and webinars which mean employees watch videos and virtually be in …show more content…
The store manager can set up how he wants to personalize the system. Unfortunately, Toast has some negative feedback with their system. The screens often freeze or has glitches which causes the system to shut down due to the unresponsive screen. Another issue is that the handhelds do not always read the credit card strip. Hopefully, Toast engineers can fix this problem. Overall I believe Toast is a great system because it is a simple POS system that is affordable for business