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Device is $999. But cost of training personnels is probably thousands more than that..
by yueq 9y ago
Device is $999.
But cost of training personnels is probably thousands more than that..
- robbyking 9y agoWhat makes you say that? There's a (small) learning curve when using any payment system, and the existing Square app is pretty easy to use.
- Scoundreller 9y agoOr a substantial cost savings over total product lifecycle if the system is intuitive and helps to prevent errors. Cashiers can be high turnover...
- rhombocombus 9y agoThat was the most valuable takeaway for me with installing and managing retail POS systems. It doesn't matter how much time you put into planning and inventory control, if the staff doesn't implement it correctly the POS will never reach it's true value as a tool. It's very important to not only have effective training, but re-training for the humans using the systems.
- StudentStuff 9y agoDepends on the POS system, but older products like NCR ACS, ISS45, Toshiba SurePOS Ace, etc all make huge assumptions that the cashiers will remember 100+ four codes, and can deal with all the curveballs that both systems throw at the user. There are better POSes out there, where you don't have to spend a few days training each new employee for them to be productive and competent.
- StudentStuff 9y agoTraining usually isn't bad, Square's POS offering has few features. Remember that you'll still need a receipt printer ($300) and a cash drawer ($100 to $200). Not a terribly impressive offering IMO