BuyerZone users' POS system requirements

We ask users of our quote request service to describe their POS system purchasing requirements in detail so the vendors we match them to can provide customized information in response. Now we're sharing these buyer requirements with you.

We hope these user comments help you get a sense of what types of POS systems other users are choosing and what considerations are important to the average buyer. Take a look and you'll probably see some responses that are relevant to your business.

BuyerZone user comments: POS system purchasing requirements

"I plan to serve a limited number of products, each with a variety of variations.example: a double=1 creampuff with cream and the person would press tuna or egg salad for the other selection.the kitchen printer would read: double tuna,or tuna tuna. at the end of the day i would like totals of each item sold and total revenue for all.naturaly i would like the change back amount.this will be my 1st modern unit."
-- Partner/Principal, Restaurant, Cudahy, WI

"No real requirements will most likely use a punch card to start since I will only employ one person."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Restaurant, Orange Park, FL

"Would like to have the capiability to clock employees in and out on the same unit system,to have some kind of camera monitor on the sysytems for a picture of who is useing the sysytem and at what time to be stamped at each entrance and would like to also have the ability to only have employess gain acess to the interinal working of the pos terminal through an assigned password."
-- Partner/Principal, Restaurant, Rex, GA

"Deli, Make front order & for kitchen to get order."
-- General Manager, Restaurant, Vero Beach, FL

"Products are priced by the foot and by the unit. Discounts are frequently applied to the trade. Would like to track by customer for mailing purposes. Some orders will be billed and not paid at time of entry. We need to produce a PO along with the sale."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Orlando, FL

"I woukd like a POS keyboars ones much like at the wal mart stores!!!!! Thanks:)"
-- General Manager, Other Business Services, Newyork, NY

"I own a yarn store and I need a system that will allow the same yarn to be purchased by numerous vendors. These vendors also have different costs for the items so I need to be able to find out which ones have the lowest price to reorder. I would also like to be able to reorder via internet easily."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Oakhurst, CA

"We would also like there to be a scale for each register; preferably scales that automatically ring into register when an item code is entered per item (vegetables, fruits)."
-- General Manager, Retail, Haiku, HI

"We plan to implement a frequent buyer program so I will need a system for this program where customer data can be saved and retrieved easily."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Construction/General Contracting, Boca Raton, FL

"I am looking for wireless credit card debit card terminals. also looking at option of one base terminal for calling in credit cards."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Transportation/Logistics, Woodland, WA

"I am looking for a garden center/florist/landscaper POS system. I will need two registers, and 1 back office system."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Cheyenne, WY

"Looking for a bid as specified above. The example is an example of a typical account. We have over 300 accounts. at this point this is information gathering only."
-- Buyer, Health Care, Lawrenceville, GA

"The system needs to be able to do desimal sales (.13 or .25 example) for sale of fabrics."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Pinedale, WY

"I would like the POS software to be compatible with Quickbooks."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Restaurant, Napa, CA

"I would like to be able to print out service bills IE: Detail cleaning on carsKeep track of customers on how many times they wash there car and offer speicals thru that information."
-- General Manager, N/A, Danbury, CT

"Customer information databasereservation and seating softwareclock in at terminalManager review of tickets, times, seating, etc.."
-- General Manager, Restaurant, Ocean Springs, MS

"Possible color printer for kitchen to print out different items in different colors."
-- Buyer, Restaurant, Ocean Springs, MS

"Need cash register withcapability to connect to internet / ip addressand send info. hourly."
-- Accounting/Finance, Retail, East Meadow, NY

"Need to be able to track inventory, customers, print bar codes, must have a time clock feature."
-- Buyer, Education, Independence, KS

"When employee signs in onto register they will be on the clock"
-- Buyer, Legal, Hales Corners, WI

"We are a golf course with club house. We now have Quick Books 2007, Plus we have digital dinning POS system that works very bad."
-- Accounting/Finance, Restaurant, Platteville, WI

"Software only to run on either Windows Server or Unix system. Client application to run on Windows XP."
-- CIO, Retail, Sherman Oaks, CA

"We need a pos system that works for our business style. Each pos system has to be able to work for both retail and wholesale. and enable to up-to-date cross branch & own branch inventory access & retrieval, enable to manage customer information, enable to control points(members) cards."
-- General Manager, Retail, New York, NY

"I basically need something to track inventory by category and a scanner. I already have a computer, cash register and cash drawer. I just need something that will make everything mesh."
-- General Manager, Retail, Ocala, FL

"Hardware and software to replace a current as400 based back office and 4694 terminals currently running RA-Dos.New new terminals, new softwarer in stores w/2 registers per store.Each register would handle a barcode scanner and an integrated (one swipe) credit card reader. Register could also record A/N information such as customer n/a.Data would be either polled by modem to the home office or retrieved by internet to the home office.Home office would consolidate and create all reports.Home office would place all orders, pay all bills, do all accounting.Package would start with four (4) stores with two (2) registers per store.Package would be economically feasable to support multiple seasonal stores open for 2 months per year. (one register per store)."
-- MIS/IT, Retail, Pittsford, NY

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