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

"All i need sales and rental video pos systemwith inventory control with bar code scanning."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Fairfax, VA

"This is a new system ........don't really know what we need."
-- General Manager, Retail, Petersburg, VA

"Just looking for start up information for setting up a system for a small retail apparel shop. Thank you."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Park Rapids, MN

"We are about to purchase a 60 seat restaurant which has an older version of Maitre'd. I wish to have a solution that includes electronic transfer so that double entry and adjustments are avoided."
-- Partner/Principal, Restaurant, Big Sur, CA

"I need help with this, i would also lide to offer gift cards and to be able to book my clients appointments, adn keep track of all of my products and my sales."
-- Buyer, Other Business Services, Cut Off, LA

"I want to have an office pc that is a part of the pos system, for closing paperwork and accounts payable/receivable, tracking food costs, losses, sales projections etc. One of the companies I work for uses micros and I like that system. My other job uses Aloha which I also like."
-- Purchasing Manager, Restaurant, Charlotte, NC

"Bought restaurant with POS in place all I want is put our Menu in the system."
-- Partner/Principal, Restaurant, Sullivan, MO

"We already have moneris supplying the credit card/interac system. WE need POS for the waitresses and cook."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Restaurant, Beverly Hills, CA

"Need large capacity for skus and looking to set departments,can we scan inventory in for control."
-- Consultant, Other Business Services, Grand Rapids, MI

"We are a small remote fishing lodge in Alaska. In addition to Rooms, F&B, Accounting and Gift Shop, we would also need charter fishing capabilities for boats, fish and dock requirements."
-- General Manager, Travel/Hospitality, Ketchikan, AK

"I want a system that helps me keep inventory and control of all my merchandise..every sale to be registered and scanned into the computer"
-- Buyer, Retail, Mcallen, TX

"New Business; Need barcode input; barcode printer; employee clock-in; ID employee making the sale;monthly sales report."
-- Partner/Principal, Retail, Hailey, ID

"A standalone 15" touchscreen CPU w Windows XP is what I am looking for.If you have a handheld 7" touchscreen with Windows XP this would be great!"
-- Partner/Principal, Advertising/Marketing/PR, Mexico City, TX

"Need ease of importing and exporting data, preferably in Excel or excel compatible files. Especially inventory, customer lists and sales data."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Brookfield, MA

"I am interested in a POS system for a restaurant that has approximately 300 food order tickets and 600 cash interactions per day. I do not wish to buy the system, only lease."
-- Partner/Principal, Restaurant, Chicago, IL

"We are looking to open a retail store in about 6 months. At the present time we are looking for a low cost POS system that we can possible grow with. It is just the owners that are working the store in the beginning, so if the cost is too high a plain register will be what we go with and take the risk. Once we are more established than we may upgrade. Thank you for your assistance."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Milwaukee, WI

"POS System will be for a minor league baseball stadium with a capacity of 10,000."
-- Facilities/Operations, Travel/Hospitality, Pawtucket, RI

"I will need a system that will be able to print out on a wrist bands as well as lables/stickers ."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

"Do you have payment plan? how will be the installation?"
-- CEO/President/Owner, Restaurant, San Antonio, TX

"I need a cash drawer, a reciept printer, a bar code scanner, and something to print barcodes unless it can be done on a standard printer. I use quickbooks software."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Allegan, MI

"Iwant to buy a resteraunt an have dinner in the front. But my main sells will be Pizza. With a Take and Bake Pizza taking the EBT card which I must keep sell seperate from others. I like to keep each Pizza sells seperate and the dinner sells seperate. so I will know Which is bring what in. an costing me the most in food cost. and keeping track of my employee time cards also."
-- Buyer, Restaurant, Alexandria, IN

"Pizza, subs and salads only eatery, take out, eat in and home and business delivery is what the business consist of."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Restaurant, Danville, PA

"Need standard software like PCAmerica. Free of monthly charge and 3 Yr warranty for all the parts."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Equipment Sales & Service, Gurnee, IL

"I am opening up a part consignment and part new clothing and would need to customize mainly for the consignment."
-- CEO/President/Owner, Retail, Rehoboth, MA

"We are looking for a system to scan inmate id's in order to track attendance to meals."
-- Facilities/Operations, Other Business Services, Conneaut, OH

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