Easy To Use POS Systems For Your Nightclub or Bar

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Easy To Use POS Systems For Your Nightclub or Bar

• Tour Guide Kenneth Arthurs
• http//www.wolfendales.com
• The Seminar Doesnt Stop Here

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About Me Who Cares

• Almost 30 Years Experience
• Dishwasher, Cook, Waiter, Manager, Owner
• Major In College Computer Science
• Own Nightclub A Computer Business
• I am The Enemy In The Camp
• Good Judgment Comes From Experience Experience
  Come From Bad Judgment

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How Many Do You Need ?

• You must determine first location
• Where do you want them
• Where do you need them
• What you can afford

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Dont Make The Fatal Errors

• 1. Dont install enough
• 2. Dont use them after you install them
• 3. Wall Mart Theory
• 4. How are you going to pay for the place?
• 5. Buying the latest the greatest
• Computers are like dog years
• Every year you have them add 7 years.

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Software

• What do you want it to do
• It should save you time, closing time
• PC Base
• Reports you need
• Inventory
• Integration with your inventory devices
• Can it export data to QuickBooks or Excel
• Ask for a demo No demo walk away
• Credit Card Processing, PC Charge 250

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Things You Need For Each Register

• 1. Monitor
  400-600
• 2. Tower (CPU)
  400
• 3. Cash Drawer
  175
• 4. Printer
  299
• 5. MSR Swipe for credit gift card 80
• 6. Battery Back Up
  30
• 7. Keyboard Mouse
• 8. Operating System
• 9. POS Software 500

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Average Amount Per Station

• Around 1800
• Subtract off what you wont need
• Cash drawer, Printer, MSR
• It adds up quick
• Quantity x Saving

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Break Down of Equipment

• Monitor
• 2 Kinds
• 1. LCD takes up less room
• 2. CRT takes up less money
• 2 Brands
• 1. Micro Touch
• 2. ELO

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CRT
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LCD
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• All In One
• 2200

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Wireless Handhelds

• 5 Star service
• Dell Axim X51 PDA
• Not really user friendly
• Getting better with time
• About 600- 800
• Software cost more

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Monitors

• 2 Affordable Touch Sensors
• Elo
• 1. AccuTouch (Touch Sensitive)
• 2. Intelli Touch (Heat Sensitive) clearer
• Micro Touch
• 1. Resistive Touch (Touch Sensitive)
• 2. Capacitive Touch (Heat Sensitive) clearer
• Are You Using Plastic Gloves?

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MonitorsTwo Different Connections

• Com Port
• Make sure you computer has a com port
• A lot of computers
• dont come with a com port
• USB

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Computer CPU

• 40 gig hard Drive
• 128 to 256 mb of Ram
• 1.0 Ghz Celeron
• Celeron are good chip
• Buy Complete systems Sell monitor on EBay
• Get on Google or Bizrate
• keyword Dell Tower
• Complete Systems get them
• as low as 440 a piece

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Cash Drawers

• Make sure you get the one the is compatible with
  your printer
• Kwick Kable interface
• I like MMF
• If you buy a Epson make sure your cash drawer can
  hook up to the Epson printer
• Power Supply on printer 12 volt or 24 volt
• If you are not using a printer..
• Get a com port or USB interface

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Printers

• 3 Kinds
• 1. Impact .. Use for Kitchen or Receipt
• Has a ink ribbon, Usually black red.
• You can use carbon paper to make 2 copies at
  once.
• 2. Thermal .. Use for Receipt...faster
• Dont use in kitchen, no ink to replace
• 3. Ink Jet Faster, more expensive

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Additional Equipment

• Hub
• 1. Make sure you get a Fast Ethernet Switch
• 2. Get a couple of them ...
• Server, Use the office computer
• or one use of the stations
• Kitchen printers or remote printers
• Back up Make it simple, get a thumb drive
• Router

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The Long Haul MATAINANCE

• Tech Support How Much?
• Most money spent is after you purchase you system
  ..
• When can they take your call
• Service Call ... Repair or replace equipment
• Murphys Law It will go down before lunch or
  when you are the busiest

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What Breaks The Most

• Monitor touch sensor, clean them
• Towers overheats, clean fans
• Printers paper jams, grease kitchen

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Quick Tips

• Discount if you run the cable
• Team up with another business 2Fer
• Dont buy the latest greatest
• Always ask for a demo
• Get Quotes
• Make sure you have complete access to the back
  office at all times
• Make sure software is PC Base
• Remote Access You can use logmein.com

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