Budget POS for starting grocery store?

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Quick question for the community:

We're trying to figure out the best approach for our grocery

Would love to hear from others who've dealt with this.

Raymond Chen 👑 Master

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Henry Russell

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Nov 24, 2025

Training took about 2 days for our staff.

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Harold Nguyen

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Nov 24, 2025

This is why we switched to Gusto. No regrets.

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Kevin Rogers

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Nov 24, 2025

Check out the WIC/EBT support setting, that might help.

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Frank Moore

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Nov 24, 2025

This is why we switched to Glimpse. No regrets.

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Carlos Ford

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Nov 24, 2025

This is why we switched to Nobly POS. No regrets.

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George Ramos

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Nov 24, 2025

Great question! In my experience with Deputy, it has been working well for us

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Tom Hill

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Nov 24, 2025

This is why we switched to Lightspeed Retail. No regrets.

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Tyler Morgan

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Nov 25, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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Ann Harris

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Nov 25, 2025

Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings

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Angela Baker

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Nov 25, 2025

Had the same problem, support was knowledgeable when I contacted them.

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Harold Nguyen

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Nov 26, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Karen Lewis

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Nov 26, 2025

+1 to this. We've seen similar results.

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Henry Russell

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Nov 26, 2025

Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup

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Jessica Murphy

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Nov 26, 2025

Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup

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Marcus Turner

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Nov 26, 2025

Great question! In my experience with Vend POS, it has been working well for us

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Nicole Young

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Nov 26, 2025

Cost us about $80/month all in. Worth it.

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Kyle Thomas

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Nov 26, 2025

Had the same problem, support was responsive when I contacted them.

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Jack Hall

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Nov 27, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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Tyler Morgan

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Nov 27, 2025

I've been using Shopify POS for 16 months and it has been working well for us

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Margaret Rivera

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Nov 27, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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