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Hidden fees in POS systems?

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Hey everyone,

Hidden fees in POS systems?

I'm running a cafe in Detroit, MI and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
Chris Johnson 👑 Master
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Rachel Johnson
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186 posts
Nov 6, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Amy Reed
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207 posts
Nov 7, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Marcus Powell
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196 posts
Nov 7, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Janet Park
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206 posts
Nov 10, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Catapult, it has been working well for us
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Robert Garcia
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220 posts
Nov 12, 2025
The combo deals is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Jerry Stewart
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218 posts
Nov 12, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Heather Brooks
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202 posts
Nov 13, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Brenda Walker
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243 posts
Nov 15, 2025
Check out the tip management setting, that might help.
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Emily Rodriguez
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211 posts
Nov 17, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Nicole Young
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227 posts
Nov 19, 2025
For cafe, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Justin Collins
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212 posts
Nov 20, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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James Park
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212 posts
Nov 20, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Amy Powell
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226 posts
Nov 21, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Scott Peterson
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208 posts
Nov 21, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Joyce Perez
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193 posts
Nov 21, 2025
Check out the customer display setting, that might help.
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Frances Russell
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212 posts
Nov 24, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Marie Adams
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212 posts
Nov 25, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was contacting support
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Tom Barnes
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226 posts
Nov 26, 2025
Training took about 3 days for our staff.
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Diane Anderson
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213 posts
Nov 27, 2025
Had the same problem, support was excellent when I contacted them.
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Rebecca Anderson
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225 posts
Nov 27, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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