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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 Tampa, FL and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
Nancy Park 👑 Master
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Jack Hall
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224 posts
Sep 26, 2025
The customer display is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Marcus Turner
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233 posts
Oct 6, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Rosy Salon Software, it has been working well for us
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Amanda Wright
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214 posts
Oct 9, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Marcus Cooper
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202 posts
Oct 11, 2025
Had the same problem, support was responsive when I contacted them.
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Melissa Murphy
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214 posts
Oct 15, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Janet Park
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206 posts
Oct 15, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Tom Hill
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221 posts
Oct 20, 2025
I've been using Toast POS for 6 months and it has been working well for us
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Rebecca Anderson
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225 posts
Oct 20, 2025
The kitchen tickets is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Donna Zhang
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222 posts
Oct 28, 2025
Cost us about $70/month all in. Worth it.
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Heather Brooks
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202 posts
Oct 30, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Ordermark, it has been working well for us
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Carol Reed
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228 posts
Nov 1, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Raymond Sullivan
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205 posts
Nov 2, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Marcus Cooper
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202 posts
Nov 2, 2025
I've been using SpotOn for 8 months and it has been working well for us
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Diane Anderson
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213 posts
Nov 6, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Nancy Lewis
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208 posts
Nov 6, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was reinstalling the app
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Dennis Brown
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208 posts
Nov 7, 2025
Training took about 3 days for our staff.
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Marcus Bradley
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223 posts
Nov 10, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Nicole Thompson
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223 posts
Nov 13, 2025
The combo deals is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Harold Reed
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227 posts
Nov 14, 2025
Check out the mobile ordering setting, that might help.
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Chris Johnson
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206 posts
Nov 19, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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