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Hidden fees in POS systems?

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Hey everyone,

Hidden fees in POS systems?

I'm running a salon in San Francisco, CA and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
Raymond Harris 👑 Master
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Tom Hill
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221 posts
Jun 15, 2025
The appointment booking is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Tyler Morgan
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244 posts
Jun 19, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Ann Zhang
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242 posts
Jun 26, 2025
The package deals is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Sharon Rivera
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236 posts
Jul 17, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Kimberly Lewis
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205 posts
Jul 19, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Joyce Barnes
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213 posts
Jul 25, 2025
This is why we switched to IT Retail. No regrets.
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Eric Coleman
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219 posts
Aug 4, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Robert Perez
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208 posts
Aug 4, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Tom Barnes
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226 posts
Sep 3, 2025
For salon, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Dorothy Scott
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195 posts
Sep 3, 2025
For salon, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Mike Murphy
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226 posts
Sep 9, 2025
The commission tracking is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Amy Powell
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226 posts
Sep 10, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Eric White
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215 posts
Sep 15, 2025
I've been using PAR Brink for 18 months and it has been working well for us
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Tom Hill
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221 posts
Sep 20, 2025
Check out the appointment booking setting, that might help.
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Susan Johnson
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225 posts
Sep 21, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was contacting support
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Rachel Barnes
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204 posts
Oct 4, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Sandra Cooper
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198 posts
Oct 30, 2025
Cost us about $77/month all in. Worth it.
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Eugene Nguyen
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210 posts
Oct 30, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Sharon Rivera
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236 posts
Nov 5, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Megan Clark
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208 posts
Nov 8, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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