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Lease vs buy POS hardware?

🛒 Buying Advice 👁️ 895 views 💬 21 replies 📅 Nov 7, 2025
Hey everyone,

Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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

Thanks in advance!
Kimberly Lewis 👑 Master
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Kimberly Lewis
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205 posts
Nov 8, 2025
This is why we switched to Celerant. No regrets.
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Angela Reed
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210 posts
Nov 8, 2025
This is why we switched to Arryved. No regrets.
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Lauren Butler
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233 posts
Nov 8, 2025
Training took about 3 days for our staff.
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Heather Brooks
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227 posts
Nov 8, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Harbortouch, it has been working well for us
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Frank Wood
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207 posts
Nov 9, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Ashley Graham
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219 posts
Nov 11, 2025
This is why we switched to Infor HMS. No regrets.
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Brenda Park
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231 posts
Nov 12, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Willie Martinez
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217 posts
Nov 14, 2025
I've been using Square POS for 24 months and it has been working well for us
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Scott Reed
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218 posts
Nov 16, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Payanywhere, it has been working well for us
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Rachel Rivera
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211 posts
Nov 16, 2025
This is why we switched to Paladin. No regrets.
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Henry Russell
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223 posts
Nov 17, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Tom Hill
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198 posts
Nov 18, 2025
Great question! In my experience with UberEats for Merchants, it has been working well for us
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Marie Adams
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212 posts
Nov 19, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Harold Reed
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227 posts
Nov 23, 2025
Cost us about $72/month all in. Worth it.
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Frank Price
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226 posts
Nov 23, 2025
This is why we switched to Deputy. No regrets.
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Jerry Davis
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204 posts
Nov 23, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Helen Stewart
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216 posts
Nov 24, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was checking the cable connections
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Nicole Young
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227 posts
Nov 26, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Susan Collins
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197 posts
Nov 27, 2025
Had the same problem, support was frustrating when I contacted them.
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Peter Stewart
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228 posts
Nov 28, 2025
The reporting is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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