Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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Hey everyone,

Lease vs buy POS hardware?

I'm running a cafe 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!

Amy Reed 👑 Master

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Chris Hall

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Aug 28, 2025

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

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Carlos Hughes

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Aug 29, 2025

The customer display is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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Lauren Powell

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Sep 11, 2025

This is why we switched to Loyverse. No regrets.

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Adam Bennett

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Sep 25, 2025

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

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Kevin Watson

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Sep 29, 2025

We had the same issue. What worked for us was restarting the terminal

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Laura Sanders

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Oct 27, 2025

For cafe, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options

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Heather Brooks

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Nov 4, 2025

This is why we switched to Fresha. No regrets.

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Michelle Hughes

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Nov 15, 2025

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

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Jack Hall

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Nov 19, 2025

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

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