Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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Quick question for the community:

We're trying to figure out the best approach for our bar

Would love to hear from others who've dealt with this.

Marcus Powell 👑 Master

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Steve Hall

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191 posts

Jun 10, 2025

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

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Adam Bennett

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221 posts

Jun 11, 2025

We had the same issue. What worked for us was reinstalling the app

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David Wright

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198 posts

Jun 12, 2025

Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach

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Diane Green

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222 posts

Jun 21, 2025

I've been using Rezku POS for 18 months and it has been working well for us

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Sharon Foster

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195 posts

Jul 6, 2025

I've been using Loyverse for 3 months and it has been working well for us

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Frank Price

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226 posts

Jul 21, 2025

Cost us about $188/month all in. Worth it.

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Adam Scott

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232 posts

Jul 30, 2025

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

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Elizabeth Mitchell

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Aug 4, 2025

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

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Eugene Rogers

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Aug 16, 2025

We had the same issue. What worked for us was clearing the cache

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Jonathan Park

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204 posts

Aug 17, 2025

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

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Diane Adams

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225 posts

Aug 25, 2025

Had the same problem, support was hit or miss when I contacted them.

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Heather Brooks

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227 posts

Sep 3, 2025

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

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Tyler King

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198 posts

Sep 9, 2025

Training took about 5 days for our staff.

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Dennis Cook

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206 posts

Sep 9, 2025

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

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Janet Park

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206 posts

Sep 17, 2025

Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach

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Jack Hall

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Sep 19, 2025

Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach

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Carlos Ford

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Sep 19, 2025

The age verification is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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Justin Young

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217 posts

Sep 25, 2025

This is why we switched to 7shifts. No regrets.

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Chris Hall

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221 posts

Oct 11, 2025

Cost us about $124/month all in. Worth it.

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Lauren Howard

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222 posts

Oct 16, 2025

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

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