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🛒 Buying Advice 👁️ 2,495 views 💬 25 replies 📅 Jun 4, 2025
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
1,340 points • Member since Dec 2024

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Steve Hall
👑 Master
191 posts
Jun 10, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
Adam Bennett
👑 Master
221 posts
Jun 11, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was reinstalling the app
David Wright
👑 Master
198 posts
Jun 12, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
Diane Green
👑 Master
222 posts
Jun 21, 2025
I've been using Rezku POS for 18 months and it has been working well for us
Sharon Foster
👑 Master
195 posts
Jul 6, 2025
I've been using Loyverse for 3 months and it has been working well for us
Frank Price
👑 Master
226 posts
Jul 21, 2025
Cost us about $188/month all in. Worth it.
Adam Scott
👑 Master
232 posts
Jul 30, 2025
For bar, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
Elizabeth Mitchell
👑 Master
203 posts
Aug 4, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
Eugene Rogers
👑 Master
224 posts
Aug 16, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was clearing the cache
Jonathan Park
👑 Master
204 posts
Aug 17, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Verifone, it has been working well for us
Diane Adams
👑 Master
225 posts
Aug 25, 2025
Had the same problem, support was hit or miss when I contacted them.
Heather Brooks
👑 Master
227 posts
Sep 3, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
Tyler King
👑 Master
198 posts
Sep 9, 2025
Training took about 5 days for our staff.
Dennis Cook
👑 Master
206 posts
Sep 9, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
Janet Park
👑 Master
206 posts
Sep 17, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
Jack Hall
👑 Master
224 posts
Sep 19, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
Carlos Ford
👑 Master
209 posts
Sep 19, 2025
The age verification is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
Justin Young
👑 Master
217 posts
Sep 25, 2025
This is why we switched to 7shifts. No regrets.
Chris Hall
👑 Master
221 posts
Oct 11, 2025
Cost us about $124/month all in. Worth it.
Lauren Howard
👑 Master
222 posts
Oct 16, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings

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