Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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Looking for recommendations:

We need something that handles salon operations well

Budget is around $258/month. What would you suggest?

Karen Ross 👑 Master

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Heather Brooks

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Nov 4, 2025

We had the same issue. What worked for us was updating the firmware

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Nancy Rogers

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Nov 4, 2025

Had the same problem, support was very helpful when I contacted them.

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Brittany Moore

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Nov 9, 2025

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

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Rebecca OBrien

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Nov 11, 2025

The retail integration is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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Laura Jackson

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Nov 12, 2025

Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.

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Raymond Chen

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Nov 13, 2025

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

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Nicole Carter

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Nov 14, 2025

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

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Donna Zhang

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Nov 15, 2025

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

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James Sanders

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Nov 15, 2025

Cost us about $82/month all in. Worth it.

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Frances Davis

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Nov 18, 2025

The commission tracking is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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Catherine Kim

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Nov 22, 2025

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

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Scott Peterson

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Nov 24, 2025

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

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Kimberly Anderson

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Nov 24, 2025

I've been using Shopkeep for 4 months and it has been working well for us

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Dorothy Perry

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Nov 27, 2025

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

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Karen Ross

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Nov 28, 2025

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

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