Switching POS systems - worth the hassle?

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Quick question for the community:

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

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

Sharon Richardson 👑 Master

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James Mitchell

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Nov 13, 2025

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

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Mike Martin

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208 posts

Nov 13, 2025

The vendor management is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.

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Diane Anderson

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213 posts

Nov 18, 2025

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

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Jerry Rivera

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208 posts

Nov 19, 2025

Training took about 5 days for our staff.

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Robert Garcia

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220 posts

Nov 21, 2025

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

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George Clark

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202 posts

Nov 22, 2025

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

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Jessica Campbell

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232 posts

Nov 22, 2025

Check out the scale integration setting, that might help.

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Lauren Butler

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233 posts

Nov 24, 2025

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

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Harold Reed

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227 posts

Nov 24, 2025

Check out the price book management setting, that might help.

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George Ramos

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238 posts

Nov 25, 2025

Check out the WIC/EBT support setting, that might help.

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Carlos Jenkins

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257 posts

Nov 26, 2025

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

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Miguel Rodriguez

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189 posts

Nov 28, 2025

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

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Karen Lewis

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213 posts

Nov 28, 2025

This is why we switched to Square Appointments. No regrets.

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Brittany Moore

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212 posts

Nov 28, 2025

This is why we switched to Shiji. No regrets.

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