I have a friend who owns a store who consistently bemoans the fact that her inventory does not match her manual records.  She’s always in a state of inquiry wondering how such discrepancies occur.  It is with her in mind, that I dedicate this portion of cyber space as I briefly write about Casio POS.

These integrated registers, such as the Casio TK-1550 and TE-1500 models, offer several advantages:

*All sales are recorded as they occur in real time and inventory levels are identified.  The receiving and inventory module on the Casio POS should save countless hours trying to find why the sale/remaining inventory numbers are not matching up.

*An automated system will enable retails to better track and manage items that are marked down or special promotions that are taking place for a limited duration of time.  This is especially important if one owns multiple stores and an all-encompassing point of sale device ensures consistency of pricing. 

*They are capable of generating various types of reports and other important data for accountants and bookkeepers from one source such as: check sales, daily cash sales, credit card sales, and taxes, etc. This allows retailers to gather all of their documents from one source which should cut down on invoices by their bookkeepers.

*They also offer one point of contact for the cash register service as well as processing support.

*The registers come with a lifetime warranty

*State-of-the-art Casio Pos fall in place with the new Visa/MasterCard regulations that come into effect in July 2010 (PCI DSS). This means that many current card terminals on the market will no longer be compliant. However, Casio registers are fully compliant with the new regulations.

*Credit card and check processing capability.  Will separate credit card terminals soon become obsolete?

While there are other good POS cash registers on the market, it seems that Casio has done a fine job of coming up with dependable systems for both the retail and restaurant industries. This could be because their restaurant register is made to withstand various liquid spills and food particles that are often found in dining establishments.

The retail POS cash registers are also just as popular because of functions and features such as customizable department keys and an integrated credit card module that has credit, debit, and EBT capabilities.

Retailers can also customize the register’s keypad layout by using an online wizard. This will allow them to choose from a designed default layout or to customize each key, department, etc. The high-speed units also come with built-in, drop and load thermal printers, large memories, heavy-duty drawers, and large LCD displays.

Due to the aforementioned advantages of the system, and my incessant encouragement, my computer-phobic friend is now close to obtaining a Casio POS.  (We just happen to have one for $79 per year.)