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The Casio SE-C450 Cash Register

Casio SE-C450

The Casio SE-C450 is a popular cash register, better suited to businesses within the food and drink sector like pubs, cafes and restaurants. It’s a reasonably heavy and sturdy machine, but manageable should it need moving.

Casio SE-C450 Cash Drawer

The Casio SE-C450’s steel cash box is painted black and is both solid and lockable. The machine sits on four rubber feet, lifting it from its surface and preventing any movement i.e. if it were placed on a glass counter-top.

One useful feature of the cash box is its mechanical latch – should you experience a power cut or till fault, the box can be opened via an emergency lever located underneath the machine. Of course, this emergency lever won’t open the box if it has been locked by its key.

Casio SE-C450 Emergency Mechanical Latch

When it comes to the Casio SE-C450’s cash tray you won’t have any problems with the number of compartments as it features 4 note trays (£5, £10, £20, £50), each compartment fitted with a spring-loaded arm to hold the cash safety in place. These compartments are approximately 2” deep, allowing for substantial amounts of cash to be taken over a busy period.

Casio SE-S400 Cash Drawer

All 8 coin denominations (1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20, 50p, £1, £2) are allocated individual compartments too, meaning you don’t have to mix coins like some of the smaller tills on the market. Card payment slips can be placed in the box without having to open up the cash drawer via a slot in the front.

Casio SE-C450 Cash Drawer

The cash tray can be easily removed by lifting and simply sliding out. This is very handy if you want to remove the till’s entire contents quickly and place them in a safe at the end of the day. Shift changes and different operators might be another reason to remove the cash tray and then slide in another empty one – spare trays can be purchased at our Cash Register Parts.

Casio SE-C450 Display

As you can see from the picture above, both displays can be moved to suit the user’s set-up and positioning – the user display can either lay flat or it can be adjusted and lifted on a series of notches for the required angle. The customer display can also sit flush within the machine or it can be lifted on a pole and swivelled for the best angle.

Casio SE-C450 Keyboard

This particular cash register features a 72-key pad covered by a splash resistant cover. The keys can be programmed (I’ll go into this later) with item name and price, which translates to the user and customer displays and the receipt/journal print outs. This allows for multiple item transactions – such as a bar rounds or menu orders – to be entered quickly and accurately. The splash-proof cover protects the keys from any wet fingers or drink spillages, common whilst serving food and drinks. Whilst the raised keys on the left-hand-side aren’t protected, a similar silicone cover can be purchased from our splashproof keyboard covers page.

The raised keys are colour-coded to enable the user to easily recognise their functions. For example, the black/blue keys concern monies in and payment methods, such as cheque (CHK), and the cash/tend final operation.

Black/red keys concern monies going out, i.e. refunds (RF), money paid out (PO), clearing an entry (C) and any user errors or cancellations.

Black/orange keys represent till functions, such as changing clerks (users) turning the receipt roll on or off, price look ups (PLUs). The MENU SHIFT key allows the user access to an extra 72 items (144) – to enter the 73rd item you would press the MENU SHIFT key and then number (1) key.

The CLK# key represents the operator i.e. if an establishment had 5 employees all using the cash register at the same time, each one would be allocated a number (1, 2, 3, 4, 5). If operator 4 need to sign in, he would press SIGN OUT if the previous operator hadn’t, and then press 4 and then CLK# to sign in.

Casio SE-C450 Thermal Printer

The SE-C450’s single station thermal printer can be set up to either print customer receipts or used as a journal printer. When it comes to changing the thermal paper rolls, you simply lift the grey platen arm and “drop-in” the paper roll – it’s as simple as that. The days of jammed receipt rolls and impatient customers are long gone as this till will let you know if you haven’t loaded the roll and closed the platen arm correctly.

Casio SE-C450 Printer Open

Because the paper is thermal activated, there is no need for messy ink cartridges and ink changes. The thermal head activates a chemical in the paper, thus the only thing to replace is the cash register paper rolls.

When it comes to programming, storing and using data, the Casio SE-C450 features an SD (Secure Data) memory card port. As you can see in he picture below, the card allows to go from till to PC.

The screen shots show the program in action on the Windows platform. It’s as easy as entering the relevant information and saving to the SD card and then transferring the data to the till.

Casio SE-C450 SD Card Slot

Casio SE-S400

One of the most frequently asked questions we receive from customers is always along the lines of, “I’ve seen such and such till on your website, but I also like the look of this other one… what would you suggest for my business?” Which is understandable – how many times have you delved into a world you aren’t entirely sure of and had to do some research before parting with your hard-earned money?

It’s not entirely different from whittling down your top 3 mobile phone choices to the one you really desire but have to ring your chosen Network Provider to find a suitable package.

Casio SE-S400

Whilst Cash Register Group are more than happy to help with choosing the correct cash registers and pride ourselves on ensuring the customers’ business is matched with a suitable till, there are machines available that are almost ‘no brainers’ for the average trader – the till featured in this post is exactly that, a Casio se-s400.

Casio SE-S400 Keyboard

The Casio SE-S400’s raised keyboard layout is both clear and simple. The 25 department keys can be pre-priced or entered manually should prices change. Should you require more departments, simply hit the Shift key and it will double-up to 50.

The department keys are clearly grouped together to the left of the black number and monetary input keys on the left. All of the remaining function keys are colour-coded for easy recognition and to minimise error. The keys used during every single transaction (CA/AMT TEND, SUB TOTAL and PLU) are bigger for ease of use and the prevention of hitting incorrect keys.

Casio SE-S400 Cash Drawer

With 4 note compartments and 8 coins trays, this all-rounder till features enough money compartments to keep all denominations of UK monies locked and secure.

Casio SE-S400 Key Lock and Mode Selection

When it comes to changing modes. i.e. PGM (Program), REG (Register) and various X, Y and Z Reports, this can be done via one key slot. The till comes with 3 keys – 1 that can perform all functions and programming, and 1 limited to just using the cash register and OFF position. The other keys are simply to lock the cash drawer.

Different keys are usually allocated to Managers and staff, ensuring only the manager will have access to the financial data. Operators can only turn the key on and off when leaving the machine unattended.

Casio SE-S400 Display

As you can see from the image above, the clear LCD display provides the user with a 10-line reference for transactions. This allows the operator to view up to five items including the subtotal and the price of last item entered.

Casio SE-S400 Customer Display

The rear view reveals that the operator display has the ability to lift up, making it easier to read. The large customer display is also shown, providing the customer with the last item’s name, price and the transaction subtotal. It can lift up on a pole and rotate to face the customer.

Casio SE-S400 Printer

This particular cash register requires 58-mm thermal paper rolls to operate. Its thermal printer is both quiet and fast. The “drop-in” roll loading system means changing the receipts rolls is quick and simple, even under busy periods.

There is also an option to customise your receipt print out roll with graphics/logo and personalised details of your business.

Casio SE-S400 Battery Compartment

Next to the thermal printer’s platen arm is the compartment for 2 AA batteries. This allows for memory backup after programming.

Casio SE-S400 SD Slot

There is an option to use an SD card to transfer data to the cash register. This allows for saving any sales data from your cash register to an SD card. A journal export is also available and can be viewed on a PC via Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. You can then view your sales and assess stock movements.

So all in all, the Casio SE-400 is a great all-rounder cash register, capable of dealing with substantial transactions whilst offering the operator important information that can be saved and stored on a PC.

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The Casio SE-S400: The Great All-rounder

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Affordable EPOS Systems

Casio S-3000 Scanning System

When it comes to EPOS (Electronic Point Of Sale) there are a lot of points to consider, chief among them being cost – the pros and cons are highlighted in our previous in-depth EPOS article.

Technology has allowed many of the EPOS functions to made available on cash registers with barcode scanner packages.

Sharp-XE-A207 & Hands Free Barcode Scanner

These cash tills come with a memory card feature, allowing you to transfer the information to a PC via SD card. A good example of using a cash register/scanner package would be a shopkeeper being able to export his daily sales figures onto his PC and workout various stock data.

Many of these cash register/barcode scanner packages can be purchased for under £200 – this is why is it imperative you do your homework and see if EPOS is really needed when you can gain important EPOS functions with a simple package. If you aren’t entirely sure on EPOS, I will reiterate our previous EPOS pros and cons post.

Cash Register Excel Export

If you are looking for something a little more sophisticated, there is still an alternative to spending thousands of pounds on a computer-based EPOS system – the SAM4S offer cash registers and barcode packages that enable you to set up “mix and match” offers such as BOGOFF (Buy One Get One Free) and 4 for the price of 3 etc… Cheap scanning systems are available from Cash Register Group, where you’ll also find extensive information on what system is best suited to your needs.

The SAM4S ER-520

SAM4S NR-520

The SAM4S NR-520 is a cash register more than capable of providing EPOS functions. With a secure SD port and SD card utilities ( including program Save/Load, reports, firmware updates and graphics uploading), this is more than just a till.

Because the SAM4S NR-520 features two serial ports, connection to various devices such as a kitchen printer and barcode scanner, computer and scales are made possible.

It is possible to program up to 6000 PLUs (Price Look Ups) and have 99 cashiers. Four rates or tables of Automatic Tax Computation is also possible. Using the SD port and transferring data across to a PC means easy stock control. Microsoft Excel makes life very easy when transferring data and creating various tables for different statistics, i.e. stock levels for ordering, sales statistics over days, weeks, months etc…

Electronic Pad & EPOS App

The Electronic Pad & App Trend

Thanks to technology, many are falling into the trap using the likes of an iPad and installing EPOS apps. This is a bit of a grey are, and using these within the work environment does have its pitfalls. Technology is all good and well, but when you consider the SAM4S tills and their price, why purchase expensive items that’ll either get broken, stolen, or abused by staff?

The cash register was designed for one thing and one thing only – recording transactions and providing sales-related data. Using an electronic pad and apps works, but it is a delicate piece of kit designed for the home. It also offers the users access to the internet, usually meaning staff distractions or even theft.

Considering some of these cash registers and scanner options can be had for under £200, why spend over double to gain the same results?

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How Clever Landlords Don’t Let Their Profits Get Washed Away

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With a vast array of cash registers on the market today, all designed with different aspects of trading in mind, the majority end up in establishments where food and drink are the order of the day. There are cash registers designed with this in mind, their keyboard layouts and department (items) buttons easy to discern. Cash tills made for pubs, bars and restaurants – like the Casio TE-4500F pictured below – also feature keyboards that are covered in their entirety by a wet cover.

Casio TE-4500F Keyboard

A splash-proof wet cover is an essential, simple and cheap way of preventing the dreaded liquid damage that can so easily prevent a till from working. As you can see from the cash register above, the wet cover prevents any liquid seepage from either wet fingers or even mild spillages as the keyboard, buttons and components underneath are fully protected by the silicone cover.

Sharp A-307 Keyboard

The keyboard above from the Sharp A-307 is a good example of a cash register vulnerable in a pub/bar/restaurant environment, as all of its keys are exposed. Should a busy bartender use this till after pulling a few generous and frothy pints, that moisture from wet fingers will soon make its way down the sides of the keys and into areas containing circuit boards and components that don’t like getting wet.

Casio SE-C450 Keyboard

Going back to there being a vast array of cash registers on the market, the Casio SE-C450 above is a cash till more suited to the drink/food environment than the Sharp A-307 as its department (items) keyboard features a wet cover. Although most of the ordering of drinks and food is done with this keyboard, the subtotal and other important functions needed during a transaction are still exposed.

If a cash register without a wet cover is suited more to your needs, the simple application of a silicone cover specifically made for the machine can be applied for less than £20. That £20 will give any landlord peace of mind that their expensive bit of kit isn’t going to get damaged during extreme busy periods where drinks are spilt and bartenders are working the tills flat out.

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Time To Go Portable: SAM4S 230

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Businesses operating from the likes of a small kiosk or market stall face two potential setbacks: space and power. Outdoor events and trading often means lack of plug sockets unless a generator is used – a quiet, clean and reliable generator is not only expensive in itself and in terms of running and maintenance, but its storage also takes up important space.

Battery operated cash registers are an inexpensive and practical answer to those trading within the parameters of markets and outdoor events.

SAM4S ER-230

Sam4s ER-230 Portable Cash Register

The small kiosk cash register pictured above is the Sam4s ER-230, a machine capable of up to 8 hours usage from a single charge. Its relatively small size (225mm width X 326mm depth X 124mm height) and weight (2kg) in comparison with powered cash registers allows for easy transportation and set-up.

With a programmable keyboard, the Sam4s ER-230 is also extremely user-friendly. Its key-tops are removable, allowing products and services to be allocated to certain buttons e.g. instead of having to key in and add a price for a product, that product and price can be programmed to one titled button – this not only makes life simpler but it also keeps track of sales and stock figures.

This portable cash register also features a thermal printer which is easy to connect to a scanner or kitchen printer.

To see this portable till in action, take a look at the video below.

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EPOS Vs Cash Tills

In this modern age of technology and its unrelenting and snowballing progression, some white-coats claim the cash till is destined to follow the fax machine to Silicone Heaven. Whilst some technological devices are naturally replaced with superior successors (think Walkman/iPod), the old adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” is appropriate.

Since its inception around 140 years ago, the till has gone through many evolutions, allowing for all the various technological advancements made over the decades. The cash till is a tool designed specifically for one job, and it’s this simplicity behind its design and function that has given it this huge longevity.

So who is this technological reaper looking down over the cash register?

EPOS

EPOS (Electronic Point Of Sale) is self-contained computerised equipment that performs all tasks of a store checkout counter. It enables payments by bank or credit cards, verifies transactions, provides sales reports, coordinates inventory data, and performs several other services normally provided by employees.

This all sounds extremely exciting – and it is – but you have to ask yourself the three Ws, “When, Why and Who?” What type of business warrants this relatively complicated and expensive equipment; why does your business need EPOS? Has your business reached a point where EPOS could be justified?

There are obvious strong benefits using EPOS if an business is large or has many branches, but what about the smaller businesses that fall somewhere in-between cash registers or EPOS?

Here are a few aspects to consider.

Software

Software systems made to suit a certain type of business can be purchased off the shelf, but it will most-likely need to be tweaked to be tailor made. If you’re a computer whizz, this might not present a problem, however, a professional may need to be hired to do it for you. Like computers, EPOS systems require software updates – if these aren’t frequently met, the system may experience memory loss, slow reactions and even give incorrect billing data.

Because EPOS software is also responsible for stock data, should a retailer decide not to to stock a certain product any longer, the system will keep re-ordering if the operation isn’t manually cancelled.

Cost

Even compared to leading top-end cash tills, an EPOS system will cost many times more. The rent of an EPOS system alone can start at around £70 a week, so this is where the Benefits vs Profit vs Need has to be seriously considered.

Some systems may require staff training, whether it’s done in-house or a team of dedicated trainers is needed to come in and give a tutorial on the system. EPOS is essentially a computer, so the possibilities of a crash during busy periods are always there – servicing and support is another cost to account for.

Internet

EPOS requires a strong internet connection to enable it to work efficiently. If the connection is weak or continuously drops, you face major headaches processing transactions, especially during busy periods.

Fraud

Continuing with the internet aspect of EPOS, fraud is another problem businesses face due to hackers. It’s usually the smaller to medium-sized businesses targeted because many lack the resources to manage and maintain their cyber security. Cyber criminals love retailers and look to hijack credit card data – that said, it’s not just the customers who are out of pocket. Among businesses that suffer a security breach, a massive 60% go out of business after just six months.

Can you guarantee staff loyalty and trust?

The subject of employee trust will always rear its head within a business where stock control and transactions are taking place. An EPOS system can be manipulated – if products aren’t priced up, are staff selling the products at the correct price?

Cash Registers With Integrated POS

Going back to the adage: “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” and the fact cash tills have taken on board all the technological advancements thrown at it, the cash register does offer a lot more than the till of yesteryear. The most basic of cash tills will work efficiently in a small shop with few products and transactions, but the most advanced cash registers can easily cope in a busy environment, offering POS functions. Although integrated POS doesn’t offer the same level of reporting capabilities as a full EPOS system, an integrated cash till offers a service that may eradicate the need to try and justify an EPOS system.

Most modern tills offer scanning packages, enabling barcode scanning across 1000s of items. These packages come in various forms, providing a system suited to the amount of products and barcodes required. A simple upgrade means the use of a hands-free scanner, making transactions faster in a busy environment. These barcode packages can also export stock reports to Excel.

Deciding on EPOS or a modern cash till basically boils down to cost, the number of employees using the machine, the number of inventory items, stock turnover and the average number of transactions typically served over a day.

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What Child Wouldn’t Want a Real Cash Register?

Children are sometimes difficult to work out when it comes to Christmas presents – buy them something you think they’ll enjoy, and by the time you sit down for Christmas lunch, they’ve abandoned the gift and are finding more entertainment with the box. One classic and timeless present children love is the cash register, or till.

Because kids possess a bottomless pit imagination and try and imitate adult behaviour, becoming the house shop keeper is something they really get a kick out of. Search the reviews of children’s cash registers and the general consensus is a till is a parent’s best friend – a child will sit and play with it endlessly.

Whilst a kid’s toy till is entertaining, imagine how a child would react if they received the real thing? Parent’s have quickly realised a cheap cash register isn’t that much more expensive than some toy tills. A toy till can range from around £20 – £35, so you have to ask yourself if the little extra is worth really giving your child that extra surprise and feeling of importance.

Casio SE-G1 Pink

The Casio SE-G1 pictured above is an extremely popular cash register in the real world due to its simple design and low cost, so if your child wishes to become a future entrepreneur, it’s the perfect option. Aesthetically pleasing to the child’s eye because it comes in a range of colours, this cash till features more than enough functions needed to run their imaginary business.

The Casio SE-G1 comes in black, white, red, blue and pink, covering the spectrum of colours a child is likely to match to their imaginary shop. With a rear customer display and receipt print out, the house shop keeper really will feel grown up when it comes to buying items from your child.

This isn’t unusual news either, as we’ve sold a few tills knowing they are going to children. We’ve even had to program a more superior till to print out imaginary address and item details on the receipt and even synch it with a hand scanner – I guess some really do start their kids of early!

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Is Your Business Ready For The Christmas Festivities?

As you can see from the picture above, it’s clear Christmas has a major role to play with pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants. Gearing up for Christmas isn’t just about decorations and party hats; the way in which you approach the festive season is key in reaping the rewards when it comes to profit.

If you’re a landlord or restaurant owner, you’ll already know this, however, if you’re usually low key and thinking about increasing business by embracing the festivities by throwing parties, you’ll still appreciate the significant affect it will place on your business’ work load.

Throwing parties or offering Christmas deals are great ways in benefiting from the Christmas season – after all this is the time of year when virtually everyone is celebration mode. This is all good and well for the cash register drawer, but the main problem a pub or restaurant faces when business increases is demand at the bar and taking multiple table orders.

The profits to be made over an extremely busy month or so are potentially huge, so keeping up with customer demand is key in fully benefiting. Just as important as ensuring you have the right amount of staff to cope is the cash register – having a pub or bar till is one thing, but having the correct amount to cope with a busy bar is an other.

Sam4s ER 940

Enter the Sam4s ER 940, an extremely inexpensive cash register that will ensure the Christmas festivities are to be celebrated not stressed over. This cash register is tailor made for the restaurant or busy bar/pub/club in that it features up to 99 group totals – for example, a group’s starters, mains and deserts can be taken whilst allowing drinks to be charged throughout the duration of the customers’ visit.

The Sam4s ER 940 also allows up to 50 clerks/cashiers to independently use the machine, allowing ease of access within a busy environment. Another great function of the Sam4s is its High Speed Drop and load receipt printer rolls, avoiding potential feed errors and subsequent delay. Because a busy environment increases chance for human error, its Electronic Journal allows all transaction-level information to be quickly displayed and investigated.

At just £319+VAT, our Sam4s ER 940 is cheaper than any other EPOS supplier could offer. Considering the potential for profit over the month of festivities, the Sam4s will make it seem like Christmas has come early when those doors open and the party poppers begin to fire.

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What Is a Pop-up Shop and Why Are Tills So Important?

The pop-up shop is exactly what the name suggests – a small business that can literally pop-up overnight and be resident in a retail space for a short amount of time. Although these shops are small and temporary, consumer exposure can build up significant interest. Pop-up businesses are able to create unique environments and settings, fully engaging customers and creating a real felling of interactivity. The most thriving seasons for the pop-up shop is Halloween and Christmas, the three months up until Christmas including bonfire night and fireworks.

So when this season nears, thought must go into budget and an effective approach to both set-up and an economical way of trading.

One key element to the pop-up shop or stall is the cash register. Where markets are the perfect environment for the seasonal stalls, you’ll often see traders using money belts – this isn’t exactly 21st century and you aren’t able to print out a customer receipt.

For a small chunk of budget, a Casio SE-G1 can be secured, a sure way to add a touch of professionalism to your business. Able to both keep money safe and supply the customer with a printed receipt, these small cash registers also come in various colours to help fit in with a business’ theme. Available in red, blue, black, white and pink, the Casio SE-G1 is extremely popular and a solid choice for the pop-up shop or market stall.

Take a look at one in action.

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Top 5 Cash Registers For The Christmas Pop-Up Shop

The festive season is well under way and people are already thinking about Christmas trees and all the essentials needed to make their Christmas one to remember. The Christmas season is obviously a great time of year for the retail sector, especially those pop-up shops catering specifically for the festive season. From toy shops to decoration and gift stalls, Christmas tree farms to Christmas markets, these smaller pop-up shops are usually limited with space and the times they trade. Because the nature of these businesses don’t require the same level of outlay as a large trader, they effectively need to be cheap to set-up, run and maintain.

With this thought in mind, one essential piece of equipment for any business is the cash register. The shop till is the heart of any small shop, stall or stand – fundamentally it keeps the monies secure and provides both the customer with a receipt. Listed below are a few cash registers perfect in both price and design to fully cater for any small business trading over the festive season.

Casio SE-G1

The Casio SE-G1 is a neat, compact and stylish machine that is both small and light. Designed for a fast set-up, the SE-G1 also offers simple mode-switching and an easy-to-use calculator. Its large LCD screen allows for good visibility and easy reading, whilst the printer accepts convenient drop-in paper rolls, its thermal technology keeps noise at a minimum.

Another great feature about the Casio SE-G1 is that it is available in various colours. With black, white, red, pink and blue on offer, this particular cash register can be selected to match different types of business themes.

Despite being a smaller cash register, the Casio SE-G1 features 8 department buttons which can be tripled to 24 with a simple click ‘shift’ function. Because of its compact design, the tray has limited space, although it offers compartments for 3 note and 5 coin – with a little thought it can be made to fit more by mixing coins.

Overall, this compact Casio SE-G1 offers everything a pop-up Christmas shop requires when it’s open for business – by the time the tree has come down and the decorations boxed, the Casio SE-G1 can be simply stored away until the following year.

Olivetti ECR 7100

The Olivetti ECR 7100 is another great cash register designed for quick set-up and ease of use. It’s small drawer unit allows it to fit into smaller spaces, perfect for Christmas pop-up shops and their limited floor space. Although the drawer is small, it is superior over the Casio SE-G1 in that it features 8 coin and 3 note compartments, allowing for a little more room over mixing coins. The Olivetti ECR 7100 also has a LCD screen, 14 compartments, 8 operator codes and 200 programmable PLUs (Price Look Ups). Unlike the Casio SE-G1, the operator has the option of printing out a receipt – should the customer not need a print out, this only saves on paper.

Considering this little Olivetti ECR 7100 can provide a management report – daily and monthly financial PLU and clerks reports – combined with its title as the cheapest till within the UK, this has to be a serious contender for the small start-up business at Christmas.

Casio SE-S100

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The third cash register to fall into the pop-up shop category is the Casio SE-S100. Slightly more expensive than the Casio SE-G1, this till suits a more established pop-up business or one coping with a larger volume of sales. Like the other tills listed, the Casio SE-S100 is very easy to set up via the main display and printer. With 4 note and 8 coin compartments, there shouldn’t be any concerns when it comes to storing change denominations.

The Casio SE-S100’s sophistication comes into play with its rear customer display, a feature allowing the customer to witness the transaction, which ultimately reduces error. This cash register also boasts an ‘electronic journal’ function which enables the operator to save the contents of any transactions to the till’s built-in memory.

If you are looking at a busy Christmas season, this is perhaps the better cash register to go for.

Casio SE-S400

Going up in price again will buy you the Casio SE-S400, a cash register with those extra features including a Barcode Scanner and an SD Memory card function, allowing easy programming from a PC. Adding a professional touch to your pop-up shop, the Casio SE-S400 lets you add your own personal receipt message of up to 12 lines, and with software, a picture/logo can also be added.

Because this till is bigger all round, its removable tray section has space for 4 note and 8 coin compartments. The Casio SE-S400 features 25 department buttons, all of which can be personalised to print item names on the receipt – like the smaller SE-G1, hitting the ‘shift’ button allows this till to double to 50 department buttons. There is also the option of spending a little more and securing 30 department buttons and a 2nd printer for recording all events that take place on the machine.

Like the Casio SE-S100, this till is the one to go for if you are expecting a lot of business and transactions, but if you require the added extras like a Barcode Scanner and personalised receipts, the Casio SE-S400 is the choice.

SAM4S ER230

Along with lack of space, another drawback of being a pop-up shop is lack of power-points. If you are a business where travel is a necessity and set-up at different and unpredictable locations is inevitable, a portable cash register is the answer to any unforeseen problems affecting set-up.

The SAM4S ER230 is a battery-powered till capable of 8 hours use from a single charge. It’s easy to connect to a scanner, a PC or even a kitchen printer, and with a 500 PLU function and programmable keyboard, speed and stock reports are made easy. Like the other more expensive cash registers in this list, the SAM4S ER230 features a customer backlit display and a thermal printer capable of printing out graphic logos and personalised names.

Although this cash register is designed to be compact and portable, an additional £39.99+vat will buy a larger cash drawer, giving you that option to remain portable without having to seek out a larger mains-powered till.

Whether you are experienced with tills or you are thinking about buying one for your business during the Christmas season, I hope this post has given you an insight into what cash registers are available. The main aspects to consider before buying a till are work load and business type – if you are a small pop-up shop and the transaction load relatively small, any of the above will see you through the Christmas season until it’s time to box it up, store it away, all ready for next year.

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