Making a new cash sale

Creating a sale in SpeedyPOS is so fast and easy! SpeedyPOS can be set up to accept all types of tenders: Master Card, Visa, AMEX etc as well as Cash, Cheque and Debit. The sales screen can be configured to suit your business, reducing wherever possible the number of unnecessary keystrokes between sales.

In the optimal configuration a sale can be completed, from start to finish, including adding items with a barcode scanner and taking payment, in only three keystrokes. With a final fourth keypress the next sale is started and the system is ready to add new items to the next invoice.

    Making a layby sale

Laybys are a common occurance in many retail environments. SpeedyPOS allows you to process a sale as normal, but then gives you the option to finalise it as a layby. You can take a deposit on the layby and record the details of the customer which can then be used for reporting on what outstanding laybys you have.

Simply create a normal sale and select 'Layby'. If the sale is not already assigned to a customer you can quickly do so by finding or entering a customer account. If you normally take layby deposits you are given the option to do so, and then a receipt is printed. Later you can easily print reports of all your incomplete layby sales.

    Making an estimate or quotation

SpeedyPOS allows you to enter Quotations using the customer and stock items on file. Quotations will have no effect on the stock on-hand, customer balances or other financial reports. However, when the customer decides to make the purchase, you can convert the Quotation into a sale without having to re-enter all the data.

    Adding or editing customers on the fly

When making a new sale, you can click on the 'new customer' button to create the customer account right then and there. This is a great way to capture valuable sales, marketing and demographic information, and also can help in tracking warranties and returns if a customer should lose their receipt.

In normal use you'll be searching for existing customers more often than creating new ones. Searches are immediate and easy - simply start typing the customer's name and a list will appear, narrowing as you type, until the customer is selected. If you have several customers starting with the same letters, you can search by different criteria with the 'find customer' button. Searches by address, phone number, post code and many other data are possible.

In addition, you can edit the existing customer without exiting the sales screen if you need to update their account, and you are able to view their purchase history to help with the current sale. For example, if they want to buy a vacuum cleaner bag and you need to know which model they purchased, you can easily access this history.