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Counter Hardware & POS

Drawers, registers, spare parts, and power: the gear that has to still be working tomorrow morning.

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Complete POS setup: building the whole counter

Complete POS setup checklist: register, card reader, cash drawer, printer, scanner, paper, and spares, assembled in the right order.

Aug 12, 20264 min read
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Customer-facing displays: why shoppers trust the screen

What a customer facing display on your POS does, why shoppers trust a screen they can see, and how it heads off price disputes at the register.

Jun 15, 20264 min read
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Opening a second register: when it pays and how to set it up

How to add second register store capacity: the queue math that says when, the full hardware list, and setup choices that make lane two easy.

Jun 13, 20264 min read
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Keeping checkout online when the internet drops

A pos internet backup plan for small stores: cellular failover, battery-backed modems, and a practiced manual routine for total outages.

Jun 12, 20264 min read
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Power protection for your POS: surge protectors and backups

What a pos surge protector does, how a UPS differs, and how to size battery backup so one register rides out flickers and short outages.

Jun 10, 20264 min read
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Cleaning and maintaining POS hardware without breaking it

POS hardware maintenance made simple: safe cleaners for touchscreens, printers, and scanners, plus a weekly routine that actually sticks.

Jun 8, 20264 min read
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POS parts that wear out first (and when to replace them)

Which pos replacement parts you'll need first: cables, drawer slides, print heads, and a fair rule of thumb for repairing versus replacing.

Jun 6, 20264 min read
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POS spare parts every store should keep on hand

A pos spare parts list for small stores: receipt paper, cables, tills, labels, and the one-box kit that turns breakdowns into two-minute fixes.

Jun 5, 20264 min read
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Cash drawer won't open? Fixes that usually work

Cash drawer troubleshooting in order: key position, printer status, kick cable, jammed till, and how to tell the drawer from the POS.

Jun 1, 20264 min read
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Cash drawer buying guide: sizes, tills, and locks

Choosing a cash drawer for POS use: common widths, till layouts, printer-driven kick cables, lock positions, and why a spare till pays off.

May 30, 20264 min read

Counter Hardware & POS

All topics

Counter Hardware & POS

Complete POS setup: building the whole counter

Customer-facing displays: why shoppers trust the screen

Opening a second register: when it pays and how to set it up

Keeping checkout online when the internet drops

Power protection for your POS: surge protectors and backups

Cleaning and maintaining POS hardware without breaking it

POS parts that wear out first (and when to replace them)

POS spare parts every store should keep on hand

Cash drawer won't open? Fixes that usually work

Cash drawer buying guide: sizes, tills, and locks