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Budget POS for starting food truck?

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Hey everyone,

Budget POS for starting food truck?

I'm running a food truck in Columbus, OH and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
Rebecca Anderson 👑 Master
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Kimberly Lewis
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205 posts
Aug 23, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was restarting the terminal
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Rachel Sullivan
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220 posts
Aug 27, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Dennis Davis
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211 posts
Aug 30, 2025
The menu flexibility is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Harold Reed
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227 posts
Sep 2, 2025
Cost us about $115/month all in. Worth it.
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Nicole Carter
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239 posts
Sep 4, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Jonathan Taylor
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215 posts
Sep 17, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Catherine Kim
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197 posts
Sep 26, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Jack Collins
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210 posts
Oct 15, 2025
The location tracking is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Jerry Stewart
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218 posts
Oct 28, 2025
Check out the menu flexibility setting, that might help.
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Ashley Miller
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190 posts
Oct 30, 2025
Training took about 1 days for our staff.
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Raymond Ward
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214 posts
Nov 5, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Nancy Park
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227 posts
Nov 6, 2025
This is why we switched to Glimpse. No regrets.
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Amy Reed
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207 posts
Nov 7, 2025
Cost us about $63/month all in. Worth it.
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Eugene Nguyen
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210 posts
Nov 7, 2025
I've been using Harbortouch for 18 months and it has been working well for us
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Angela Reed
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210 posts
Nov 9, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Simphony, it has been working well for us
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Jerry Davis
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204 posts
Nov 9, 2025
Cost us about $115/month all in. Worth it.
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Amy Simmons
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226 posts
Nov 14, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Scott Anderson
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205 posts
Nov 14, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Shopify POS, it has been working well for us
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Eugene Hill
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218 posts
Nov 17, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Stephanie Hill
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222 posts
Nov 23, 2025
The battery efficiency is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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