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Demo tips before buying

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Hey everyone,

Demo tips before buying

I'm running a cafe in Tampa, FL and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
Frances Chen 👑 Master
1,360 points • Member since Sep 2025

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Brittany Moore
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212 posts
Jun 25, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was reconfiguring the network settings
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Marcus Powell
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196 posts
Jun 29, 2025
Had the same problem, support was hit or miss when I contacted them.
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Laura Davis
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238 posts
Jul 1, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Donna Ramos
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225 posts
Jul 3, 2025
Cost us about $128/month all in. Worth it.
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Laura Davis
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238 posts
Jul 5, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Marcus Turner
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233 posts
Jul 10, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Catherine Kim
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197 posts
Jul 12, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Talech, it has been working well for us
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Gregory Bailey
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195 posts
Jul 18, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Angela Baker
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195 posts
Jul 21, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was contacting support
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Sharon Foster
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195 posts
Jul 28, 2025
Check out the tip management setting, that might help.
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Jack Henderson
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224 posts
Aug 1, 2025
The modifier handling is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Susan Taylor
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208 posts
Aug 12, 2025
I've been using Hike POS for 18 months and it has been working well for us
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Benjamin Turner
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231 posts
Aug 20, 2025
Cost us about $109/month all in. Worth it.
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Raymond Harris
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198 posts
Aug 21, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Melissa Murphy
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214 posts
Aug 26, 2025
I've been using Hike POS for 7 months and it has been working well for us
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Ruth Powell
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213 posts
Sep 4, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Gregory Watson
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199 posts
Sep 12, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Emily Rodriguez
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211 posts
Sep 28, 2025
This is why we switched to PHP Point of Sale. No regrets.
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Paul Graham
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217 posts
Oct 7, 2025
Had the same problem, support was frustrating when I contacted them.
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Eugene Rogers
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224 posts
Oct 14, 2025
Training took about 2 days for our staff.
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