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Hidden fees in POS systems?

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Hey everyone,

Hidden fees in POS systems?

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

Thanks in advance!
Stephanie Thompson 👑 Master
1,210 points • Member since Mar 2025

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Jerry Stewart
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218 posts
Sep 26, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Carlos Hughes
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235 posts
Sep 26, 2025
I've been using Maitre D for 24 months and it has been working well for us
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Sharon Walker
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205 posts
Sep 30, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Tyler Morgan
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244 posts
Oct 14, 2025
The menu management is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Tiffany Adams
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205 posts
Oct 16, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Brittany Kim
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187 posts
Oct 16, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was restarting the terminal
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Catherine Kim
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197 posts
Oct 17, 2025
Check out the course management setting, that might help.
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Adam Flores
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216 posts
Oct 24, 2025
Cost us about $164/month all in. Worth it.
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Juan Rivera
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210 posts
Oct 26, 2025
The delivery tracking is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Tyler Morgan
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244 posts
Oct 27, 2025
Cost us about $142/month all in. Worth it.
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Tom Hill
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221 posts
Oct 27, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Joyce Chen
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204 posts
Oct 29, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Susan Collins
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197 posts
Nov 2, 2025
Great question! In my experience with MarketMan, it has been working well for us
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Eugene Bennett
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205 posts
Nov 8, 2025
This is why we switched to ACE POS. No regrets.
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Sharon Richardson
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234 posts
Nov 11, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Justin Young
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217 posts
Nov 11, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Sarah Barnes
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206 posts
Nov 13, 2025
The split check handling is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Jessica Price
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220 posts
Nov 15, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was checking the cable connections
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Lauren Butler
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233 posts
Nov 18, 2025
Cost us about $54/month all in. Worth it.
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Frances Chen
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220 posts
Nov 19, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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