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Hidden fees in POS systems?

🛒 Buying Advice 👁️ 3,909 views 💬 7 replies 📅 Aug 12, 2025
Looking for recommendations:

We need something that handles cafe operations well

Budget is around $80/month. What would you suggest?
George Clark 👑 Master
1,460 points • Member since Aug 2025

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Janet Park
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206 posts
Aug 14, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
Helen Stewart
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216 posts
Sep 25, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
Aaron Wood
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237 posts
Sep 27, 2025
Cost us about $153/month all in. Worth it.
Diane Adams
👑 Master
225 posts
Oct 20, 2025
The time-based pricing is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
Nathan Garcia
👑 Master
212 posts
Oct 28, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
Adam Bennett
👑 Master
221 posts
Nov 16, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
Rachel Sullivan
👑 Master
220 posts
Nov 24, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Mindbody, it has been working well for us

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