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Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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Sharing my experience in case it helps others.

We recently made some changes to our setup

Has anyone else seen this?
Angela Reed 👑 Master
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Margaret Kim
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215 posts
Aug 13, 2025
This is why we switched to Fresha. No regrets.
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Angela Reed
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210 posts
Aug 20, 2025
For bar, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Donna Ramos
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225 posts
Aug 27, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Heather Stewart
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244 posts
Sep 1, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Melissa Walker
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231 posts
Sep 13, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Brenda Lewis
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199 posts
Sep 13, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Brenda Walker
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243 posts
Sep 13, 2025
Had the same problem, support was frustrating when I contacted them.
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Amanda Scott
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203 posts
Sep 14, 2025
Just went through this. Here's what I learned: take your time with the setup
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Ruth Powell
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213 posts
Sep 14, 2025
For bar, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Amber Foster
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214 posts
Sep 15, 2025
For bar, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Sarah Barnes
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206 posts
Sep 21, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Frank Wood
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207 posts
Sep 28, 2025
The age verification is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Stephanie Hill
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222 posts
Oct 3, 2025
I've been using SpotOn for 17 months and it has been working well for us
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Sandra Cooper
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198 posts
Oct 11, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Dennis Davis
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211 posts
Oct 15, 2025
I've been using Gusto for 13 months and it has been working well for us
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Nicole Nelson
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198 posts
Oct 17, 2025
Had the same problem, support was slow but eventually helpful when I contacted them.
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Kevin Watson
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216 posts
Oct 20, 2025
Cost us about $63/month all in. Worth it.
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Brenda Walker
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243 posts
Oct 28, 2025
For bar, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Adam Flores
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216 posts
Nov 5, 2025
For bar, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Carol Reed
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228 posts
Nov 8, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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