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Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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Quick question for the community:

We're trying to figure out the best approach for our food_truck

Would love to hear from others who've dealt with this.
Dennis Brown 👑 Master
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Betty Hamilton
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198 posts
Aug 22, 2025
The quick checkout is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Stephanie Hill
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189 posts
Aug 24, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Brittany Moore
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212 posts
Aug 24, 2025
I've been using Square for Food Trucks for 15 months and it has been working well for us
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Ann Harris
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231 posts
Aug 25, 2025
Great question! In my experience with Olo, it has been working well for us
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Susan Wallace
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215 posts
Aug 26, 2025
This is why we switched to PHP Point of Sale. No regrets.
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Karen Johnson
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234 posts
Sep 1, 2025
The location tracking is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Tom Hill
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221 posts
Sep 17, 2025
For food_truck, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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Dennis Cook
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206 posts
Sep 26, 2025
This is why we switched to Clover Go. No regrets.
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Nancy Sanders
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217 posts
Sep 27, 2025
I've been using Epos Now for 12 months and it has been working well for us
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Stephanie Thompson
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200 posts
Sep 28, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was checking the cable connections
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Patrick Lee
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196 posts
Sep 30, 2025
Cost us about $175/month all in. Worth it.
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Nicole Young
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227 posts
Oct 8, 2025
I've been using Arryved for 16 months and it has been working well for us
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Justin Collins
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212 posts
Oct 12, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Jerry Davis
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204 posts
Oct 14, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Angela Reed
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210 posts
Oct 15, 2025
Cost us about $107/month all in. Worth it.
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Diana Brooks
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206 posts
Oct 16, 2025
This is why we switched to ConnectPOS. No regrets.
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Justin Collins
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212 posts
Oct 22, 2025
For food_truck, I'd recommend considering looking at multiple options
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James Mitchell
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221 posts
Oct 29, 2025
Had the same problem, support was knowledgeable when I contacted them.
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Raymond Sullivan
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202 posts
Nov 5, 2025
I've been using Presto for 14 months and it has been working well for us
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Melissa Murphy
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214 posts
Nov 11, 2025
This is why we switched to POSIM. No regrets.
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