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Lease vs buy POS hardware?

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Hey everyone,

Lease vs buy POS hardware?

I'm running a store in Los Angeles, CA and looking for advice. We currently have been looking at different options. Any recommendations or experiences to share?

Thanks in advance!
Amy Reed 👑 Master
1,445 points • Member since Jul 2025

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Joyce Ross
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198 posts
Jul 22, 2025
Check out the employee management setting, that might help.
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Diana Brooks
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206 posts
Jul 25, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Dennis Cook
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206 posts
Jul 30, 2025
Had the same problem, support was knowledgeable when I contacted them.
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Amy Simmons
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226 posts
Aug 7, 2025
+1 to this. We've seen similar results.
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Joyce Chen
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204 posts
Aug 8, 2025
This is why we switched to Cumulus Retail. No regrets.
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Elizabeth Mitchell
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203 posts
Aug 9, 2025
I've been using Rosy Salon Software for 4 months and it has been working well for us
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Eugene Hill
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218 posts
Aug 11, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Catherine Jenkins
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193 posts
Aug 18, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Carlos Jenkins
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257 posts
Aug 31, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was reinstalling the app
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Ann Harris
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231 posts
Sep 17, 2025
Agreed with the above. Also worth mentioning you should also check the settings
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Adam Flores
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216 posts
Sep 20, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Eugene Rogers
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224 posts
Sep 22, 2025
I've been using IT Retail for 8 months and it has been working well for us
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Tom Hill
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221 posts
Sep 30, 2025
Different perspective here - you might want to consider a different approach
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Dennis Brown
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208 posts
Oct 5, 2025
We had the same issue. What worked for us was updating the firmware
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Karen Lewis
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213 posts
Oct 12, 2025
Had the same problem, support was very helpful when I contacted them.
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Ashley Miller
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190 posts
Oct 16, 2025
Cost us about $190/month all in. Worth it.
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Laura Davis
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238 posts
Oct 21, 2025
The customer loyalty program is definitely worth the extra cost IMO.
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Raymond Sullivan
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205 posts
Oct 22, 2025
This is why we switched to ACE POS. No regrets.
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Nathan Foster
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212 posts
Oct 26, 2025
Make sure you're on the latest version. That fixed it for us.
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Jessica Murphy
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206 posts
Oct 31, 2025
Training took about 3 days for our staff.
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