Key points
- Scan instead of search: barcodes and scale labels.
- Let offers and GST apply on their own.
- Take split payments: cash, UPI and card together.
- Hold a bill and serve the next customer.
- Close each shift with clear cash and UPI totals.
Where billing time goes
| Step | Manual | Automated |
|---|---|---|
| Finding the item | Search by name | Scan barcode or scale label |
| Price and offer | Remember or check | Applied from settings |
| GST | Worked out or assumed | From the item’s rate |
| Payment | Count change, check UPI screenshot | Split modes, UPI QR on bill |
| Bill | Write or print slowly | Thermal print or WhatsApp |
Automation features that matter most
Barcode and scale labels
Packaged items are scanned. Loose items weighed on a label-printing scale come in with weight and price from the label. See barcode inventory.
Offers that apply themselves
Buy-X-get-Y, combo prices and bill-value discounts with start and end dates. Staff don’t need to remember them.
Keyboard shortcuts
Experienced staff bill much faster with shortcuts for quantity, discount, payment and print.
Hold and recall
If a customer goes back for one more item, hold the bill and serve the next person.
Split payments and UPI QR
Take part cash and part UPI on one bill. A QR on the bill with the exact amount speeds up UPI payments.
WhatsApp bills
Skip printing for customers who prefer a PDF on WhatsApp. See WhatsApp bills.
Shift close
Each cashier closes their shift with cash, UPI and card totals, so differences are clear.
Hardware for a fast counter
- Computer or POS terminal
- Barcode scanner
- Thermal receipt printer
- Label-printing weighing scale (for groceries)
- Cash drawer (optional)