I think I know what you are talking about. I have been in many different
businesses and there is usually a program that is specificaly designed for
that type of operation.
In the businesses that I have worked in and where we could not find an
affordable software point of sale program, we used Keystroke POS. It is an
awesome point of sale program that allows you to enter your own inventory
items and it will even do the invoicing and monthly statements for you. You
can have a customer database for on account receivable and it can even be
interated with some of the popular full accounting programs. It is kind of
like Quicken but it is MUCH MUCH easier to use. It can even manage your
clerks and what they have access to. Look at it and try it. After all, it
is just a suggestion.
http://www.keystrokepos.com/
or
http://www.dgahouston.com/keystr3.htm
or
http://www.point0fsale.com/keystroke/34.html
Marcus Carr
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>
> Hello all, seems that many guys and gals around here who already have a
> cybercafe could help some of us who still don't and we would like to have
> your sincere opinion on the usage of a controling software that will help
> to take account all users and other stuff that could be sold, like
> pastries, beverages, laser printing, etc.
>
> I have been looking at some programs, like CybercafePro, which
> seems to be
> very popular but it lacks POS - point of sale - option, which in
> my opinion
> weakens it, as a cybercafe must also make some cash at the mentioned
> services or Cybergate, which I have heard of but not found in the net to
> evaluate or Easycafe, which seems to comply better, but could you
> cyber-sysops spare some time and please tell us which software you are
> using to account for all type of sales and if their result is
> satisfactory
> - good, according to the price payed for it ? I know that there are all
> types of needs and "gustos" but no opinion is better that the one that
> comes from the user, not the publisher.
>
> I have read some postings named " the best so and so" but they lack
> objectivity and the thread dilutes into a spam no spam talk, which takes
> nowhere as to the initial question and so said thread is no good to us.
>
> In my opinion a cybercafe is a place where people gather mainly
> to be with
> each other in a nice enviroment. To be able to provide such enviroment an
> art gallery with photos, paintings, drawings etc., from users
> will attract
> customers as will assorted food & beverages to take away or to
> enjoy in house.
>
> If you make a small list of saleable goods you'll probably will end with
> something like this:
>
> 1 - walk in time (fixed or depending of time of day (low/high))
> 2 - payed in advance time (at a possible discount)
> 3 - various type of coffees (of course)
> 4 - other beverages (teas, milkshakes, beer, alcoholic, etc)
> 5 - preprepared sweet foods
> 6 - preprepared salty foods
> 7 - out of the package food (potato chips in example)
> 8 - microwave food (popcorn?)
> 9 - "fast" on demand salty food (sandwiches, salads, hotdogs,
> burgers, etc. )
> 10 - souvenirs of various kinds (caps, t-shirts, postcards, etc)
> 11 - computers & related accesories
> 12 - Other... ???
>
> As you can see, the sale of internet time takes only 2 positions on this
> list. I envision a cybercafe as an eating place with computers to surf,
> e-mail, play, etc. as an attraction. Taken the choice; would you
> go to the
> place where there are only computers or a "little bit more" like food and
> the sort ?
>
> Well, we need a program that will in a simple way help us account for all
> possible type of bussines w can possible make in our cybercafe. Any
> suggestions ?
>
> Thanks to all for your kind attention
>
> Raul
>
>
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