Point of Sale Recommendations
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA 22206 Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 Cell: 703-350-3843 Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
It depends a lot on what you want out of a POS. Are things like inventory management important? Do you want to run reports from within the program? Do you need it to do accounting/timesheets/staff pay? Do you need it to take credit/debit payments for you or are you going to get your own machine? Do you want a piece of software that will also track repairs?
Lightspeed or Ascend are generally the two top things (More than just POS) that for profit bike shops use. Square is pretty common as a basic POS/credit card processor at bike co-ops from what I've seen. There's also Clover which seems close to Square but I haven't touched that before. Quickbooks is great for accounting/running reports but is horrible as a POS.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Phoenix Bikes phoenixbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA 22206 Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
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The Boise Bicycle Project has been using Shopkeep for awhile now and we dig it. It’s meant to run off an IPad, which makes it handy for events and more mobile stuff. Also has an employee timekeeping feature that we use.
I do think we’re using it to it’s full potential but it has some tracking features that we use for a lot of our programs. Let me know if you have specific questions I can help with.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 12:45 PM David Oliver nowhere3@gmail.com wrote:
It depends a lot on what you want out of a POS. Are things like inventory management important? Do you want to run reports from within the program? Do you need it to do accounting/timesheets/staff pay? Do you need it to take credit/debit payments for you or are you going to get your own machine? Do you want a piece of software that will also track repairs?
Lightspeed or Ascend are generally the two top things (More than just POS) that for profit bike shops use. Square is pretty common as a basic POS/credit card processor at bike co-ops from what I've seen. There's also Clover which seems close to Square but I haven't touched that before. Quickbooks is great for accounting/running reports but is horrible as a POS.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Phoenix Bikes phoenixbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA 22206 Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
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Explore some of the BBP Journey in my TEDx Talk on Moving at the Speed of Discovery https://youtu.be/yDubr-RjlCE?t=6s!
The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) has been using Square for over five years now. We like it for the following reasons:
- No monthly fees
- Transaction fees are 2.75% per swipe -- no 20 or 30 cent charge, which
is nice because sometimes people just buy a tube, so a $4 tube costs us 11 cents in Square fees
- Can record cash transactions as well (no 2.75% taken). This
centralizes our record-keeping.
- Cloud-driven, so good at both of our locations (we have two shops, one
community and one University). Also good for mobile setups, if you have one. We've also done an art show where we accepted payments through an iPhone at the gallery.
We are using iPads in secure enclosures with receipt printers wired to a cash drawer. It was an investment in hardware, but worth it as it has saved us so much time vs filling out paper pads, in addition to saving time for accounting and providing us with numbers to use for business reporting. Users seem to like it, and if they've shopped elsewhere with Square it will remember their email. Maybe 1 out of 5 people max want a paper receipt; most are satisfied with an email or no receipt, so it keeps paper costs down and reduces waste.
There are probably some other great solutions out there, but in 2012 this was best in class for our needs. The only feature I really want would be to have an API where it can tie into other apps or allow for embedding on a web page (especially for donations). We do accept donations through the Square Online Store, but it's a clunky solution at best -- at least how we have it set up.
Cheers, Phil Volunteer, The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:07 PM, Jimmy Hallyburton < jimmy@boisebicycleproject.org> wrote:
The Boise Bicycle Project has been using Shopkeep for awhile now and we dig it. It’s meant to run off an IPad, which makes it handy for events and more mobile stuff. Also has an employee timekeeping feature that we use.
I do think we’re using it to it’s full potential but it has some tracking features that we use for a lot of our programs. Let me know if you have specific questions I can help with.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 12:45 PM David Oliver nowhere3@gmail.com wrote:
It depends a lot on what you want out of a POS. Are things like inventory management important? Do you want to run reports from within the program? Do you need it to do accounting/timesheets/staff pay? Do you need it to take credit/debit payments for you or are you going to get your own machine? Do you want a piece of software that will also track repairs?
Lightspeed or Ascend are generally the two top things (More than just POS) that for profit bike shops use. Square is pretty common as a basic POS/credit card processor at bike co-ops from what I've seen. There's also Clover which seems close to Square but I haven't touched that before. Quickbooks is great for accounting/running reports but is horrible as a POS.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Phoenix Bikes phoenixbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA 22206 Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
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Hey Meg. I'm not sure if Square or Shopkeep have many, or any, bike indsutry-specific features, such as allowing access to suppliers' or manufacturers' databases of bike component prices, item numbers, etc. If that's a consideration, and if you'll also want to use the POS to create work orders for repairs or bike builds, then thee options that I've used are Ascend, Lightspeed, and Profit Premiere. The first two are the slickest, and Profit Premiere is the least expensive. At NBW, we use Profit Premiere and find it does what we need it to.
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On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 10:49 PM, Phil Graff pmgraff@gmail.com wrote:
The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) has been using Square for over five years now. We like it for the following reasons:
- No monthly fees
- Transaction fees are 2.75% per swipe -- no 20 or 30 cent charge,
which is nice because sometimes people just buy a tube, so a $4 tube costs us 11 cents in Square fees
- Can record cash transactions as well (no 2.75% taken). This
centralizes our record-keeping.
- Cloud-driven, so good at both of our locations (we have two shops,
one community and one University). Also good for mobile setups, if you have one. We've also done an art show where we accepted payments through an iPhone at the gallery.
We are using iPads in secure enclosures with receipt printers wired to a cash drawer. It was an investment in hardware, but worth it as it has saved us so much time vs filling out paper pads, in addition to saving time for accounting and providing us with numbers to use for business reporting. Users seem to like it, and if they've shopped elsewhere with Square it will remember their email. Maybe 1 out of 5 people max want a paper receipt; most are satisfied with an email or no receipt, so it keeps paper costs down and reduces waste.
There are probably some other great solutions out there, but in 2012 this was best in class for our needs. The only feature I really want would be to have an API where it can tie into other apps or allow for embedding on a web page (especially for donations). We do accept donations through the Square Online Store, but it's a clunky solution at best -- at least how we have it set up.
Cheers, Phil Volunteer, The Bike Project of Urbana-Champaign
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 9:07 PM, Jimmy Hallyburton < jimmy@boisebicycleproject.org> wrote:
The Boise Bicycle Project has been using Shopkeep for awhile now and we dig it. It’s meant to run off an IPad, which makes it handy for events and more mobile stuff. Also has an employee timekeeping feature that we use.
I do think we’re using it to it’s full potential but it has some tracking features that we use for a lot of our programs. Let me know if you have specific questions I can help with.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 12:45 PM David Oliver nowhere3@gmail.com wrote:
It depends a lot on what you want out of a POS. Are things like inventory management important? Do you want to run reports from within the program? Do you need it to do accounting/timesheets/staff pay? Do you need it to take credit/debit payments for you or are you going to get your own machine? Do you want a piece of software that will also track repairs?
Lightspeed or Ascend are generally the two top things (More than just POS) that for profit bike shops use. Square is pretty common as a basic POS/credit card processor at bike co-ops from what I've seen. There's also Clover which seems close to Square but I haven't touched that before. Quickbooks is great for accounting/running reports but is horrible as a POS.
On Tue, Jan 30, 2018 at 4:56 PM, Phoenix Bikes phoenixbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA 22206 Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
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Hi Meg,
David Oliver pinned it exactly when he asked what specifications are required by the POS for Phoenix Bikes.
That being said, I recommend Positive Spin's fork of the Yellow Bike Database [3] which I develop. Austin Bikes uses it with paid staff, and produces reports with SQL Views; while this is not a requirement for Positive Spin, the capability is built into the code base.
You may not know it, but Positive Spin has a history with your organization. Our former landlord (BOPARC) sent people up to your facility to be trained on how to operate an Earn-A-Bike for at-risk kids. The program was stunning success, and ironically, for that very reason had to be discontinued due to the inability to find enough staff.
Anyways, send me an email off this list if you want to go into detail about what your organization requires for a POS.
-Jonathan
On 2018-01-30 16:56, Phoenix Bikes wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
MEG RAPELYE, MSW Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive Arlington, VA 22206 Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 Cell: 703-350-3843 Web: www.phoenixbikes.org [1] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes [2] ____________________________________
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Links:
[1] http://www.phoenixbikes.org/ [2] https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/ [3] https://github.com/fspc/Yellow-Bike-Database/wiki
Thanks everyone for the tremendous feedback! Some great food for thought. Will follow-up with individuals with any further questions.
Take care and ride on,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Arlington, VA 22206 https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 12:05 AM, Jonathan Rosenbaum gnuser@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Meg,
David Oliver pinned it exactly when he asked what specifications are required by the POS for Phoenix Bikes.
That being said, I recommend Positive Spin's fork of the Yellow Bike Database https://github.com/fspc/Yellow-Bike-Database/wiki which I develop. Austin Bikes uses it with paid staff, and produces reports with SQL Views; while this is not a requirement for Positive Spin, the capability is built into the code base.
You may not know it, but Positive Spin has a history with your organization. Our former landlord (BOPARC) sent people up to your facility to be trained on how to operate an Earn-A-Bike for at-risk kids. The program was stunning success, and ironically, for that very reason had to be discontinued due to the inability to find enough staff.
Anyways, send me an email off this list if you want to go into detail about what your organization requires for a POS.
-Jonathan
On 2018-01-30 16:56, Phoenix Bikes wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Arlington, VA 22206 https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
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Any one that you know open source? we have find many but a lit bit expensives and just for teh USA
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 1:42 PM, Phoenix Bikes phoenixbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks everyone for the tremendous feedback! Some great food for thought. Will follow-up with individuals with any further questions.
Take care and ride on,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Arlington, VA 22206 https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 12:05 AM, Jonathan Rosenbaum gnuser@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Meg,
David Oliver pinned it exactly when he asked what specifications are required by the POS for Phoenix Bikes.
That being said, I recommend Positive Spin's fork of the Yellow Bike Database https://github.com/fspc/Yellow-Bike-Database/wiki which I develop. Austin Bikes uses it with paid staff, and produces reports with SQL Views; while this is not a requirement for Positive Spin, the capability is built into the code base.
You may not know it, but Positive Spin has a history with your organization. Our former landlord (BOPARC) sent people up to your facility to be trained on how to operate an Earn-A-Bike for at-risk kids. The program was stunning success, and ironically, for that very reason had to be discontinued due to the inability to find enough staff.
Anyways, send me an email off this list if you want to go into detail about what your organization requires for a POS.
-Jonathan
On 2018-01-30 16:56, Phoenix Bikes wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Arlington, VA 22206 https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
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Not open source, but Square doesn't cost anything to run as a simple POS system. All you need is the hardware to run the app.
On Sun, Feb 25, 2018 at 6:09 PM, Tigre Bici bici.uanl@gmail.com wrote:
Any one that you know open source? we have find many but a lit bit expensives and just for teh USA
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 1:42 PM, Phoenix Bikes phoenixbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks everyone for the tremendous feedback! Some great food for thought. Will follow-up with individuals with any further questions.
Take care and ride on,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Arlington, VA 22206 https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 12:05 AM, Jonathan Rosenbaum gnuser@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Meg,
David Oliver pinned it exactly when he asked what specifications are required by the POS for Phoenix Bikes.
That being said, I recommend Positive Spin's fork of the Yellow Bike Database https://github.com/fspc/Yellow-Bike-Database/wiki which I develop. Austin Bikes uses it with paid staff, and produces reports with SQL Views; while this is not a requirement for Positive Spin, the capability is built into the code base.
You may not know it, but Positive Spin has a history with your organization. Our former landlord (BOPARC) sent people up to your facility to be trained on how to operate an Earn-A-Bike for at-risk kids. The program was stunning success, and ironically, for that very reason had to be discontinued due to the inability to find enough staff.
Anyways, send me an email off this list if you want to go into detail about what your organization requires for a POS.
-Jonathan
On 2018-01-30 16:56, Phoenix Bikes wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Arlington, VA 22206 https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
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Yes, Yellow Bike Database [8] is Free/Libre and Open Source Software.
Also, there is Bike Tree [10] that is built on top of a GPLed version of PHP Point Of Sale 9.1 [11] (later versions are now closed source); Bike Tree is currently not actively maintained, although interested developers are encouraged to change that status.
-Jonathan
On 2018-02-25 18:09, Tigre Bici wrote:
Any one that you know open source? we have find many but a lit bit expensives and just for teh USA
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 1:42 PM, Phoenix Bikes phoenixbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks everyone for the tremendous feedback! Some great food for thought. Will follow-up with individuals with any further questions.
Take care and ride on,
Meg
MEG RAPELYE, MSW Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive [1] Arlington, VA 22206 [1] Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 [2] Cell: 703-350-3843 [3] Web: www.phoenixbikes.org [4] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ [5] Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes [6] Instagram: phoenix_bikes [7]
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 12:05 AM, Jonathan Rosenbaum gnuser@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Meg,
David Oliver pinned it exactly when he asked what specifications are required by the POS for Phoenix Bikes.
That being said, I recommend Positive Spin's fork of the Yellow Bike Database [8] which I develop. Austin Bikes uses it with paid staff, and produces reports with SQL Views; while this is not a requirement for Positive Spin, the capability is built into the code base.
You may not know it, but Positive Spin has a history with your organization. Our former landlord (BOPARC) sent people up to your facility to be trained on how to operate an Earn-A-Bike for at-risk kids. The program was stunning success, and ironically, for that very reason had to be discontinued due to the inability to find enough staff.
Anyways, send me an email off this list if you want to go into detail about what your organization requires for a POS.
-Jonathan
On 2018-01-30 16:56, Phoenix Bikes wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
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[1] https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+2220... [2] tel:(703)%20575-7762 [3] tel:(703)%20350-3843 [4] http://www.phoenixbikes.org/ [5] https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ [6] https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes [7] https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/ [8] https://github.com/fspc/Yellow-Bike-Database/wiki [9] http://lists.bikecollectives.org/options.cgi/thethinktank-bikecollectives.or... [10] https://github.com/fspc/biketree [11] https://github.com/deenseth/PHP-Point-Of-Sale
We are (still) looking for a manager system and POS. Run inventory and cost, suppliers and basic accountable data just in one software. We have been doing manually and its time consuming and just not so great. We take payments with iZettle that as far as I have read is somehow like square but im still looking at it.
Thanks a lot
R.
On Mon, Feb 26, 2018 at 1:30 AM, Jonathan Rosenbaum gnuser@gmail.com wrote:
Yes, Yellow Bike Database https://github.com/fspc/Yellow-Bike-Database/wiki is Free/Libre and Open Source Software.
Also, there is Bike Tree https://github.com/fspc/biketree that is built on top of a GPLed version of PHP Point Of Sale 9.1 https://github.com/deenseth/PHP-Point-Of-Sale (later versions are now closed source); Bike Tree is currently not actively maintained, although interested developers are encouraged to change that status.
-Jonathan
On 2018-02-25 18:09, Tigre Bici wrote:
Any one that you know open source? we have find many but a lit bit expensives and just for teh USA
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 1:42 PM, Phoenix Bikes phoenixbikes@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks everyone for the tremendous feedback! Some great food for thought. Will follow-up with individuals with any further questions.
Take care and ride on,
Meg
*Meg Rapelye, MSW* Executive Director, Phoenix Bikes 4200 S. Four Mile Run Drive https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Arlington, VA 22206 https://maps.google.com/?q=4200+S.+Four+Mile+Run+Drive%0D+Arlington,+VA+22206&entry=gmail&source=g Bike Shop: 703-575-7762 <(703)%20575-7762> Cell: 703-350-3843 <(703)%20350-3843> Web: www.phoenixbikes.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phoenixbikesVA/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/PhoenixBikes Instagram: phoenix_bikes https://www.instagram.com/phoenix_bikes/
On Fri, Feb 2, 2018 at 12:05 AM, Jonathan Rosenbaum gnuser@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Meg,
David Oliver pinned it exactly when he asked what specifications are required by the POS for Phoenix Bikes.
That being said, I recommend Positive Spin's fork of the Yellow Bike Database https://github.com/fspc/Yellow-Bike-Database/wiki which I develop. Austin Bikes uses it with paid staff, and produces reports with SQL Views; while this is not a requirement for Positive Spin, the capability is built into the code base.
You may not know it, but Positive Spin has a history with your organization. Our former landlord (BOPARC) sent people up to your facility to be trained on how to operate an Earn-A-Bike for at-risk kids. The program was stunning success, and ironically, for that very reason had to be discontinued due to the inability to find enough staff.
Anyways, send me an email off this list if you want to go into detail about what your organization requires for a POS.
-Jonathan
On 2018-01-30 16:56, Phoenix Bikes wrote:
Hi everyone,
I don't think this has been asked about for a while so here goes:
Phoenix Bikes is moving to a new space and would like to use this opportunity to switch out point-of-sale (POS) systems. Any recommendations?
Thanks in advance,
Meg
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