With our global reach, we receive almost every kind of request and a POS system with a gram scale is one of them.
Many of our customers in the United States utilize our frozen yogurt point of sale systems with ounce scales as compared to gram scales. What does that mean for those who are thinking about opening a frozen yogurt shop? In most self-serve frozen yogurt shops, the customer chooses a cup size and proceeds to fill up the cup with the desired amount of this great delight. As many of us know, most ice cream and gelato shops (gelaterias) utilize the per scoop or cup-size method. In frozen yogurt, the employees place the filled cup on a scale to weigh (ounces or grams) its contents and then give the customer the spoon. Some reading this post are asking, what about the weight of the cup? Is the customer paying for the cup by weight? The short answer is no, the customer does not pay for the cup by weight. The weight of the cup is deducted from the overall weight. This is referred to as tarring and the right POS system will have this integrated into it. The employee simply inputs the cup size (in stores with more than one size cup) and the system deducts the weight. In California or New York, the cups have to be tared as a matter of law. Read more on requirement to Tare your POS here:Do I Need To Tare My Frozen Yogurt Point of Sale Software and Scale?The proper POS system needs to have an all-in-one touch screen systems, integrated payment processing which also include no-fee gift card processing, a receipt printer, and integrated scale. Two important matters specifically applicable to frozen yogurt POS com up:
- Not only does the credit/gift card processor needs to be integrated, but also quick (under 5 seconds) and
- The scale needs to also be integrated and working in sync with the POS system.
Why? Because the product your customers are holding is melting quick. The customer has his cup filled and waiting to pay for it so he can get the spoon and start eating. In this case every second counts.
The obvious difference between the ounce and gram scale is that each measures in their respective units. POS systems from Sintel Systems comes with ounces, grams, and even lbs (pounds). The lb scale is used for bakery, market, candy store, and other uses where greater amounts of product are measures. The ounce and gram scale is used for frozen yogurt shops and pharmacies needing to weighing smaller and more precise measurements.
The other matter you must take into consideration if the needed scale calibration. Most jurisdictions require that owners ensure that their scales are measuring precisely. Those who have such stores have probably dealt with this local department or have had a surprise visit from them. You have two options for calibrating you gram, ounce, lbs or any scale. You can either call over a technician each time or get a Calibration weight and do it yourself.
If you are looking for a POS system with any kind of weight requirements, contact Sintel Systems and we can answer any questions.
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