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Is there such a thing as a Free Lunch? Or a Free POS as far as that goes

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  Well you probably can't really get a free lunch but you can get a free POS system, no really! Years ago the model was very different from today. It used to be that you got your POS system from a POS dealer and you paid for it, you got your credit card services from your bank and maybe you tied the two together. POS dealers didn't care about offering credit card services and banks didn't care about offering POS. Well things are vastly different today because the companies selling credit card services figured out they could attract more customers by offering a POS system with their merchant services (credit card processing). The first I recall on the market was the Clover. It was a real disrupter the bank selling POS (Clover) and you had to use the banks processing service. the bank really didn't know the POS business nor really care about it but because new small businesses go to banks to open checking accounts the banks pounced on the unsuspecting store owner with an

Cash Register Express Hardware Software Bundle

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  Cash Register Express bundles features software and all the hardware needed for a single station. If you are looking for an affordable POS hardware/software bundle you should check out this bundle from EZPOSnow. Their bundle includes a all-in-one PC with touchscreen, cash drawer, receipt printer and bar code scanner all for one low price. This bundle is great for a new user for PCAmerica's Cash Register Express because it includes the software. Cash Register Express also commonly referred to as CRE is a great system for the retailer for many reasons. One of those reasons is this system is PC Based, not cloud based, you can own it instead of making payments forever and you can add on 24/7 software support (American Based) directly from CRE.  CRE (Cash Register Express) is the merchant services providers go to choice for clients that need a POS system.  Whether you are the end-user or a merchant services provider (ISO) you should be excited to know that CRE is credit card processor

The cost of Cash Register Express Increased on Jan 1 2022

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  Yes, the Price of pcAmerica Cash Register Express Increased on New Years Day      While there has not been an increase in the price for the popular POS system for quite some time things changed with the beginning on 2022. The cost of CRE licenses and annual support contract have increased. However the monthly cost of a license or support did not increase at all. I guess that is more incentive to opt for the Software as a Service model instead of the one time purchase. If you have any questions please give us a call at 800-863-2274 or you can find both the perpetual license option and the SaaS open here  https://www.cashregisterguys.com/cash-register-express.html

Cash Register Express version 15.1001 is now avialable

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  What's new in the newest release of the Cash Register Express POS system? Enhancements and updates were completed is the accounting export, Barcode Express, Inventory Maintenance , Gift Cards, and Reporting. If you have a shared support contract your upgrades should be included in your plan (Shared Support is support with both your dealer and CRE direct support). You should contact your dealer for this version upgrade. If you don't have an active dealer and require the update please contact us as we can supply you with the support contract and upgrade.  Upgrades to the Accounting interface include Quickbooks Desktop In order to keep you able to use the most recent version of Quickbooks the ability for CRE to integrate with the newly released QuickBooks 2022 Pro and Enterprise desktop versions were completed and added in this release.  The Inventory Maintenance Module was also upgraded to add Global Delete This release or Cash Register Express introduces the "Delete Items

Mobile Manager For Cash Register Express (CRE)

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Check on your store from anywhere using Cash Register Express' Mobile Manager  This is just another great feature of pcAmerica Cash Register Express (CRE). As you may know, CRE is not a cloud based system which so many users really appreciate, however it does allow you to connect a mobile app to it for reports on your smart phone from anywhere in the world. Here is a short list of some of the features of Mobile Manager You can receive real-time, alerts about sales payments, discounts, and even labor  Allows you to monitor and manage multiple locations of Cash Register Express from the same application How about receiving alerts for unusual events such as voids or refunds in the store?  Reporting at a glance for comparisons such as today's sales vs. same day last week Access individual or aggregated results across multiple stores with CRE See only the reports you want to see, drill down into reports for more details When the cats away the mice will play! Don't fall prey to t
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Learn more about the Cash Register Express POS system from pcAmerica One of the most popular systems in North America Cash Register Express (CRE) is used in a variety of businesses. Those businesses include C-Stores, Liquor Stores, Smoke Shops, Hardware Stores, Grocery Stores and many other retail businesses. This system is also used in restaurants under the name of Restaurant Pro Express but it is the exact same system just deployed in a food service business instead of traditional retail.  We are a full service Cash Register Express Dealer and Support Resource Here at National Business Systems, Inc. (The Cash Register Guys) we can provide you anything you need for CRE. We sell and deploy these systems all over the country as well as provide support. One of the most common support task we perform is changing the credit card provider for a store owner. So as an example maybe you have been processing with FDMS and you want to change to your local bank that uses TSYS as a processor, we c

Changing Credit card Processors on Cash Register Express

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  How do you change credit card processors on your Cash Register Express System? We receive a lot of request from merchants and ISO's to reprogram their CRE system or their customers system. Well the good new for you is yes this can be done and it is pretty simple. If you did not know this software uses a middleware called NETePay from Datacap. You maybe using that software already or perhaps you are using a direct integration from a processor currently. The great thing about Datacap's NETePay is it pretty much works with any processor on the market. If you need to get you system switched follow the steps below. Steps to get your pcAmerica Cash Register Express Changed to a new processor The first thing you will want to do is contact your reseller. If you don't have a reseller that is when you would contact us and we can take over your support and help you out. Second you will need what is called a VAR sheet or sometimes called a Tear sheet to provide us. Third is you are g