SAM4s SPS-520F, SPS-520R, SPS-530R, and SPS-530F are the best cash register terminals on the market today!

Yes that is a bold statement but take a look for yourself and I think you will become a big fan too. My company has been in the Cash Register Business for over 30 years and we have never sold such an incredible machine as the SAM4s SPS-500 series of cash registers.

The SPS-500 series is made up of 4 models The SAM4s SPS-520FT or also known as the SPS-520F and the SAM4s SPS-530RT or also known as the SAM4s SPS-530R  The first difference between the models is that the 520X has both a receipt and journal printer and the 530X has only a single 3 1/8" inch receipt tape. Next difference in the models is 5XXFT or 5XXF has a flat keyboard suitable for restaurants and the 5XXRT or 5XXR has raised keys designed to be used in a retail application.

All of them are the same machine after you get past the printers and/or keyboard styles. Any of them can interface to Credit Card payments, Gift Card Payments, computer interface, bar code scanner, kitchen printer, DVR and even more.

One of the features we like the most on the SAM4s SPS-500 series is the fact the options are affordable and plentiful. As an example the memory card can be added for only $75.00 and can be done after the fact. The SAM4s SPS-500 series terminals also feature a USB port, keyboard port, and multiple serial ports. This allows you to back up the cash register program to a thumb drive and keep for yourself in case of failure.

This register system truly is a hybrid system between a POS system and cash register!

Free Cash Register Help Website

A new website has been launched that offers free cash register support and other resources. This site offer hard to find Sharp Cash Register Manuals and not only the manual but Free programming tips and guides for Sharp Cash Registers.

Cash Register Help also offers many resources for SAM4s Cash Registers as well. Not only do they offer free help but also keyboard templates and links to commercial cash registers dealers that sell and/or support SAM4s Cash Registers

SAM4s SPS-520 Cash Register

So the SAM4s SPS-500 series of cash registers is the most powerful and easy to use register we have ever seen. If you are looking for a cash register you can not go wrong with a SPS-520 or SPS-530.

There are two models because the SPS-520RT or the SAM4s SPS-520FT comes old school with a receipt and journal paper tape, and the SAM4s SPS-530FT or SPS-530RT include only a receipt tape printer.

Both are available in a raised keyboard for retail stores or a flat keyboard for restaurants. You can not beat the price for this machine! $999.00 for a 530 or $1099.00 for a 520 and teh other machines on the market can not come close to them and I know because I was born and raised in the cash register biz! I thought I had seen it all until this machine came out! Don't buy anything else unless you need high end inventory control. In that case get a POS system like Keystroke.

New website for Sharp Cash Registers and SAM4s Cash Registers

So a new site has been launched offering SAM4s Cash Registers and also the commercial grade line of Sharp Cash Registers they have Cash Register Supplies as well.

SAM4s Cash Registers

So here at our office we sell Sharp Cash Registers, SAM4s Cash Registers, and Casio Cash Registers. All of them have their strengths and pro and cons of course like anything. However when all is said and done I don't think you can find a better value in Cash Registers then the SAM4s line up. They have the tiny entry level register, the mid range register, and then the top of the line SAM4s SPS-500 series cash registers that blow away the competition. For more on Sam4s Cash Registers check out CRS-USA and for more information and the best price around check out this link SAM4s Cash Registers

POS system or Cash Register?

So congratulations, you are about to open a new business and are facing hundreds if not thousands of decisions that need to be made quickly.

So let me help on this one. Should you use a cash register or POS system? Well lets get a few things out of the way first. Rather POS or Cash Register the first job of either of these is still security, second is efficiency.

Another big factor in this decision is whether your business will be owner operator or will you rely on managers and other employees? If owner operator a cash register will often make more sense then an expensive POS system. You are there all the time, you are running the cash register so why not use a simple register!

However owner operator or not, if you plan on keeping a real inventory, tracking in and out and what should be on the shelf, do not try and use a cash register. If someone tells you a cash register can do this, well technically they are correct, realistically they are DEAD WRONG! If they are telling you that, it is not real world, it is theory! How do I know, well it has been our family business for 30+ years! We have seen everything tried! And tried a few ourselves until we got tired of hitting our heads against the same brick wall. So to summarize YES a cash register and software combo is capable of inventory control, but would you choose a hot air balloon to travel across the country or a commercial Jumbo Jet? Both will get there, but only one is efficient!

Be real with yourself about keeping inventory or not. Yes it is possible, yes it is a good practice, yes it takes 10+ hours a week if not more for most small stores! We have had thousands of small stores as customers of the years and we have seen it all. Most of these thousands did not keep a live inventory, and a handful did! We have had successful customers from both schools of thought! Bottom line here is be real with yourself. PC based or Register Based inventory takes time each and every day or week, a computer does not equal magic!

Myself I would do an inventory system if possible but again IF POSSIBLE! If you decide on an inventory control system first buy a computer/software based POS/Inventory control system like Keystroke, or RMS for retail, or Digital Dining if a restaurant. Next step you will need to set aside 20 to 40 hours of your time to plan your work and work your plan. YOU WILL NOT INSTITUTE AN INVENTORY CONTROL PROGRAM DURING THE COURSE OF BUSINESS! Do yourself and your loved ones a favor and carve out the time to do it before you are in the trenches of the retail or restaurant battle!

OK inventory is not for you, you just want to ring up sales by category and have the register compute tax and change and a daily report of what you sold right. Should this be the case with you opt for a commercial grade cash register like those from Sharp or SAM4s. Using a cash register does not mean you can't have security or good record keeping because you can. Should you decide on going home or heaven forbid go on vacation make sure you are following some basic security principles found in all decent commercial grade cash registers. Please look for some of my other post on how to stay secure using a simple cash register.

So I hope this was of some help to you! Follow this link If you are looking for a Cash Register

New Cash Registers on the Market

Cash Registers are seen as Old School by some people but they may want to re-think their view of this business staple. Yes Cash Registers can be cheap and not worth much more then a glorified cigar box! But that is not what I'm talking about here. I'm talking about commercial grade machines that make running your business easier, faster, and maybe more profitable.

Yes, Cash Registers can help make your business more profitable. Still all these years after the Cash Register was invented it's primary purpose is still for security and helping stop the relentless thieves posing as cashiers steal from you! Yes I know that would never happen to you! I know I hear it every day and every time we show a business owner how a cashier has been stealing from them. You are different right? Your cashiers are like family right? Your cashier have been with you forever right! Well often they love you like family and have been there forever because of the lavish salary you have been paying them without your knowledge! Yes you have what we call silent partners! They partner in the cash in your register! However they are no where near when you risk everything you have to start the business!

How might a cash register help you stop theft? Well there are many simple steps you can take.
Here are just a few of the steps that almost every Cash Register Made can help you with.

1. Pay attention to your Z counter. The Z counter is a consecutive number that prints every time your cash register is "Z'd" out for the day!
2. Pay attention to the non-resettable grand totals, again printed with every Z.
3. Turn off or take off the No Sale Feature of your Cash Register
4. Set your register to not work with the cash drawer open
5. If you can make your cashiers do a blind drop instead of letting them "Z" out the machine then do it. Let them "Z" a machine they make the cash match the "Z" and keep the rest!
6. Look at and investigate your void totals from the "Z"
7. Maybe eliminate the Void feature
8. If you take Credit Cards then integrate your credit card payments into the cash register and get rid of your standalone credit card machines.

The list goes on and on but those are some of the tops things to keep in mind! My Dad and I have been in this business for over 50 years combined. If you are not being stolen from yet it is a matter of time not a matter of if.

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