u/Successful_Ordinary6

We're currently setup using retail and appointments, with the register normally running appointments so we can see the calendar.

We now only use the retail mode to check in stock.

However there are so many frustrations and inconsistencies in trying to use the checkout functionality whilst in appointments mode.

The biggest one is that the barcode readers don't check for the GTIN entry, instead they lookup SKU.

Is there a way to automatically set the SKU to equal the GTIN value when creating a new product? (This is often overlooked when using purchase orders to update inventory -in retail mode- which then leads to staff not being able to scan items at checkout)

I've started doing some research into various products for managing rentals, but wanted some recommendations/pitfalls to look out for before I actually test a couple - they all seem to have very short test periods!

Things I'm considering:

Subscription model, either full monthly fee, or small fee with lower rental cost.

Pure rental cost (no subscription)

Deposit - to cover damage/non (or partial) return

Inventory management - ability to not allow immediate rental to allow for checking

Customer ID - to cover damage/non (or partial) return

Customisable rental period/extension capability - ie I want to extend rental by a few days

I'm expecting an online catalogue/booking/management portal.

I'm currently using Square as in store POS, whilst integration would be useful, not required.

Sage is used for accounts, integration here is more important.