Urgent: Local Fake Point of Sale Companies Scam Alert!

While it may be obvious to some of you, there are a couple of websites that claim to be for local point of sale businesses that are actual phishing or related scams attempting to obtain your personal or business information.

The two most common names for these fake "local" point of sale businesses are Smile POS and Smart POS. Both have websites that claim to offer local point of sale hardware and software for retail stores and restaurants as well as related services like credit card processing/merchant services.  These websites also claim that these businesses to be local to your area. However - they are not local and at least one is not even in the US!

You will notice that neither of these companies has any address information on their websites at all yet claim to cover every county and every city in your state (red flag). There is also no contact information beyond an online form that asks for a lot of personal information (another red flag).  A reputable point of sale company will include address information and other related contact information and will also likely be listed with the BBB as well as on business listings websites like YP.com, Yelp, or Angies List.

A quick check of the domain registration for Smart POS shows the website is owned by someone in Seoul, Korea.

Checking Smile POS shows that the website is registered to a company is Scottsdale, AZ that specializes in hosting websites that allow the website owners to hide their true identity.

Point being: if the website for a business offering point of sale related products or services contains nothing more than forms or email addresses for contact information, then you may want to think twice before contacting this business.

Are you  in the US and in need of no cost retail point of sale advice?  I'm happy to help and can be reached on my cell at 208-340-5632 (I am on Mountain Time) or via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com. There is also a contact form to the right that can be used to reach me.

Restaurant Point of Sale Comparison Costs: Tablet vs. PC

A video showing the differences in the costs over 7 years related to the different types of restaurant point of sale systems - including comparing the long term costs of the mobile restaurant point of sale solutions that run on iPads versus more traditional point of sale systems like MICROS, Aloha, Digital Dining, Aldelo, and Sapphire.

These are estimates only as there are a lot of variables. Please visit my contact page for information on how to reach me for unbiased point of sale advice.

What Microsoft Dynamics RMS POS Users Are Doing

Update July 2016, Retail Management Hero demo and overview: http://retailpospondering.blogspot.com/2016/07/new-version-of-rmsretail-management.html

As we get closer to the May 2016 launch of the Retail Management Hero (RMH) of sale software, I figured that now was a good time to check in with the 1000+ stores using the Microsoft Dynamics RMS point of sale software that I am in contact with to so see how many of you have already replaced RMS and how many are waiting to see that RMH might offer.

The unofficial results are as follows - note this only applies to non-HQ users:

• About 20% of you have already replaced RMS with a different POS system like Bindo, NCR CounterPoint, LightSpeed, etc. The driving force for the change appears that you needed to do something sooner than later due to aging or outdated computer equipment. Lack of support for RMS was also cited as a reason for switching away from RMS.
• About 10% of you plan to keep using RMS until it completely dies - for various reasons you have no need to upgrade and are willing to risk losing data by waiting until a major failure takes place before replacing your POS system.
• The rest of you are taking a "wait and see" approach to see if RMH is a viable solution. You are planning on replacing RMS within the next 6-12 months but are in a position to research and compare different POS solutions before making a purchase.

Are you  in the US and in need of no cost retail point of sale advice?  I'm happy to help and can be reached on my cell at 208-340-5632 (I am on Mountain Time) or via email at kevinantosh@gmail.com. There is also a contact form to the right that can be used to reach me.