Rent the season. Don't buy a POS for three months.
A summer beach bar, a Christmas market stall or a food truck moving from square to square doesn't need to buy a terminal that will sit in a storeroom for the rest of the year.
No minimum term · 15 days' notice You only pay for the months you're open
Buying the kit or renting it for four months
A seasonal business has a problem a bar doesn't: the kit costs the same whether you're open or closed. Here's the real difference between the two options.
| Buying the kit | Renting it by the month | |
|---|---|---|
| Upfront outlay | Paid in full before you open, when you haven't taken a penny yet | Setup fee and deposit, and the monthly fee only while you're working |
| Months closed | The kit is still yours and sits idle | You return it and stop paying |
| If it breaks | You fix it, in the middle of the season | We sort it out |
| If you grow | You buy another terminal | You add a kit for the month you need it |
| If the venture doesn't work out | You're left with kit to resell | You give fifteen days' notice and that's that |
Prices exclude VAT. The €75 fee covers screen, printer and the iTaula licence; if you need a 4G router, a cash drawer or a second printer we'll tailor it to your stall.
At a hatch, the POS can't be the thing slowing you down
There are no tables and no orders to write up: there's a queue, an order and a receipt. The whole flow is built for that, with none of the screens that make no sense here.
You tap the items and see the total right away. No opening a table, no assigning diners.
Cash with the change worked out, or card. Big notes stop being a problem.
It prints instantly, and if the customer asks, so does the simplified invoice with your details.
If there's a grill behind you, the order prints for whoever is cooking while you take the next payment.
The businesses that open and close
Renting by the month is built for exactly this: short seasons, with known dates and kit that shouldn't sit idle the rest of the year.
Beach bar and seafront kiosk
Four months flat out and eight closed. You rent the full season and return the kit when the terrace comes in.
Christmas market
Six weeks in a hut with no internet line, a constant queue and a lot of cash. This is where the 4G router and the cash drawer earn their keep.
Touring food truck
A different pitch every week. The kit rides in the van with its own network, so you don't depend on anybody's WiFi.
Questions from people working on the street
Does it work with no WiFi at the pitch?
With the kit's 4G router, yes: it has its own SIM and broadcasts the network the screen and printer join. What you need is mobile coverage on site, which is the thing to check before booking the pitch.
Does it stand up to heat, dust and being thrown in the van?
It's hospitality kit, not an office computer, but it still needs looking after: it comes with a case for transport, and the contract includes a deposit precisely because the kit comes back. Tell us if you work outdoors and we'll tell you what to fit.
There are two of us. Do I need two screens?
No. One screen at the hatch is usually enough; if you also want to take orders down the queue, that's done from a phone at no extra cost per user.
Can I rent for just one month?
Yes. It's month-to-month rental with no minimum term and fifteen days' notice. A six-week market is two monthly fees.
What if I open again next year?
The kit is set up again with your menu already loaded. There's no starting from scratch each season.
Tell us how many months you're open
We'll come back with what your full season costs, with the kit your stall actually needs.
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