Square Kiosk for Farm Stands: Can It Support Cash, Coupons, and Scales?

[Fruitsdesvignes]

We are a farmstand and have used square for years as an option to pay with our online website but when Venmo became popular we switched since it was an easier option since square at the time did not offer self check out kiosk.  We tried self check out on the register but it was sleep and require passwords so that did not work.    

Now that square is finally offering a Self Check out Kiosk, I am trying to get answers if the kiosk can have alternative payment keys so people paying cash, venmo or coupons can still check out and get a total with email receipt?  (I understand square does not have options to process venmo or coupons but we still want the kiosk to work as a self check out register with our item inventory. We also would like to add the scale to allow weighing.

We are considering a kiosk to help manage our inventory sales and encourage higher sales since it would take credit cards.  

Would like to hear feedback from farm stands who are using it and how well its working out before we invest into the system. 

Thank you 

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[RobynR · Accepted solution]

Hey @Fruitsdesvignes,

Welcome to the Community!

We appreciate you sharing your journey with Square and your interest in our Self-Checkout Kiosk. It’s exciting to hear about the innovations you’re exploring for your farm stand!

To answer your questions:

1. Alternative Payment Methods (Cash & Venmo): While the kiosk is designed primarily for processing card payments, it can track non-card payments like cash or manual entries via custom tender options. Unfortunately, Venmo payments aren’t natively supported at this time, but feel free to submit this as a feature request to our Ideate Board. You can learn more about other accepted payment methods here.

2. Item Inventory and Scales: The kiosk integrates with your Square item library, so inventory tracking is streamlined. For weighing produce or similar items, you can use a USB scale compatible with Square. Ensure the scale is supported by checking Square's hardware compatibility list. You can learn more about using scales with Square for Retail here.

3. Square Coupons: Square does support the use of coupons created in the Square Dashboard. Customers can apply coupons during checkout when using the kiosk, provided they meet the set criteria for the discount. More information on how to set up and use coupons can be found here.

We’d love to hear from other farm stand sellers using the kiosk—your experiences can help shape decisions for others in the community.

Looking forward to hearing how the kiosk could work for your stand!

If you have any specific questions or need assistance setting anything up, don’t hesitate to reach out. I'm here to help you make the most of your Square setup!