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Intuit card reader

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Anyone given it a try here? Reliable? I noticed PayPal is coming out with their version soon. Seems it would be very handy at shows and more cost effective than other services.
 
Thanks, I read the fee charges before. Just was curios if there was something not so obvious.

I just ordered mine and already received a reply of when it will be shipped.
 
I have been using the Intuit for quite some time now, with no regrets. This thing has been super easy to use, with walk thru instructions when doing a transaction. I get quick confirmation as to if the card is good and when the transaction is complete. Their monthly statements are easy to read, and keeps track of your year to date gross sales, which makes it easy for the taxes at the end of the year.

I would recommend it
 
I love the one I have and have been able to create snake and photo "products" - you can create price lists and just add them to each order as you go, allowing the reader to total everything and also add tax (which can be preset to the area you are). Fantastic little product and even send a "receipt" with message.
 
Well, I have both square and now go payment.

I must state that I was very surprised with the customer service I have received from Intuit. A model of outstanding customer service. I had some issues and they really went above and beyond sorting it out. The issues required both calling and emailing correspondence. To often you don't receive such a organized and professional response from companies. Now if my cell phone company could learn the words "customer service" and appreciate "loyalty" for the last 14 years I'd have it made.
 
mikepanzarella said:
i just ordered the square how is it compared to the intuit (i have yet to try them)
also waiting on the paypal version to come out
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Well, Go payment gives two options to receive payment and square one. With Go payment you can have payments sent directly to your bank account or they will send you a prepaid Visa card with your name on it and the payments can be sent there.

I like the fact that with go payment you can also process credit cards online too. Something you can't do with square.

You have two different terminal options to process online. With Intuit's Merchant Services Center (quickbooks) or you can process cards with Go payments system online too.
 

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mikepanzarella said:
i just ordered the square how is it compared to the intuit (i have yet to try them)
also waiting on the paypal version to come out
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For me they both seemed to process about the same time. I did have a harder time reading a card in the squares reader. Had to swipe it several times when the go payment reader read it on the first swipe.

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To add, the payments processed in the square reader was available the next day in my bank account. The go payment reader took almost three days to become available on the first test I did.
 
i just got the new paypal reader they are available
i downloaded the app (iphone) 1st then was able to order it from there
i wasnt able to locate how to order it on the site
 
i like that you can add inventory on the app
also the fact that its larger and almost sits on the phone makes me think it will last longer
not as much flex on the pin or reader
 
I went to a new restaurant yesterday and cash registers were all IPads with square attached to them. Looks slick (no clutter) compared to the standard pos system or cash register.
 
that sounds really cool i wish my restaurant would do that
i have the square and the paypal im going to test them out at the next show see how they both work
most of my transactions are via paypal so ill prob just stick with that for the most part but always good to have a back up
 
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