FaceCash
Web and SaaS
point of sale
SHOW HN2011
How HN took it
5 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 14 critical, out of 33 comments about the project. Thread score -0.22.
Idea: 4 for, 2 againstPerformance: 0 for, 5 againstDesign: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea to move POS to the web and fix slow upgrade cycles
From 3 comments
This is a great idea in part because of the incredible stagnation in the upgrade path for a restaurant's POS technology. In my experience the entire hardware+software system gets…
pshapiro on HNIn all honesty, this is probably fairly rare. I'd imagine about as rare as a cooking oven burning out, running out of a specific ingredient, or having your head cook call in…
tomlin on HNThat sounds wonderful, actually - a nice way to combat the "fire and forget" mentality there that I've encountered.
rplacd on HN
Kiosk demo is appealing
From 1 comment
I loved looking at the demo you linked to below (https://www.facecash.com/kiosk.html?id=3587). Any way we can get that front and center on the page? I would assume any POS target…
jordo37 on HN
Objections
Offline operation: if internet goes out, the register stops working
From 3 comments
I spent 2 years in the POS industry (about 3-4 years ago since I left). I've thought about this a couple times, but it keeps coming down to the same thing; if your internet goes…
stanmancan on HNWeb hosted POS? What about a fallback when the WAN goes down?
yuvadam on HNCredit card processing isn't the only problem. That goes down with the internet right now too. The problem is communication between the terminals, kitchen, bar, ect. The way POS…
stanmancan on HN
Trust in security of stored bank and card data
From 1 comment
Cool idea and wonder those who use the web based system would their personal URL be something like facecash.com/mcdonalds ? Overall its web based and my online bank account has…
paul9290 on HN
Kiosk has bugs and confusing item layout
From 3 comments
I believe I found a few bugs with the kiosk mode: 1. Items are not grouped together when the same item is added at a later time (or is this a feature?) 2. Updating an order…
reledi on HNBug: The "Back" button isn't removed after adding a nested item (e.g., Capuccino -> Large). Also, you've got a typo on "Cappuccino" :)
callahad on HNI'd suggest allowing grouping of items, allowing groups like 'Drinks', 'Sandwiches', etc. It's somewhat confusing in that example because there doesn't appear to be any sort of…
devicenull on HN
Requests
Offline mode with local storage and later sync
From 2 comments
Maybe use HTML 5 local storage if an internet connection isn't available, then sync up with the server when it is?
markkanof on HNMy only reservation after looking at this. You could imagine the "POS" acronym changing meaning very quickly in the event of connection failure. That said, maybe they could…
barefoot on HN
Show the product demo more prominently on the landing page
From 3 comments
cool app. From a conversion perspective, might want to try and show the product a bit more on the landing. Too much text for my taste. $0.02
conductr on HNI loved looking at the demo you linked to below (https://www.facecash.com/kiosk.html?id=3587). Any way we can get that front and center on the page? I would assume any POS target…
jordo37 on HNInteresting . But why you guys don't have a demo upfront ?
jijoy on HN
Email and regular receipts
From 1 comment
Hope you allow regular receipts too. Email receipts might be harder to convince?
srik on HN
Questions
How card payments are accepted and whether a barcode scanner or terminal can connect
From 2 comments
How do you accept credit cards?
kevinburke on HNHow do you interface with a barcode scanner or credit card terminal?
retube on HN
How the company makes money
From 1 comment
From what I see, everything is free. How do you make money?
MichaelApproved on HN
Alternatives named
Vend (vendhq.com) online POS
From 2 comments
see also: http://www.vendhq.com/
hatfork on HNI'm not seeing a cash register - I'm seeing a personal payments system. For an online cash register check out http://vendhq.com/
lancewiggs on HN
Cashier Live
From 1 comment
Welcome to the club, my company Cashier Live (http://www.cashierlive.com) has been at this for about a year now. We're focused on retail, and from what I can see here you're…
tbgvi on HN