sydnee Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 What do you all use for customer receipts at craft fairs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janelle Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I usually don't give receipts unless they specifically ask for one, which they usually don't. It just takes up too much time for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 I use the basic sales invoice books. You can get them at any office supply store. You can get ones either 2 part (one carbon copy) or 3 part (2 carbon copies). I now just get the 2 part and keep one for my records. If I get a wall, I may use my electric calculator which you can use the duplicate receipt roll so you can give the yellow "chit" to the customer. I may one day soon invest in a cash register which I would do the same -- use a duplicate receipt roll. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydnee Posted August 22, 2007 Author Share Posted August 22, 2007 Thank you two for the info. I have my first show coming up in October and just trying to make sure I've covered everything. By the way, Holly, your website is fantastic. Good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1 Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 b/f i got a portable register i would write a receipt, which took up too much time. when i did give a handwritten receipt it was the basic one from wal-mart, that is 2-ply...HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly Posted August 22, 2007 Share Posted August 22, 2007 Thank you two for the info. I have my first show coming up in October and just trying to make sure I've covered everything. By the way, Holly, your website is fantastic. Good job!You are welome and thank you for your nice compliment regarding my website. I am still not done with it, but it am trying to get it completed. I am so slow at this kind of thing. Good luck with your first show and have fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janelle Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Thank you two for the info. I have my first show coming up in October and just trying to make sure I've covered everything. By the way, Holly, your website is fantastic. Good job!Your welcome. Sorry I couldn't be of more help to you! We used to write receipts (the 2ply from Walmart), but as you become more popular at shows and you have people in line basically spilling over at the arms with product they want to buy, it gets to be too time consuming for us. Now around Christmas time for orders we get for baskets, I will do quick handwritten receipts, and for online orders I use Peach tree invoices and packing slips. HTH!!! Good luck!!!Janelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydnee Posted August 23, 2007 Author Share Posted August 23, 2007 Thank you Crafty1 for your input. And to you again Janelle. I hope I have the problem of having too many customers to be able to provide written receipts. Have a great day all of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmiesonline Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I bought a $20 printing calculator. It will add up the total, plus calculate the tax. I staple that to a scratch-off card that has my business info, as well as upcoming shows. If am running a sale like 3 for $20, I will have some of these made up already. It is inexpensive and a lot faster than writing out a receipt. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty1 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Thank you Crafty1 for your input. And to you again Janelle. I hope I have the problem of having too many customers to be able to provide written receipts. Have a great day all of you!you're welcome and believe me you'll probably have tons of customers. good luck with your craft season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 I got one of those sales receipt books from the Office Depot to take to craft shows. In the past year I have had ONE customer ask for one. But I have it just in case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane42 Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 At the few shows we have done, electricity was not available. I would LOVE to be able to have a register - or at the very least, a calculator. I really do not like having someone wait while I write out the receipt. I thought I had seen a calculator or register somewhere that could run on batteries, but have not been able to find it since.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetiepie Posted August 23, 2007 Share Posted August 23, 2007 Royal makes battery operated cash registers like this one http://cgi.ebay.com/ROYAL-115cx-ELECTRIC-OR-BATTERY-OPERATED-Cash-Register_W0QQitemZ270157390641QQihZ017QQcategoryZ109400QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItemHTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candybee Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 At the few shows we have done, electricity was not available. I would LOVE to be able to have a register - or at the very least, a calculator. I really do not like having someone wait while I write out the receipt. I thought I had seen a calculator or register somewhere that could run on batteries, but have not been able to find it since....I got mine at Office Depot for around $30 I think. Its battery operated and I always take it to craft shows. It can calculate sales tax and produce a receipt if I need one. You just have to buy batteries and paper rolls. I'm sure Stapels has some too but Office Depot is a bit cheaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane42 Posted August 24, 2007 Share Posted August 24, 2007 Thank you both for your help! Much appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydnee Posted August 24, 2007 Author Share Posted August 24, 2007 All of you have been a great help! Thank you. One thing for sure, I will be going into my first show a lot more confident because of this forum and all you contributors. I was starting to panic when the server was down. But all is well now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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