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Old 08-10-2007, 05:45
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I may also be interested in such software, could be very useful.

buy a normal till works great the sophisticated systems u use in big bars.
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Thanks guys..

I am asking this for someone else which is why I cant reply to each input..
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Have done a test run of a few months with BlueBartender. System seems usable for a small bar but is missing several feartures I would like to see in such a system.
BlueBartender records your sales and your stock but lacks in reporting options. They should add cost control which should be resonable simple to add. Also Cost reporting should be beter available in such a system.

Barsoft was a better system. Had contact with them a while ago and they were planning to further develop the system for full pos usage in hotels, restaurants etc. Do not know if this is work in progress or as stated earlier and they stopped their efforts. Maybe best to contact CaD (Katoeys are Us) where they are running this system and are happy with it. I know Nick was in close contact with the people from Barsoft.

Pricewise BlueBartender might be a cheaper option and thus more suitable for small operators.

First of all, thanks for using the software!
We are constantly developing the product and some bars are giving us great input. You state that you want cost control in the system. We are thinking about expanding the system soon. However we have other input from bars in BKK that they don't want to be able to input anything on the buying side in the program and to keep everything simple and easy. Once the tax authorities know how the product works they could tell the customers to use this functionality. If it's not in the system then they would never be able to request the information ....
One bar owner stated that if you are running a bar you know exactly what your margins are and do not need a program to calculate it. He also told that a bar in the sukhumvit area got busted a few months ago by the tax authorities because everything including buying data was entered into the program.

A strong point of our program is keeping it simple, robust and optimize the performance/speed of the cashier!

We invite everybody to participate in the discussions on our forum concerning new functionality. If we know what our future users want we might implement it in the near future.

Please visit: http://www.zoonysoft.com and go to the forum. Any input is welcome!
Also a fully operational version is downloadable there, for you to review it! Download the latest test version for the latest developments.
More details about leasing the software and also leasing hardware is available at BlueBarTender, the #1 professional, low-cost bar software.

The software itself will cost you less than 33 baht per day!
I'll also be around in December in Pattaya and BKK, if you want to meet let's hear it.

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Hi Zoonysoft, I just wonder if bluebartender can do running tabs?
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Hi Zoonysoft, I just wonder if bluebartender can do running tabs?

Running tabs is the BarSoft solution, right? It's indeed implemented with much more!

BlueBarTender can print orders separately. Also it keeps only 1 bill open on which the orders are booked.
The total amount of all orders (running total) can be printed on the order, but also you can choose not to do this.
Another option is to print the total complete bill everytime an order is placed (like BarSoft). In this case however the last order is always printed at the top of the bill, separated from the rest, so it's easy to check for the customer and the staff:

1 Heineken 90 <--- last order
- - - - - - - - -
1 Heineken 90 <--- previous orders below here
2 Chang 180

Total 360

There is also an option for lines to be summarized to prevent too long bills.
so:
1 Heineken 90
3 Chang 270
1 Heineken 90

becomes:

3 Chang 270
2 Heineken 180

We like to keep things flexible, so it will be the solution that fits into your bar.
There are some more options to change the printing of the bill.
Unless the bill is paid it will stay open.

Bills have a bill number, can be linked to serving staff number and also can be linked to a table number. Whatever you want ....
Also service staff can be linked per order. Soon we will implement a report feature that you can print a detailed bill in case there is a problem with a customer. This will for instance show when the order was placed and who did it.

Keep the questions coming and let me know if this answer was clear enough.

Please keep in mind that our software is running in several bars in Phuket. They are only using a fraction of the software. If you want to see a complete demo, please contact us. Or if you have a chance drop by in the bar Shooters at Soi Diamond in Pattaya. They are using it to the full extend.

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Old 20-11-2007, 02:48
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Barsoft was a better system. Had contact with them a while ago and they were planning to further develop the system for full pos usage in hotels, restaurants etc. Do not know if this is work in progress or as stated earlier and they stopped their efforts. Maybe best to contact CaD (Katoeys are Us) where they are running this system and are happy with it. I know Nick was in close contact with the people from Barsoft.

Pricewise BlueBartender might be a cheaper option and thus more suitable for small operators.

About this BarSoft. That system did not seem to have limitations. There is more functionality present in BarSoft, but if the system is better I might argue with that. BlueBarTender is also suitable for big bars ... and why? Because it is focused on cashier performance. Try to order lady drinks for 11 separate people of your staff and see what happens ....
How bigger the bar gets, how more speed there is to gain or lose! Actually we are running in a BIG "a gogo" bar in Pattaya ....

What BlueBarTender cannot do at this moment is Salary calculations (it is built in partly, but not activated!). We have a discussion going on with many bar owners if this is really needed in BlueBarTender or if you need a separate piece of software for this.
What happens if the tax authorities can get your staff salary out of BlueBarTender .... maybe this is more suitable for a backoffice computer and not an efficient piece of software like BlueBarTender. Please participate in the discussion ....

There are many things to discuss ... but remember if there is more functionality inside a piece of software there is also more data to be retrieved from your "administration", which you might not want .... especially not from a POS application!

We are also discussing the buying prices as they will enable you to calculate your margin on your articles. But do you want to keep this information inside the system??? Easy to retrieve ... and this thing already happened to a restaurant in BKK (which is not running BlueBarTender by the way).

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