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Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

gcoughlin — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:57:43 GMT

I have a frozen yogurt store and I am wondering how everyone is taking off for the weight of the cup (tare weight) so the customer is not paying for the cup also.

Right now I have the CAS S2000 JR scale and will use it for weighing of the yogurt. I was then going to use a discount button to take off the weight of the cup.

Is anyone else using this method?

Thanks

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

LocavoreStore — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:57:55 GMT

You should have a "tare" button on your scale. Put an empty cup on, then tare it and you'll notice the weight goes down to 0.00... Alternatively like you mentioned, you could weigh an empty cup as if it was yogurt, and create a discount for exactly that amount, and apply it to every cup of yogurt. But if you ever had a different size/weight cup, you'd have to create a different discount. I would just get used to taring the container before it gets filled. That way a customer could easily use their own container if they wanted to.

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

Russell — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:59:04 GMT

@gcoughlin thanks for asking and thanks to @LocavoreStore for the response!

For more information on getting started with pricing by weight, we have an article in our Support Center here.

PS) If the answer provided by @LocavoreStore solved your problem, would you mind marking it as "Best Answer"? That'll help the rest of the community find what they're looking for. If not, just write back, and we'll continue to help. Thanks!

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

gcoughlin — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:58:09 GMT

Thanks for the reply, I located the button and we are using it for now until I have the time to program the scale.

My Aldelo machine crapped out on me and I had to start using Square before I could fully understand the entire system and the scale I have.

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

cliveyboy — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:58:26 GMT

Same here exactly - can we talk?

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Thanks!

Re: Charges based on weight? Tare weight removal from sale price.

Tom — Sat, 27 May 2017 18:58:05 GMT

Hey @cliveyboy, thanks for reaching out to the seller community!

Wanted to give you a heads up that it's a good idea to refrain from posting any personal contact information publicly. Please feel free to reply here with any general questions or, to maintain your privacy, give our Support Team a call. You can also send private messages to other sellers in the community if you'd like to discuss more specifics on a particular topic.

Hope this helps get you in the right direction! Please let us know if you have any further questions. 🙂

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

gcoughlin — Wed, 05 Jul 2017 22:58:43 GMT

@cliveyboy please feel free to message me privately .

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

katieand — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 21:35:57 GMT

Hi everyone - Our PM @saumaya is looking to get some feedback on selling items by weight on Square. Here's the link if you want to share some thoughts: https://www.sellercommunity.com/t5/General-Discussion/Point-of-Sale-Using-a-scale-to-sell-items-by-weight/m-p/108388#M21705

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

Helen — Sat, 17 Aug 2019 22:39:56 GMT

Another update for everyone — you can now link a bluetooth scale to iOS devices to sell items by weight with Square!

For the details about which scale is curently supported, and all the steps to get started check out this post: Square now supports scales. 🎉

Re: Square Now Supports Brecknell 6700U and CAS SW-RS Scales on Square Stand

2zeroPlastic — Mon, 02 Nov 2020 19:15:16 GMT

Is custom taring supported?

Can a tare weight be added at the point of sale to deduct from the purchase?

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

peterlollo — Thu, 26 Aug 2021 20:09:50 GMT

We also would require the ability to manually enter tare weights for this to be useful to our business.

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

corneryogurt — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 23:03:01 GMT

attn square: please allow us to enter tare weights.

could be as easy as letting me enter a negative price...associated with the weight being tared.

Re: Selling by weight: Tare weight - how do I zero out the scale?

_Violet — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 21:18:12 GMT

Hi Sellers! 👋

We’re excited to announce that you can now deduct tare weights from items sold by weight directly through your Square for Retail point of sale.

This new tare functionality allows you to remove the weight of containers or other packaging that shouldn’t be included in what you charge your customers; something that could previously only be managed on the scale itself.

After you place an item on your connected scale and select it to add to cart, you’ll see an option to Set tare. You can enter the container’s tare weight that will be subtracted from the scale’s measured weight. Once the tare is set, and the item is added, the cart will then display the net weight used to calculate the price.

Note: Tare weight can only be subtracted and cannot exceed the measured weight.

Additionally, the customer’s receipt will also display both the net weight and any applicable tare weight while your inventory will be decreased by net weight only.

We hope this will streamline how you sell items by weight, and speed up checkout for you and your customers.

To learn more see our Help article.

Note: This feature is available to all sellers using Square for Retail and a supported scale. The new cart experience must also be enabled on each of your devices in Settings > Favorites.