@Thelodgefairfax Here is how I run a sell out in my own places.
For a one night special I do not remove the item, I give it a stock count. Not inventory, just a sell amount. When we are down to ten left, I set the count to five or eight. The counter can still ring it, but the online channels stop taking it, so the last few never get oversold to a pickup order. For something that is gone for good, I archive it, which hides it everywhere at once.
One habit that saves me: check upcoming orders in Order Manager. That is where the sneaky ones hide, an order placed for later that has not hit the queue yet. It takes some discipline. This is also where Squaremates earns its keep, by counting what an item sold the last few weekends so you have a real number for how many to prep.
Try asking Square: "How many of the Friday fish special did I sell each of the last four Fridays, and what time did sales slow down?"
I know Squaremates can help set inventory counts for you, and as it get's better even counts like these should become no problem. I typically see it updating with 1-2 minutes across channels. What I can't wait to see is when the AI becomes more proactive and you can actively watch inventory and the AI alerts you when you "might" be getting low so you can check. That way you can focus on the 1000 other things you need to do.
