What is the best way to setup an item with multiple options and pricing?

TrolleyLine44 · ‎06-06-2024

[The title of this thread has been edited from the original: Dine in vs Take Out Variations]

We have a coffee shop where dine-in drinks are served in porcelain and are single-size; take-out served in paper, two sizes, two prices. What's the best way (simplest for cashier) to set this up with modifiers, variations, or options? Thanks!

TheRealChipA · ‎06-06-2024

Hi @TrolleyLine44. The Quickest and easiest way is to create one item with three variations, something like these:

Dine-in

Take-out Small

Take-out Large

each with its own prices. You can use modifiers, but then you’d have to see a modifier report to know how many of each you sell. The way I suggest, when you look at your item sales you’ll immediately know this without needing another report.

Chip A.
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TheRealChipA · ‎06-06-2024

Hi @TrolleyLine44. The Quickest and easiest way is to create one item with three variations, something like these:

Dine-in

Take-out Small

Take-out Large

each with its own prices. You can use modifiers, but then you’d have to see a modifier report to know how many of each you sell. The way I suggest, when you look at your item sales you’ll immediately know this without needing another report.

Chip A.
Square Expert & Innovator and member of the Square Champions group. (But NOT a Square employee, just a seller like you)

Was my post helpful? Take a moment to mark it as a solution. Marked solutions help other sellers find possible resolutions to similar problems. Also, if you find your solution elsewhere (say, through Support), it is helpful to come back to your post and tell us about it, then mark that as a Solution. Solutions are what this Community is all about!

TheRealChipA · ‎06-06-2024

Also, options is overkill. That is most useful in retail settings where you have lots of colors that are available in different sizes, etc. so that you can create variations quickly.

Chip A.
Square Expert & Innovator and member of the Square Champions group. (But NOT a Square employee, just a seller like you)

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