Is there a way to schedule price changes with Square?

[ChickenRacer]

The title of this thread has been edited from the original: Is there a way to not automatically send price changes thru straight away?

So I own two bars, and prices in Australia go up twice a year with CPI. We don't necessairly get every product in straight away, and because theres several layers involved with wholesalers, it's never an exact science. 

When we get an invoice, I work out the new price, and then put into squre. The issue is, I would rather it happen in a batch the next day, not as I am changeing it, so I can let staff (and customers know), I also don't want someone to buy somethin, and the next one goes up!

[Katie_SQ · Accepted solution]

Thanks for your question, @ChickenRacer!

What you're describing here isn't possible, I'm afraid. In Square, price changes take effect immediately when you update them in the system.

In this case, your best option is to wait until the next morning before you start processing transactions to update these prices in bulk. This approach gives you time to inform your staff about the changes, and ensures prices will remain consistent for your entire day of trade.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help here. If you have any questions, please let me know.

[ChickenRacer]

Thanks for the answer. It's a pity, as most POS can. Such is thanks

[leadastray]

Theres a lot of really basic things that Square should have and doesnt, but of course they are too busy trying to implement new features and taking away things that work. Sigh

[ChickenRacer]

Yes and no. I think my business is a little bit different to most, so I understand most of what are shortcomings for me.

[ProofOfConcept]

This is not a solution - it shouldn't be marked Solved. The fact that you can do this in the online store but not the POS makes no sense. 

"Square Online Store: You can schedule future price updates and site visibility changes (e.g., for sales or new product launches) from the Square Dashboard. These updates apply only to your online store, not the physical POS system."

When we do a menu/price change, it is not practical to change all the items right before service - you really need to be able to schedule this. Please put this in as a feature request and only mark this a solved when they've enabled this feature for the POS and not just the online store.