How to combine multiple of the same items on a receipt?

[levend]

Is there a way to get Square to combine multiple of the same items into one item line on a receipt?  If I select them at one time, it will say x2, but if I add a different item between the two, it will be three line items.  

When customers are selecting dozens, many times they will say for instance 2 Plain, 4 Everything, add another plain. It would be much more visually appealing and easier to pick if it just said 3 plain when I add the last one.

[Kelly · Accepted solution]

Yes! During the sale you can edit the item amount so your receipts will display "Item 1 x2" instead of listing each item separately. Just follow the steps below: 

- Add your item to a sale at the top of your screen (keep in mind that these are iPhone images so if you are using an Android or iPad, you screen might look slightly different)

- Tap on Current Sale

- Tap on the item that you are looking to multiply 

- Click the + or the quantity number to type in the desired number. 

[Donna-Grace]

How can I do the same item but 4 times.  Ex:  4 books @$1.00

[Kelly]

Check out the information above to add multiple items to a sale. 

[LadyLJL]

Thank you so much for that Important Helpful hint!!!  I sell Paparazzi Jewelry and they will buy several necklaces or rings and I was not sure how to do that! Thank Goodness I only had to invoice my customers so far, have it to use for events! any more helpful hints would be appreciated! thank you again 

LaDonnaPaparazziBlingSlinger.com

[GlassJudy]

The ability for the app to automatically group the same items together should become a feature request.  It shouldn't be too difficult to implement.

[Helen]

@GlassJudy This request has come up before! In this thread someone was looking for a way to group items on a receipt by category.

Would that help you (all) or would you prefer to determine how items are grouped another way? 

[GlassJudy]

I wouldn't use it much, but I'd rather it grouped all the same items together: if I sell one of these, then something else, then another one of the first item, it would show up as 2 x the first item, etc.  We don't use categories, so this wouldn't be important to us, but if others want it done that way too, why not?

[Helen]

Thanks for the insight. Sorting items by categories was just one suggestion — no doubt the Receipts team will consider all options as they consider this request. 

[VanKalkerFarms]

You can condense your receipts in the way Kelly described, but Register won't do it on its own. That's often the case at large retailers too though, so I think people are used it working either way.