Desktop POS Solutions: An Overview

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Wix lets you use your computer as a point of sale in 2 ways. Use the POS Checkout solution to make sales and collect payment from customers who visit you in person or use the Wix Dashboard Card Reader solution to collect payment for existing sales using a card reader.

POS checkout

POS Checkout is a great way to collect payment from clients or customers who visit you in person. If you use Wix Stores, you can add products to the cart and accept payment for them. In addition, you can charge clients for custom charges, whether you use Wix Stores or not. This makes it easy to accept payment for such things as consultations, therapy sessions, or lessons.
GIF showing how to add store items and a custom charge to a POS Checkout sale
Check the table below to see which options are currently available.
Option
Availability
Charging for items
* Wix Stores products
* Any custom amount (e.g. charge for a lesson)
Accepting cash payments
Available for all merchants in any location
Accepting credit/debit card 
payment using a card reader
* Available only through Wix Payments
* Available for merchants in the US & Canada
Accepting payment by manually 
entering credit card details
You can accept cards using manual entry if you are using a payment provider that supports this option.

Dashboard card reader solution

The Wix Dashboard Card Reader solution is an ideal way to collect card payment for items that your customers or clients have already ordered or booked online.
For example, if you use Wix Bookings and your client has booked a massage online, you can collect credit card payment from them when they come in to receive the treatment.
Screenshot of the card reader
Additionally, you can collect payment for products you sell through Wix Stores or menu items you sell through Wix Restaurant Orders (new), and you can always add a custom charge to any order. That way, you can charge clients for such things as a consultation, therapy session, or lesson.
Check the table below to see which options are currently available.
Option
Availability
Charging for items
* Wix Stores products
* Wix Bookings services
* Wix Restaurant Orders (new) menu items
* Any custom amount (e.g. charge for a lesson)
Location
Available for merchants in the US & Canada
Payment Provider
Available through Wix Payments
Card reader
When it's time to accept payment, just click the Collect Payment button and select Charge with card reader. You'll find a collect button in the Orders tab, in the Wix Bookings calendar, and your Contact List.
Screenshot of the Collect Payment button showing the payment options with the Charge with card reader option outlined

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