What is Guest Sale?

What is Guest Sale?

We recommend collecting customer information whenever possible; not jut for future marketing purposes but in order to provide the best customer service available to your customers!

If creating a customer account for a sale is not possible or practical, you can use Guest Sale.



  • Guest Sale is not allowed when selling special order / out of stock items.
  • To recall a Guest Sale invoice later - say, in case of an exchange or return - you can search POS > Manage Invoices page (customer name will appear n/a) or use the invoice recall option here:


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