Barcode labels for your shop: how to print and use them
A barcode turns a long search into one beep. Here is how a shop sets up its labels, step by step.
Why a shop uses barcodes
- Billing is faster at the counter
- No typing mistakes in item names or prices
- Stock is easier to count
Where the codes come from
- Packed goods already have a barcode printed by the maker. You only scan it
- Loose items, your own packing and goods without a barcode need your own label
You only print labels for the second kind.
Label printer or normal printer
A label printer prints small sticky labels with the item name, price and a barcode. A normal receipt printer is not made for this. Labels need a label printer.
From item to scan
- 1Add the itemEnter its name, price and its barcode, or a code of your own.
- 2Print the labelsChoose how many labels, and print them on the label printer.
- 3Stick themPut each label on the item.
- 4Scan at the counterScan the label. The item and the price come up at once.
About the scanner
A USB barcode scanner types the code like a keyboard, so it works in the search box. Check the scanner reads the type of barcode on your goods.
How RestroPod helps
- Store POS prints barcode labels on a label printer
- Scan a code, or search by name, to add an item to the bill
- Loose items sold by weight: you type the weight and the price works out by itself. A weighing scale cannot be connected yet
- Bulk import of products from a sheet, so you do not add them one by one
Questions
Do I need to print labels for packed goods?
No. Packed goods usually carry the maker’s barcode, and you only scan it.
Which printer prints labels?
A label printer. RestroPod prints barcode labels on label printers that understand TSPL, which most label printers do.
Which scanner works?
A USB barcode scanner that types like a keyboard works in the search box. If you are unsure, ask us before you buy one.
Can I add many products at once?
Yes. Store POS can import products from a sheet.