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Fifteen years of being called out to fix the same few mistakes. These are the choices worth getting right before you spend money — written plainly, with no prices, because prices move and a stale number helps nobody.
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Which receipt printer is right for your counter?
The differences that actually matter: 58mm or 80mm, USB or LAN, cutter or tear bar.
Read the guide → GuideBarcode labels: direct thermal or thermal transfer?
Why some labels need a ribbon, which sizes to stock, and what makes labels fall off.
Read the guide → GuideEAS anti-shoplifting: hard tags, soft labels and what actually stops theft
How the gates work, where tags go, and which shops get their money back from a system.
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