Who writes the GetCafePOS blog?
The Cafe Operations Desk and the Onboarding Team. Every article lists its author, date and sources.
Guides from behind the bar
Practical, sourced articles for independent cafe owners — what to charge for oat milk, how to run tips fairly, whether to build your own order-ahead, and what changes when you open in Dubai or Karachi.
Markets
Running a cafe POS in Pakistan: power cuts, mobile wallets and Urdu receipts
How Pakistani cafes keep a cloud POS running through load-shedding, record JazzCash and Easypaisa payments, print Urdu receipts and handle provincial sales tax.
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Running a cafe POS in Pakistan: power cuts, mobile wallets and Urdu receipts
How Pakistani cafes keep a cloud POS running through load-shedding, record JazzCash and Easypaisa payments, print Urdu receipts and handle provincial sales tax.
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Markets Opening a cafe in Dubai: a POS, VAT and payments checklist
A practical checklist for new Dubai cafes: VAT-inclusive pricing, TRN on receipts, Arabic and English receipts, card terminals and Apple Pay, delivery apps and staffing.
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Online ordering Order-ahead for independent cafes: your own store vs marketplace apps
Should your cafe take pickup orders through its own online store or through marketplace apps? Costs, control, customer data and a setup plan for both.
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Staff & tips Tip pooling in US coffee shops: what the federal rules say
How tip pools work in US coffee shops under federal rules: who can share tips, the manager ban, tip credits, and how to record tips so payouts are clean. Not legal advice.
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Loyalty & regulars Coffee shop loyalty: paper stamp cards vs points in the POS
Paper stamp cards or POS reward points? How each coffee shop loyalty model works, what it really costs, and how to set earn and redeem rules that don't give the shop away.
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Menu & pricing How to price oat milk, extra shots and other drink modifiers
A practical method for pricing coffee shop modifiers — oat milk, extra shots, syrups and sizes — from ingredient cost, with examples and the mistakes that leak margin.
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About the blog
Answered by the GetCafePOS team. Can’t find yours? Ask us.
How often do you publish?
When we have something useful to say about running a cafe — menus, loyalty, tips, ordering, and running a cafe in the USA, UAE or Pakistan.
Is the blog legal or tax advice?
No. Articles on tax or labour rules summarise public sources as of their date; check with a professional for your situation.
Can I suggest a topic?
Yes — use the contact page. Questions owners ask us often become articles.
Is there an RSS feed?
Yes, at /rss.xml.
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