Square Terminal: setup & full walkthrough
Sign in, add items, take payments, issue refunds, configure the printer and read reports.
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Honest comparisons against the other big POS names and Square's official video walkthroughs.
Comparison articles
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See the hardware in action, straight from Square
Official videos published by Square on YouTube. Embedded for convenience — we don't own this content.
Introducing Square Handheld
Square's official introduction to the pocket-sized POS with a built-in barcode scanner.
Watch on YouTubeSquare Handheld: scan, manage inventory & sell
Use the built-in scanner to create items, count stock and ring up sales.
Watch on YouTubePair Square Terminal with the POS app
Connect Terminal to Square POS on a tablet or phone using a pairing code.
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Why owners buy Square through us
- Sellers worldwide run on Square
- 4M+
- Published in-person rate — no markup from us
- 2.6% + 15¢
- Monthly fee for core Square POS
- $0
- Our response time on every quote request
- 1 business day
Authorized reseller
Genuine Square hardware, real Square accounts. We never sell grey-market or refurbished-as-new devices.
PCI-compliant payments
Square handles end-to-end encryption and PCI compliance so your business is never storing card data.
No hidden markups
You pay Square's published hardware prices and processing rates. Our value is in setup, training and support.
No long-term contracts
Square has no termination fees. If it isn't working for you, you are free to walk away.
Human support
Call the person who set up your system. We know your menu, your printers and your staff by name.
Next-day deposits
Funds arrive in your bank the next business day at no charge, or instantly for a small fee.
Square sellers, in their words
Seller testimonials published by Square. These are Square customers, quoted as published — not clients of squarepossystem.com.
"In 13 years of business, Square is the most complete ecosystem we've used. We used to subscribe to multiple operating systems that do the same thing. They were expensive and took up staff time."
"Switching between locations on my phone is extremely easy. I click one button, and I can see all the analytics for Brooklyn. I click here, I'm in the West Village. It's very, very user-friendly."
"There was very minimal training impact to our businesses. Other platforms can be clunky and take days, and time is money. Square alleviated that problem."
"As a grocer with multiple locations, Square for Retail has been fantastic. The inventory management at a location level is absolutely critical. The ability to transfer inventory between locations is a tool we use constantly."
"I worry so little about our POS system. I have so many things going wrong all the time and not having it be our POS is amazing."
"Upgrading to Square for Retail was a huge help in keeping track of inventory, ordering and sorting by vendor, and generating very detailed reports. Knowing more about our business has made us smarter and more efficient business owners."
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