video store

Jordan Morley · Post by **Jordan Morley** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 8:41 pm

Just to let dale know his software rocks. Nnow a question could this be used in a video store?

If not what "FREE" software is out there?

Post by **daleadmin** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:03 pm

Jordan Morley,

My POS software will allow you to ring up video rentals but it will not track the videos as they are checked out and returned.

Dale

Jordan Morley · Post by **Jordan Morley** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 9:15 pm

ok. what can this software be used for. I don't own a store yet but i want to soon.

IAN · Post by **IAN** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:40 am

well i first thought of being able to scan each video with own barcode then return it... then if you return it the money comes back in then thought of that having the video as 0.00 price then adding the rental as another code.. but i am unsure how you can track diferent barcodes to your customers and return them and send to someone else...

by doing it the second way you can have offers like rent 2 get 3rd half price or so

apart from that im stumped, but what we should remember that this software turns a pc in to a purley a cash register with scanning and inventory databases etc etc
may be dale hase something else he built that could work for you to track the videos to the customers

Jordan Morley · Post by **Jordan Morley** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 9:25 am

well any free pos software out there to meet my needs. FREE

IAN · Post by **IAN** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 7:00 pm

not realy just a till.. what you want is some thing like for tracking and booking in and out the pos would be seperate.. think of a place where that happens every day,, i give you a clue it has lots of books and "sshh" signs in the readers corner!

Post by **Andrew** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 10:36 pm

Jordan,

The only thing that springs to mind is Lexifile from http://www.lex.sk.ca - their DOS version is free now but it is more geared towards Libraries so can be a bit daunting to those not used to MARC records etc.

Jordan Morley · Post by **Jordan Morley** » Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:16 pm

ok. thanks for the help. but a library is not what i want. A video store.

IAN · Post by **IAN** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:39 am

your forgetting you take a book you log it out to a customer same as a video! its exactly the same then use a pos to charge after (dont forget thelibary software could track fines too)?

Post by **Andrew** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 5:10 am

Yup Lexifile supports fines - let us not forget most Libraries nowadays have a video/DVD collection so LAS (Library Automation Software) is already used in this respect.

Jordan Morley · Post by **Jordan Morley** » Wed Jan 31, 2007 10:44 am

Dugh. i completely forgot that. Thanks

Kaz · Post by **Kaz** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:19 pm

Here's an option for dos software http://www.theultimatevideo.com/.

Jordan Morley · Post by **Jordan Morley** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:04 pm

is it free?

Post by **Andrew** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 10:44 pm

If you click the link, it says right there on the homepage: $250 registration cost.

IAN · Post by **IAN** » Fri Feb 02, 2007 5:04 am

all you need is someone like dale with no time left on his hands to make it for you lol

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