CardsSafe specialises in food and bar tabs. Their wireless system makes the process professional and secure and helps venues to upsell by allowing tabs to be kept. CardsSafe is a proven and genuine deterrent for walkouts and chargebacks. It enables staff to upsell, increases trust between the venue and customers, and is why over 5000 brands, including Young’s pubs, Hilton Hotels, Lord’s Cricket Ground, and many independent restaurants and bars, utilise the system.
With more and more contactless, chip & pin or phone sales, it is less likely that customers will be offered to run a tab. However, according to VISA, venues that encourage running tabs will have at least 30% higher takings than those that do not.
Interestingly, it has never been illegal to retain cards. What was unlawful was to allow customers to drink alcohol on credit, i.e., run a liquid tab. However, the Blair government repealed this in the latest licensing act, so keeping food and bar tabs is legal.
CardsSafe does not store payment details, so is GDPR compliant. Customers’ bank details are safe, and it is safer for the card to be placed in a CardsSafe box than left in a till or folder behind the bar.
To ensure that the bank card is not stolen or expired, staff can run a 1p charge against the card before a tab is opened. The EPOS system will alert you if the card has expired or has been reported stolen.
At just £9.95* + VAT per unit per month rental, CardsSafe pays for itself. The question is, can you afford not to have CardsSafe as a part of your business?
Please visit www.cardssafe.com or contact the sales team on 0845 500 1040
*Plus, a sign-up fee of £39.95 (plus VAT) for new customers.