Is your payment processor really working for you?
Too often, liquor store owners accept less than the best when it comes to credit card processing, settling for expensive, unreliable, and inflexible solutions. And with fees ranging from 1.5% to 3.5% per transaction, you should be getting more from your processor — including dual pricing options, instant payouts, and advanced security.
In this blog, we’ll take a closer look at dual pricing and share everything liquor store owners need to know to find the perfect payment processor.
Before we dive into specific providers that offer payment processing and dual pricing for liquor stores, let’s cover the basics.
A payment processor allows you to accept credit, debit, and contactless payments at the checkout counter. Choosing one that’s fully integrated with your point of sale (POS) system lets you complete this process without manually calculating or entering customers’ totals — leading to shorter lines and fewer mistakes.
Since fees on card and contactless payments add up over time, many payment processors offer dual pricing.
With dual pricing, you can set two separate prices for customers using cash or cards. To incentivize customers to use cash, you can offer a slightly lower price for the same bottle of tequila, while card users pay a slightly higher price to offset payment processing fees.
This small shift keeps credit card processing costs down and protects your profit margins.
Note: Cash discounting is a similar approach, but it involves advertising only the higher (card) price while offering a discount to customers who pay in cash. Unlike cash discounting, dual pricing is legal and regulation-compliant in all 50 states.
The best payment processors go beyond offering POS integration and dual pricing. Here are a few essentials:
The right payment processor does more than facilitate the checkout process — it protects your bottom line, too.
Ready to save money and achieve peace of mind with the right liquor store payment processor? We’re here to help.
We’ve compiled a list of the top liquor store payment processing providers that offer dual pricing, POS integration, and must-have security features. Let’s dive in.
First on our list is Bottle POS, our all-in-one POS solution designed specifically for liquor, beer, and wine retailers.
Payment processing features:
Other essential liquor POS features:
Use our Build and Price tool to get a custom quote for your liquor store.
CloudRetailer is another liquor store POS system offering integrated payment processing.
Payment processing features:
Other essential liquor POS features:
Learn more about CloudRetailer and check out pricing on their website.
FTx POS is a POS solution designed for retailers that sell age-restricted inventory, like liquor stores and smoke shops.
Payment processing features:
Other essential liquor POS features:
Explore FTx POS’ hardware, software, and payment processing prices on their website.
When it comes to running a liquor store, every penny counts. That’s why you need a payment processor that offers dual pricing, instant payouts, fraud protection, and more.
Bottle POS offers all these payment processing features — along with must-have tools like inventory automations, AI-powered sales reporting, flexible integrations, and marketing.
See Bottle POS in action by scheduling your live demo with one of our liquor store experts today.
Bottle POS was designed to be smart and simple. Instead of having hundreds of features that liquor store owners won't use, we concentrate on the features that really make a difference.
