POINT OF SALE

Using Square and sharing sales data is a requirement of participation for two reasons:

1. We have a season-long partnership with Apple Pay, in 2021, that will result in over $250,000 in direct benefits to vendors (via a discount program each vendor can take advantage of) at our Brooklyn and Los Angeles markets. All vendors are required to be able to take “contactless” payments via Apple Pay in order for this promotion to exist. This is possible via the Square platform.

2. We ask for visibility on your sales in order to be informed of gross revenues generated at the market as we explore new market and event opportunities, as well as new sponsor opportunities that benefit vendors and the market in general. This can only be accomplished when all vendors use the same POS. To see how we collect this data visit Section 6.

INTERNET ACCESS
Please make sure to have either an iPad that is data-enabled (i.e. has a cellular data plan) or a good internet hotspot to help support your register and Square account. Hotspot or data backup is the way to go.

SQUARE HARDWARE
You may opt to buy a Square Stand or other items but the choice is yours. We do encourage everyone to use an iPad, rather than phone, for best processing of transactions and use of menu and discount buttons. 

You need: 
1. Square app on your mobile device
2. Bluetooth card reader (purchase here)

Optional items:
1. Square Stand or Square Register
2. Cash drawer
3. Printer / paper receipts

CURRENT SQUARE USERS
Moving forward, all transactions (cash and card) must pass through Square, and you must use a card reader for contactless and chip payments. 

NEW SQUARE USERS
All new vendors who do not currently use Square must create a Square account and be processing all payments via Square at all times. You cannot opt-out of this, nor can you use a different point of sale system.

It is essential that you set up a new location or locations in your Square account called e.g “Smorgasburg Los Angeles” so that we may filter out transactions processed at any other events you may participate in.

See below for help getting started, or visit their YouTube page for additional tutorials.

SETTING UP LOCATIONS:

It is essential that you set up a new location or locations in your Square account called e.g “Smorgasburg Williamsburg” so that we may filter out transactions processed at any other events you may participate in

CREATING ITEMS:

When you set up these locations, please assign your individual menu items to these locations, using the categories “FOOD,” “DRINK” and “DESSERT.”  This ensures that we can accurately track your sales at our events, but also enables us to ignore other sales you may make with the same Square account,