{"id":508,"date":"2018-12-14T07:40:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-14T07:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/progressive.com.mt\/?p=508"},"modified":"2020-01-08T09:24:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T09:24:20","slug":"how-to-use-gift-cards-in-the-restaurant-point-of-sale-system-lightspeed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/how-to-use-gift-cards-in-the-restaurant-point-of-sale-system-lightspeed\/","title":{"rendered":"How to use gift cards in the restaurant point of sale system Lightspeed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the season of giving, many struggle to find the perfect gifts for their loved ones, colleagues or even your hairdresser, who managed to find time for a last minute appointment. The most thoughtful last minute gift is always a gift card. Gift cards are great not only as a present but also for your business, as the customer often spends more than its value. It is a way to attract new customers and generate a higher revenue. In this article we will provide a small tutorial, how to set-up and use gift cards on the restaurant point of sale system Lightspeed, because who doesn\u2019t love a free dinner?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to load a gift card?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Pay screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First go to the \u201cPay\u201d screen. Select the \u201cGift Card\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Gift Card screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To activate the gift card, select the \u201cActivate\/Recharge\u201d option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Enter gift card number<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter a unique ID number. You can use any number combination you would like, however, be sure, that the number differs from which you have used in others. In this example, the number combination is 514514.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4. Add amount<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add the desired amount for the gift card. In this example it is 50\u20ac. You can now see, that the gift card is loaded and active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this example, the customer chose to pay with cash and the payment is now closed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to use the gift card?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Pay screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the guests have finished their\nmeal, tap on the \u201cPay screen\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Gift card screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Head to the \u201cGift card\u201d screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Pay with Gift card<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Select the option to pay with a gift\ncard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Enter number<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter the unique number of the gift\ncard, in this example 514514.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Charge<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this case, the bill is 30.50\u20ac. Tap \u201cCharge\u201d and the bill has been paid. You can also see, that the remaining balance is 19.50\u20ac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to check the balance of a gift card?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Pay screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After selecting your table, tap the\n\u201cPay\u201d screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Gift card screen<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tap on the \u201cGift card\u201d screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Check the balance<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Choose the option to \u201cCheck the balance\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Enter number<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enter the unique number combination, in this example it is 514514 and you can immediately see, that the remaining balance is 19.50\u20ac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to see all gift cards?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

1. Lightspeed Restaurant Manager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Start from the \u201cLightspeed Restaurant\nManager\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Payments<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tap on \u201cPayments\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Gift cards<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tap on \u201cGift cards\u201d and now you can see the value of all gift cards sold (Sold Value), used by the customers (Redeemed Value) and the outstanding value of the remaining gift cards (Outstanding Value).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We hope that this tutorial has been helpful and encouraging for your business to start using gift cards. Not a Lightspeed client yet? Learn more about the restaurant point of sale system here<\/a> and contact us for more information here<\/a>. The first 14 days are free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

*Article was inspired by Heather Hamilton\u2019s article:\u201dHow to use gift cards in Lightspeed Restaurant\u201d, published on lightspeedhq.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n

** Thank you Tofros.com for the wonderful photo, from Pexels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the season of giving, many struggle to find the perfect gifts for their loved ones, colleagues or even your hairdresser, who managed to find time for a last minute appointment. The most thoughtful last minute gift is always a gift card. Gift cards are great not only as a present but also for your business, as the customer often spends more than its value. It is a way to attract new customers and generate a higher revenue. In this article we will provide a small tutorial, how to set-up and use gift cards on the restaurant point of sale system Lightspeed, because who doesn\u2019t love a free dinner?","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":517,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[130],"tags":[37,73,40,87,88],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.progressive.com.mt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}