Card machine guide · Sweets & specialty food
For candy stores the Clover Station Duo is the usual starting point: sold-by-weight bins and gift sets. Below: what the setup looks like, who it suits and where owners go wrong.
✓ Installed by our team and supported by phone. Rates and equipment are quoted to your business.
At Merchant Fund Express, we set up Clover for which credit card machine is best for a candy store: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most candy stores we start with the Clover Station Duo. The Duo is the full countertop system: two screens, a built-in printer, tap, chip and swipe, Ethernet and Wi-Fi, and fingerprint login for staff. We lead with the Duo rather than the Station Solo because the Solo does not accept contactless tap, which most candy stores need.
A candy store sells by weight at bulk bins, with gift sets and seasonal peaks around holidays.
Weight-based items, packaged sweets with barcodes and gift sets, with seasonal items on and off.
Cards and cash, with many small tickets and gift cards in peak season.
Seasonal staff and families; clear permissions matter for discounts.
A Station Duo at the counter with a barcode scanner and a scale workflow, plus a Mini for a second lane in peak weeks.
Installation is a visit, not a shipment: a technician places and tests each device, programs your menu or services with you, connects printers and drawers and practices a full transaction with every person who will use it.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Station Duo | Counter |
| Add-on | Mini | Second lane |
| Add-on | Flex Pocket | Events |
Ringing bin candy at a flat price loses margin; price by weight.
With Merchant Fund Express you deal with the people who set the system up. We come on site, train your team and stay reachable by phone, and our funding side is there if you later need capital or equipment financing.
Yes. Items can be priced per ounce or pound and entered with the weight.
Discounts and promotions can be scheduled for peak weeks.
Yes. Items can be priced by weight or unit so the register handles both without a calculator.
It helps but is not required. A recent processing statement lets us compare your effective rate to what a Clover setup would look like for your sales mix.
No. Equipment and processing are quoted to your business, because the right number depends on your volume, card mix and how many stations you need. Call (305) 384-8391 for a personal quote.
Call Merchant Fund Express. We install it, train your staff and stay on the line after launch. Ask for a free rate review while you are at it.
