Card machine guide · Personal services
For Pilates studios the Clover Station Duo is the usual starting point: class packs and reformer booking. Here is how we size the setup and what to avoid.
✓ 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 pilates studio: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most Pilates studios we start with the Clover Station Duo. On the Station Duo the staff work on a large 14-inch display while the customer sees and tips on a second 8-inch screen. Tap, chip and swipe are all accepted and the printer is built in.
A Pilates studio runs small classes on reformers, so every spot is valuable and class packs, memberships and waitlists matter.
Class packs, memberships, intro offers and private sessions. Retail (grip socks, apparel) sits at the front desk.
Cards on file for recurring memberships and drop-ins paid at the desk.
Instructors teach and a desk person checks people in; reports by instructor guide payouts.
A Station Duo at the front desk with a customer screen for signing up and tipping, and a Mini for retail.
We stage the system before it ships, install it with you in the room, and rehearse a real service so launch day is not the first time anyone uses it.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Station Duo | Front desk |
| Add-on | Mini | Retail corner |
| Add-on | Flex Pocket | Outdoor classes |
Selling intro offers without tracking expiry means the studio gives classes away unintentionally.
reformer classes are filled from the waitlist.
private sessions are booked.
group classes check in at the desk.
pack expiry and membership billing are reviewed.
Instructors and a desk person; reports by instructor guide payouts.
Class packs, memberships and intro offers; retail shares the catalog.
Reformer classes cap at a small number, so every empty spot is a lost sale and every waitlisted client is a signal. Tracking class fill rate by time slot shows which times deserve a second class and which should be consolidated, and intro offers should carry an expiry so they bring people in without becoming free classes.
Merchant Fund Express is the team behind your terminal: we install on site, train your staff and answer the phone after launch. When you want funding or equipment financing, it is available from the same company.
Yes. Packs and recurring plans can be configured and customers can join at the desk.
Retail items sit beside class passes with inventory counts.
Yes. Deposits can be recorded as partial payments and applied at the appointment.
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.
At Merchant Fund Express, once your account is approved the hardware is configured and scheduled for on-site installation. We give you a real date when you call, and we stay with you through the first service.
Yes. Class packs and recurring memberships can both be set up so clients buy the format that suits them, and the desk can see what each client holds.
Yes. Retail items such as grip socks and apparel sit beside class passes in the same catalog, with inventory counts, so a client can add a pair of socks to a pack purchase.
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.
