Card machine guide · Cafes & quick service
For smoothie shops the Clover Station Duo is the usual starting point: build-your-own orders and loyalty punches. Read on for the layout we would quote and the mistakes we see most.
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At Merchant Fund Express, we set up Clover for which credit card machine is best for a smoothie shop: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most smoothie shops 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 smoothie shops need.
Smoothie shops build custom orders in volume, with a rush before and after workouts and a school-time crowd.
Build-your-own with bases, fruits, boosters and sizes. Required choices keep each cup complete.
Cards, wallets and loyalty punches, with a share of mobile pre-orders.
A team of cup-fillers and blenders; the order of tickets decides speed.
A Station Duo with a Kitchen Display 14" at the blender line, and a Kiosk if lines form at lunch.
Our team ships hardware configured, then comes on site to place it, connect it, build your items and train your staff. We stay on the line through your first service.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Station Duo | Counter |
| Add-on | Kiosk | Self-order |
| Add-on | Kitchen Display 14" | Blender line |
Letting customers build on paper and re-entering at the register slows the line and invites mistakes.
fruit and bases are prepped and boost options are stocked.
orders carry size, base and boosts, so modifier groups do the work.
gym crowds order protein add-ins and take bottled items.
produce and powder use is compared to sales.
Blender stations are loud; printed or on-screen tickets prevent miscommunication.
Smoothies are items with required choices for size and base and optional boosts. Build once, reuse across the menu.
Smoothie shops compete on customization, which makes the modifier list the product. Keeping boosts and bases in tidy groups, reading counts by add-in to learn which are worth stocking and offering a prepaid or loyalty reward to the after-gym crowd are the habits that keep the menu from growing out of control.
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. A Kiosk presents modifier groups and sends tickets to the display, which reduces re-entry.
Loyalty tools can issue points or stamps.
At Merchant Fund Express, use short item lists, modifiers instead of dozens of buttons and a second station or handheld for peak. We set up and rehearse it with your team on site.
Tell us the term and the equipment arrangement. We will explain what switching would involve and tell you honestly if waiting makes more sense.
There is no price list on purpose. Your quote is built from your monthly card sales, your average ticket and the devices you need, so call (305) 384-8391 and we will price your actual setup.
Online ordering lets customers choose size, base and boosts before pickup.
Yes. Loyalty tools can reward repeat visits, and because a smoothie crowd tends to be habitual, a simple visit-count reward asked for once at the counter is usually enough.
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.
