Card machine guide · Personal services
For tailor shops the Clover Station Duo is the usual starting point: ticket drop-off and pickup payments. 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 tailor and alterations shop: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most tailor 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.
Tailors take garments in, fit them and hand them back days later, so tickets and pickup dates are the heart of the business.
Services by garment and type of alteration, rush fees and a ticket number tied to a customer and a date.
Cards at drop-off for a deposit and at pickup for the balance, with some cash.
A small team where one person fits and another handles the counter.
A Station Duo at the counter with a ticket printer, and a Mini at the fitting area.
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 | Fitting area |
| Add-on | Flex | On-site tailoring visits |
Handwritten tickets that do not match the system lead to garments handed to the wrong person.
garments due today are pulled and tags checked.
new drop-offs are ticketed and priced by alteration.
pickups are matched to tickets.
unclaimed items are listed.
A small team where the fitter and counter are different people.
Alterations are priced by garment and work type; rush fees are separate items.
Alterations are a promise with a date attached, so the ticket matters more than the sale. A claim number that matches the garment tag, a promised-by date on the receipt and a short list of tickets due tomorrow turn a stressful pickup counter into a calm one, and a posted unclaimed-garment policy settles the long tail.
What you get from Merchant Fund Express is a team, not a box: installation at your location, practical training and phone support, plus funding options from the same company if your plans grow.
Deposits can be recorded as partial payments and applied at pickup.
Rush fees can be added as items on the ticket.
Yes. Deposits can be recorded as partial payments and applied at the appointment.
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.
