Card machine guide · Personal services
For tattoo shops the Clover Flex is the usual starting point: deposits, artist splits and tips. The sections below cover sizing, the usual traps and what installation looks like.
✓ 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 tattoo shop: the right devices, the features that matter in your workflow and on-site training for your staff.
For most tattoo shops we start with the Clover Flex. A Flex goes where the sale happens: its own cellular connection, a long-lasting battery, a printer in the body and a drop-resistant build.
Tattoo shops combine consultations, long sessions and walk-ins, with artists who run their own calendars under one roof.
Deposits, hourly or per-piece pricing, touch-ups and aftercare products. Tickets need an artist attached so splits can be run at the end of the week.
Cards and cash, with generous tips and deposits taken ahead of sessions.
Booth-rent and commission arrangements mean reports by artist are the main requirement.
A Station Duo at the front counter and Flex handhelds at stations so an artist can close out at the chair.
Setup is done with you in the room: devices placed where they will really be used, items and modifiers entered in your language, a test of each payment type and a short training session for opening and closing.
| Role | Device | Why it earns its place |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Flex | Artist station checkout |
| Add-on | Station Duo | Front counter |
| Add-on | Mini | Reception |
Not attaching an artist to each ticket makes the end-of-week split a manual exercise.
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. Attach each sale to the employee or artist and run reports for the period you split.
Deposits can be taken as a partial payment and applied against the final total.
Yes. Deposits can be recorded as partial payments and applied at the appointment.
At Merchant Fund Express, call (305) 384-8391. We help you troubleshoot, switch to a backup device or arrange a replacement, and we plan a backup connection when we set you up.
Our team installs on site, configures your items and trains your staff, then stays available by phone after launch.
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.
