The 3 Best POS Printers for Your Ski Resort
Now that autumn is well under way, it’s already time to start looking ahead to winter! If you own or manage a company whose peak business is in the winter months, now is the perfect time to stock up on essentials, including point-of-sale equipment.
Ski resorts in particular are unique because of the range of services they offer during the cold months, including retail, lodging, dining, ticket sales, rentals, ski lessons, and so much more! There are three types of point-of-sale printers that our ski resort customers rely upon to get them though their busiest time of the year. Read on to find out more!
The Best Printer for Ski Resort
Ticket Sales & Guest Tags
Depending on your business, you may require guests to wear sticky tags on their coats or other garments to prove that they have permission to be at the resort and have paid for their tickets. These tags may include the customer’s name, the date(s) they purchased their tickets for, and more. If so, an excellent point-of-sale printer to invest in is the Epson TM-L90 Plus.
The TM-L90 Plus thermal printer is capable of both label and receipt printing, making it a versatile two-for-the-price-of-one option. It is perfect for multi-platform printing, and is customizable with a variety of different interfaces and features. In addition, this compact printer has printing speeds of between 150 and 170 mm per second, and is fully compatible with business label software applications using windows drivers.
The TM-L90 Plus might be a great option for your resort if customers are permitted to purchase tickets on-site, because you could offer them a physical receipt to hold on to and present to staff if necessary. If you require your guests to wear a sticky name tag, or if you need labels for other uses such as to keep track of luggage, this printer will also do the trick.
The Best Printer for your Ski Retail Store and Lodging Sales
If your ski resort has one or more on-site retail stores, you can do no better than to invest in one of the Epson TM-T88 line of printers. There are several models to choose from, but we recommend going with an Epson TM-T88V or one of the later models, such as the TM-T88VI or the newest TM-T88VII.
Epson TM-T88V:
The Epson TM-T88V is a popular point-of-sale printer, especially for retail businesses, because of its design. This printer is optimized for high-volume sales and fast printing speeds, two absolute essentials for the modern retail establishment. The TM-T88V is 20% faster at printing text and graphics (at 300 mm per second) when compared to the earlier T88IV. With its ease-of-use features and an interface that supports wired and wireless printing, the TM-T88V likely has all of the features you’ll need to boost the reliability of your retail service.
The Epson TM-T88V is a stellar choice for those who use mobile POS systems, and for those using IOS, Mac OS, Android, Linux, or Microsoft Windows operating systems. It also boasts dual interfaces and is DHCP enabled for simple and intuitive IP/network configuration. The TM-T88V is also a great option for reducing your ski resort’s environmental impact, as it allows for a reduction of paper usage by 30%, and adheres to stringent EMI and safety standards.
Offered here at hec.com as either a new or refurbished printer, there are several interface options to choose from, including Serial & USB, Parallel & USB, Ethernet & USB, and Wifi & USB.
Epson TM-T88VI & Epson TM-T88VII:
The Epson TM-T88VI and TM-T88VII are truly in their own category when it comes to ease of use and the ability to transform a customer's check-out experience. This is largely due to the printers' ability to utilize multiple interfaces at once, something not possible in any of the earlier TM-T88 models. This feature can be truly revolutionary, and that's not an exaggeration!
Imagine a situation where you have customers all ready to check out their purchases at the same time. Perhaps at your small store, you only have one check out counter and one receipt printer. How will you keep customers from getting antsy with the long wait time? With a traditional printer that is only capable of using one interface at a time, you would be out of luck. However, if you have a TM-T88VI or TM-T88VII, you have other options!
When using a TM-T88VI or TM-T88VII in a retail store, one employee can add up a customer's items at the counter, while another employee has the ability to check out other customers' items from anywhere else in the store-- with just one printer! The second employee could use a simple app on an iPad or phone to check out the customer, and then can print their receipt to the one printer that is at the checkout counter, even if the first employee is currently printing the receipt of the customer who was served at the counter.
If you decide to purchase more than one receipt printer for your larger retail store, that's even better! Using the TM-T88VI and TM-T88VII's NFC (Near Field Communication) feature, when you check out a customer from anywhere in your store, their receipt will automatically be printed from the printer closest to your current location.
The Epson TM-T88VI comes with four built-in interface options:
1.) Serial, Ethernet, and USB
2.) Parallel, Ethernet, and USB
3.) Wifi, Ethernet, and USB
4.) Bluetooth, Ethernet, and USB
The TM-T88VII comes with built in Ethernet, Serial, and USB interfaces.
(For more information on how to identify POS printer interfaces, please refer to this handy guide or contact us for help.)
The Best Printer for your On-Site Restaurant
If you are in the market for a printer for your ski resort’s on-site restaurant, the Epson TM-U220B is likely to be your best choice. Used in 99% of restaurants across the country, the TM-U220B is an excellent dot-matrix printer for kitchen settings, and can be a great choice for retail establishments as well. Here at Hillside Electronics, you can purchase the TM-U220B new or refurbished, and can choose from a Serial, Parallel, USB, Ethernet, IDN, or Wifi interface, depending on the individual needs of your establishment. In addition, the TM-U220B is 100% compatible with any POS system currently using a TM-U200 printer. As a mPOS-friendly printer, the U220B is compatible with IOS, Android, and Windows devices.
The TM-U220B printer offers a great deal of versatility, particularly for a printer with such easy to use features. The printer accommodates paper of varying sizes (58, 70, or 76 mm), can print in two colors with the correct ribbon inserted (useful for highlighting special offers or logos), and features right-side-up printing for kitchen orders. In addition, the TM-U220B is reliable, compact, and optimized for high speeds of up to 6 IPS. It also boasts a black ribbon life of 3,000,000 characters and a red ribbon life of 750,000 characters. Similar to the TM-T88V, this printer is yet another excellent choice for environmentally conscious business owners and those looking to save on power consumption costs, as the TM-U220B is an energy star certified Epson printer.
You can learn more about the TM-U220B printer and why it's a great option for restaurants in one of our previous blog posts by clicking here.
Final Note
We hope the information provided in this post has been helpful. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to give us a call at 413-238-5566, or email us at hec@hec.com. And don’t forget to follow us on Facebook and Instagram to stay up-to-date on new products and promotions available here on our website, hec.com!
Helpful Links:
1. Epson TM-L90 Plus POS Printer
4. Epson TM-T88VII POS Printer
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