Thanks, I’ll check this out.
I’m completely new. Where did you get the hardware and what resources did you use that were the most integral to your successful build? And can you give a few examples of things you wished you knew in the beginning of your build?
Hi @fargo. There are many 3rd party logistics companies through which you can buy hardware wholesale. If you’re reselling B2B hardware then I suggest you find some hardware that you like, contact the manufacturer to see what channels they’re distributed through, and go from there. Two reputable resources I’ve used in the past here in the United States are ScanSource and BlueStar, but there are many out there. They handle warehousing and shipping which is great!
Let’s see, what do I wish I knew in the beginning… 
Many manufacturers and 3rd party logistics companies can image the hard drive of your POS computers for you, some of them for free or nearly free (like $25/unit). If your solution requires additional software installed on your client’s computer or certain Windows and Chrome settings to be “just so” (like mine does) then it’s handy for getting new users up and running quickly. My target customers are slightly technophobic or at least slow adopters of technology who want an all-in-one system so I do everything I can to make my solution “plug and play”.
There’s a recent rapid incline in payment gateways and processors who offer very well-documented API connectivity. Embrace the API Connector plugin and don’t rely on just Stripe or PayPal like everyone else - there’s a lot of money to be made by not spending it on excessive processing fees! Plus, if you are an Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partner of a payment processor like we are, then you can help set up other businesses with their own merchant accounts and you get to set the rates and you get a cut of the fees as residual income. Plus, you’ll often get a “sweetheart” deal on your own company’s credit card processing rates. If you’re building a B2B SaaS app, then credit card processing residuals are potentially a whole other source of income for your company aside from your monthly subscriptions. The only time I’d give away the processing fees to Stripe or PayPal is if I thought I had far more to gain by subscription income with them than without them. Otherwise, don’t think you’re locked into only those choices for credit card processing through your app!
I only got into the whole credit card processing thing because customers kept asking us if we could be their “one stop shop” for everything related to POS systems for their store, including getting a merchant account. It makes sense why they’d ask for it, and it makes sense for us to offer it and profit from it because as their retail solutions provider then I would be answering all of their tech support questions regarding credit card processing anyway!
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Hi Brian, Can you share how you set up the receipt printer?
@adunniola There’s a lot of documentation on the Neodynamic website for their JSPrintManager software. It’s what I use to control the receipt printer. Use an HTML container on Bubble, and the Toolkit plugin so you can trigger javascript in workflows.
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Thanks so much. I had managed to set up printing to a thermal printer but the text formatting doesnt allow for spacing between fields in the multiline input.
I will install the toolbox plugin and try to see i can make it happen.
Thanks so much for your response
Hi Brian,
Thanks for sharing with us. Could you tell us more about how you got your bubble app to talk to the laundry scale? Are you imaging additional software onto the Windows units to communicate between bubble and the scale? If so, was that software provided by the scale mfgr or another party?
Wow this is inspirational . kudos kudos kudos
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I’m almost to the point of launching something i’ve been working on and have realized i’ll need to start making some sort of documention or walkthrough as well. I wanna get back to building lol.
Hi @paul14 - Yes, you’ll need some type of software installed on the client device (your user’s computer) to facilitate the communication between the browser and hardware peripherals such as a serial communications interface with a weight scale or ESC/POS commands to the receipt printer. Two really good ones to check out are JSPrintManager (it’s what I use) and QZ Tray.
There are a few different ways to “integrate” a weight scale into your Bubble app. I wrote this post about this exact subject: How to connect a weight scale to your Bubble app
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There are so many processor options for a commodity service.
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Can suggest also Printnode. Work very well.
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the video is awesome !!
I came across Bubble through a similar problem of mine. I have an organic store where i manufacture wood press oils infront of the customers. So basically manufacturing and retail at the same store. And i cannot find any app which can help me track my manufacturing and sales . Also tracking my online or whatsapp orders is a mess… I want to integrate everything.
Your story has inspired me to work on this even more diligently.
Everything you’re wanting to do is 100% possible. It just takes a little time.
But, at the end of it you have a product you can use and can also sell, it’s a win/win!
Hello for a few days I would like to find a way to print via my android application webviewer for EPSON or Star thermal printers | Sunmi v2