and are they useful when doing craft fairs. Are there any fees to pay when using this.
Pauline
and are they useful when doing craft fairs. Are there any fees to pay when using this.
Pauline
I don’t have the paypal one but do have the izettle card reader, which is great as long as you can get an internet connection at your craft fair. You only pay a small commission on sales after buying the card reader.
That could be a bit of a problem because most of my craft fairs are all outside.
You should still be able to connect outside - obviously you need to have a smartphone or tablet to connect and download the app. I’ve only had problems a few times, when I’ve been in a particularly dead area for internet connection.
Thank you Christine for the info. I’ll have to have a good think about this because I don’t do that many craft fairs so it might not be worth it for me.
Pauline
I have bought the PayPal card reader , so far I have only tried it at home with my husbands i-pad , I was hoping to get an android phone for it to work with , but despite saying that it is compatible with android, I haven’t found one - and can’t quite justify buying an i-phone for 3 craft fairs a year.
I have contacted the halls where I am doing my fairs and 2 have wifi and the other intermittent 3G so I am hoping it all works fine.
I was talking to a stall holder at the contemporary craft fair a couple of weeks ago , as I spotted her using one - she said it worked great for her, she wrote the receipts by hand though as at a busy fair it took too long to type all the details into the phone.
I decided to go with Paypal rather than one of the others as I already have a paypal business account - so it was instant. And paypal is widely recognised, the unit itself is lovely (really nicely designed and made) the only downside is that it doesn’t have a screen so you have to show the customer your phone screen with the figures on.