Electronic Cash Drawers

When it comes to choosing a cash drawer, there are many options. Cash drawers are classified as light duty, medium duty and heavy duty.  However, there are other options to consider.

The Business Environment:
Businesses that have low volume transactions can get along with a light or medium duty drawer. For those busier environments where high volume transactions are the norm, point of sale counters may require a heavy duty model. Heavy duty models stand up to a higher number of drawer kicks and slamming them closed.

Removable Coin Inserts:
Some drawers are made with a non removable insert where coin and bills go in to a fixed cash tray. If you have shifts where staff needs to cash out and change with other staff, then a removable coin insert may be preferred. This alleviates cash counting and balancing at the point of sale. Instead staff can remove the insert and go to a more secure place in the business to perform the cash out and balancing procedures. RedTail is built to allow for a new staff member to cash in allowing the previous user to cash out later - after the cash balancing is complete.

Lockable Coin Inserts:
Some model cash drawers have removable coin inserts that can accommodate a lock top to secure the coin tray for transport. This option provided added security when moving around the premises with cash.

Canadian vs US Cash Trays:
Canadian drawers may have a different number of cash slots and coin inserts. The United States have 1 dollar and 2 dollar bills while Canada has the loonie and toonie. Keep this in mind when choosing a drawer.