Lightning-Fast Checkout That Keeps Lines Moving
Consignment Helper's Lightning Checkout processes customers in under 10 seconds per transaction using barcode scanning and a streamlined payment flow. During your busiest Saturday hours, speed is everything-and our POS was engineered from the ground up to eliminate every unnecessary click, confirmation, and delay that slows other systems down.
The Challenge: Every Second Counts at Checkout
Your consignment sale has one critical bottleneck: the checkout line. No matter how well you organize your merchandise or how many great items consignors bring, if customers wait too long at checkout, they abandon their carts and leave frustrated. Studies show that 40% of shoppers will leave if the wait exceeds 5 minutes.
The math is simple but brutal. If each transaction takes 30 seconds and you have 4 registers running for 8 hours, you can process about 3,840 customers. But if you cut that transaction time to 10 seconds, you can handle 11,520 customers-triple the throughput with the same number of registers.
Traditional POS systems are built for retail stores with trained employees processing dozens of items per transaction. Your seasonal sale is different: mostly small transactions (3-5 items average), volunteer cashiers, and concentrated rush hours. You need checkout speed optimized for exactly this scenario.
How Lightning Checkout Works
Three actions, zero delays. Here's the complete transaction flow.
Scan Items
Point the scanner at each barcode. Items appear instantly-description, size, price, consignor number. No waiting, no loading screens, no confirmations. Scan rates register in under 100 milliseconds.
Review Total
The running total updates in large, clear numbers after every scan. Tax calculates automatically. Any sale-wide discounts apply instantly. The customer sees exactly what they owe before reaching for payment.
Complete Payment
Tap Cash or Card. For cash, enter the amount tendered and see change calculated. For card, the reader handles the rest. Transaction completes, screen resets, next customer.
What Makes It Lightning Fast
Every millisecond optimized. Every unnecessary step eliminated.
Instant Barcode Recognition
Barcodes register in under 100ms. No lag between scan and display-items appear as fast as you can scan them.
Live Running Totals
The total updates in real-time as items are scanned. No need to tap "calculate" or wait for the system to catch up.
Zero Confirmation Dialogs
No "Are you sure?" popups. No "Processing..." screens. Actions complete immediately. If you make a mistake, undo is just as fast.
Automatic Change Calculation
Enter the amount received, see the change instantly. No mental math slowing down transactions during the rush.
Instant Screen Reset
After payment completes, the screen resets immediately for the next customer. No waiting for receipts to print or transactions to "finalize."
Fast Item Lookup
Barcode won't scan? Look up any item by typing a few characters. Results appear as you type-no waiting for searches to complete.
Real-World Example: The Saturday Morning Rush
At the Miller County Children's Consignment Sale, doors open at 8 AM on Saturday. By 8:05, there are 47 people in line. With 6 registers running Consignment Helper, here's what the first hour looks like:
- •Average transaction time: 8.3 seconds (4 items)
- •Customers processed in first hour: 412
- •Maximum line wait time: 4 minutes
- •Abandoned carts: 0
The previous year, using a generic retail POS, they processed 156 customers in the first hour with the same number of registers. Lightning Checkout isn't just faster-it's transformatively faster.
Ready to Speed Up Your Checkout?
See how barcode scanning and streamlined payment can transform your checkout lines.