Agonizing over giving the perfect gift is no fun for anyone, nor is returning the gift when it turns out to be less than ideal, especially if it didn’t come with a receipt.

Shopping for a gift for the person who has everything is easy for businesses using Cash Register Express™, which offers retailers the ability to sell and redeem gift cards, issue gift receipts and create and update registries.

Gift cards are cringe-free to buy and redeem—for the giver and the receiver—at participating restaurants and stores. These cards, which can be customized for retailers and restaurants, are sold and redeemed through the point of sale software system with no activation or transaction fees.

Wondering how much is left on the card? No problem—Cash Register Express™, retail POS software, and Restaurant Pro Express™, restaurant POS software, make balances and transaction information available in real time, either at the store it was originally purchased in or between multiple locations. Franchisees or chain locations that issue gift cards can elect to use a processor-based gift card system that will allow multiple stores to claim the redemption.

Retailers that offer customized gift baskets and other sets—known as kits—for special occasions can take advantage of the software’s “kitting option.” The basket or gift set bundles a group of items from the store’s inventory to be sold together at a discounted price.

The system’s kitting option enables retailers to sell any number of items to a customer for a set price while tracking the individual inventory levels of each item that makes up the gift. The system will deduct each item from the inventory when the kit is sold.

Returns and exchanges are easy for retailers using Cash Register Express™, which gives the option of generating gift receipts. These receipts, which omit purchase prices, may be presented as proof of purchase in lieu of the original receipt.

Cash Register Express™ also includes a registry function, which allows customers celebrating milestones including birthdays, weddings, baby showers or other special occasions to create a customized “wish list” of items from the store’s stock.

When the item is purchased, the point of sale system will update the registry automatically. By giving shoppers the option to select gifts from a registry, Cash Register Express™ helps prevent the receipt of duplicate or unwanted gifts, reducing the number of returns to the retailer.

For more information about these essential point of sale system features and how to leverage them using Cash Register Express™, please visit www.pcamerica.com.