Cash machine for cafés and bakeries: why it pays off

Half past eight in the morning. The queue reaches the door, the barista is making three coffees at once, and someone pays for a flat white with a fifty. In a café, cash isn’t just a way to pay: it’s time lost at the busiest moments of the day.

A cash machine for cafés takes that job off your staff’s hands. The customer pays by themselves, the machine gives the change, and the barista keeps making coffee. Below you’ll see how daily work changes in a café and in a bakery. For the basics of the machine itself, see our complete guide to automatic cash machines.

Cash at the morning rush: where time gets lost

In a café, most payments are small and they come in waves: in the morning before work, at lunchtime. Every cash payment means someone stops what they’re doing to count, hunt for coins and hand back change.

With an automatic cash machine, payment happens alongside preparation. While the customer pays at the machine, the barista is already making the coffee. The counter keeps moving.

Hygiene: your barista never touches money

Money and food don’t mix. Yet in a small café, the same person often takes the cash and then picks up the cup, the croissant, the toastie. With an automatic cash machine, your staff never need to touch cash at all. Customers notice, and they appreciate it.

Automatic change, even with lots of coins

A coffee rarely costs a round amount, so dozens of coins go in and out every day. The machine takes banknotes and coins, works out the change by itself and pays it correctly every time. No more “have you got anything smaller?”, and no more mistakes when the counter is packed.

Closing the till and changing shifts without counting

Many cafés run a morning and an afternoon shift. Every handover means counting the drawer and, often, a difference nobody can explain. With an automatic cash machine, you see how much cash is inside in real time, the money stays locked, and closing the day needs no counting.

A cash machine for bakeries

A bakery has the same problems as a café, only more so: lots of payments of a few euros, lots of coins, and staff serving bread and pastries with the same hands that give change.

• Faster mornings: staff weigh and pack while the customer pays at the machine.
• Clean hands: whoever handles the food never handles the money.
• Correct change: even for purchases of a few cents.

What it costs for a café

The Wiiz automatic cash machine is plug and play and available in two ways:

• Rent: €159 a month + VAT, with a 24-month minimum, and a 2-month deposit at the start. Maintenance and repairs are included.
• Buy: €9,500 + VAT, one-off, with a 3-year warranty.

For most cafés, renting is the easiest way to start: up front you only pay a 2-month deposit and month 1. Optionally add installation (€350 + VAT) and connection to your POS (€350 + VAT); transport to Greece costs €95 + VAT. See exactly what cash machine rental includes, or compare all our prices for renting and buying.

Want to see it on your own counter? Order a cash machine for your café, or call us on +357 99 045816 and we’ll check together whether it suits your space.