Take a cash sale

The fastest sale in Swipee — type the amount, take the notes, hand over the change and the receipt.

Updated 21 August 2026

Cash is the sale Swipee handles end to end today, and it never carries a fee.

Ring it up

  1. 1
    Open Swipee. You land on Checkout with the keypad showing.
  2. 2
    Check the currency chip above the amount — USD or ZiG — and tap it to switch if needed.
  3. 3
    Type the amount.
  4. 4
    Tap Charge.
  5. 5
    Choose Cash.

Take the money and give change

Swipee shows the amount due. Enter what the customer handed you and Swipee works out the change so you are not counting under pressure. Tap the quick amounts for round notes, or type an exact figure.

Confirm, and the sale is complete.

Add a note

Tap + Note before charging to attach a short description — "airtime", "delivery", "Mai Chido account". The note appears on the receipt and in your transaction history, which makes reconciling much easier at the end of the day.

What happens after the sale

  • The sale is recorded in Transactions with the method CASH.
  • Any items in the basket are removed from stock.
  • The receipt is ready to print, send, or skip.
  • Your dashboard totals update.

Quick sale versus item sale

Use the keypad whenUse the item library when
The price is negotiated or one-offYou sell the same things every day
You are in a rush at a busy counterYou want stock to update automatically
You are recording a service or a top-upYou want to know your best sellers

Both end at the same Charge button.

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