"MISC" SKU items on a sale - can't enter a cost.

Q: I just discovered that when ringing a .misc item that Dazzle does not ask for a cost. Since all the items do have a cost, usually a fixed percent of the sales price, I need the ability to enter one... ST.

A: We got into a big debate with another Dazzle user who is also a CPA. He was saying – what’s to stop an employee selling a $10,000 Rolex to a buddy for $10 as a MISC, and putting in a cost of $1? It’s a big security risk and there’s no way round it. He feels (as do many others) that employees have no business knowing costs.

We’re weighing different ideas, and we’d appreciate any suggestions. Just passwording it is not useful because then employees will be asking for passwords all the time. For the time being, as a security precaution, asking for costs on these items has been disabled.

Did you know you can disable asking for all costs all the time? Go to MASTER CONFIGURATION --> OPTIONS, look for the line that says "NoCostPopups" and put a "1" (one) beside it. You can also prevent asking for cost on cost-averaged items by putting a 1 in the line that says "NoAskAverageCost"

By the way DAZZLE now has 3 built-in preset SKU's. They are: .MISC .TRADE And .DISCOUNT. You don't have to create these presets yourself they are integral to the system. (Note that they each begin with a dot). Use of the .TRADE or .DISCOUNT SKU's will automatically create a negative amount for that line on the sales receipt.

Please be aware that accepting a trade-in on a sale, using the .TRADE option without writing up a full BUY, and without seeing the customers ID etc., may possibly be a contravention of your local laws.

--- support dept.