Offset card fees with a compliant cash discount

Locksmiths that take a lot of cash or check payments can use a cash discount to offset card costs. With a cash discount program, the posted price is the card price and customers who pay cash get a disclosed discount.
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Payment solutions for locksmiths

How each solution supports locksmiths

See what each option adds to the way your business takes and tracks payments.

Square Point of Sale

For locksmiths: Bring security installations, service calls and equipment into a point-of-sale workflow, with reporting organized around equipment orders, work orders and service contracts. Take payment on a phone and send a receipt showing the quoted price. Square Point of Sale is Square's POS app for taking payments in person, online or in the field. Roots sets up your items, services, taxes, permissions and devices so checkout is quick.
  • Choose the Square plan and hardware that fit your counter, trucks or bays
  • Import your catalog and customer list and set team permissions
  • Configure taxes, discounts, receipts and (if you use them) tips
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Square Invoices

For locksmiths: Send itemized invoices for security installations, service calls and equipment and track deposits, due dates and outstanding balances. Send a written quote by text before starting work. Square Invoices sends estimates and invoices by email, SMS or a shareable link and tracks what's paid, unpaid or overdue. Roots configures the templates, payment schedules and reminders around how you bill.
  • Build your service catalog, tax settings and branded invoice and estimate templates
  • Set up deposit and milestone schedules that match your contracts and any state limits you operate under
  • Connect Square to QuickBooks Online or Xero so paid invoices reconcile automatically
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Chargeback Management

For locksmiths: Organize evidence for disputed security installations, service calls and equipment, including customer authorizations, delivery details and service records. Roots coordinates chargeback-management services to help your business handle disputes and organize responses.
  • Discuss your business goals on a free consultation
  • Coordinate your provider introduction and setup
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Merchant Account

For locksmiths: Arrange a processing account for security installations, service calls and equipment, with checkout methods matched to how customers pay. Typical tickets for locksmiths run $75 to $600, and a merchant account's limits and pricing can be set for that range. A dedicated merchant account gives you custom pricing and processing limits set during underwriting. Roots uses it when Square isn't the right fit.
  • Statement review and a pricing quote
  • Underwriting and application support
  • A named support contact after go-live
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High-Risk Merchant Account

For locksmiths: Present your model for security installations, service calls and equipment to specialist processing partners, with product and fulfillment documentation prepared. Placed elsewhere and shut down? Roots prepares the application and coordinates account review with processing partners that support your business category.
  • Prepare a strong application (processing history, refund policy, contracts)
  • Match you with a sponsor bank program that accepts your model
  • Ongoing chargeback-ratio monitoring
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Cash Discount Program

For locksmiths: Design a clearly presented cash-price program for security installations, service calls and equipment, with checkout wording and receipts aligned. Locksmiths that take a lot of cash or check payments can use a cash discount to offset card costs. With a cash discount program, the posted price is the card price and customers who pay cash get a disclosed discount.
  • Program setup and terminal configuration
  • Compliant signage and receipt language
  • Staff training on how to explain pricing to customers

Cash Discount Program questions

Questions security installer owners ask about getting paid in the field.
A cash-discount program offers a lower price to customers who pay with cash. Roots helps plan your posted prices, checkout configuration, signage and receipts.
Yes. We review your statement and payment mix to show how the program would affect your business. Request a quote for your cash-discount setup.
Bring your processing statement, payment mix, posted prices and checkout equipment. Roots uses these details to plan the workflow for locksmiths and prepare a clear setup scope.
Request a quote for your business and the setup you need. We review the scope and costs with you before you proceed. Consultations and payment reviews are free.

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