![]() Speaking of that shot, Dorsey did note that in the future they plan to acknowledge how many times you’ve been to a certain place, and could even offer up deals from the vendors - not unlike the Foursquare coupon model, which Dorsey is also an investor in.Īs I mentioned in an earlier post, there is also a plan to offer instant SMS receipts as an option in the future. It comes with free Square Point-of-Sale software that’s easy to set up and easy to use, and a built-in battery that lasts all day, so you never miss a sale. Naturally, it doesn’t look nearly as good as the example screenshot. Square Terminal is an all-in-one device for taking card payments and printing receipts. It’s also humorous how bad my signature is when done with my finger on an iPod touch screen. Not only can I see what I bought, I can easily see and remember where I bought it, and it shows exactly how it will be displayed on my credit card receipt. Other real-world places such as Apple stores have been doing email receipts for a while, but this absolutely should be the way of the future. And below that is a Google Map of where the transaction was made and your signature. Below that, it shows the amount and the exact time of purchase. ![]() On this page is a receipt featuring the logo of the vendor, their email address, and their Twitter handle. I made the purchase at 8:47 this morning and the receipt was immediately emailed to me in the form of a link to a Square page. I know this because I actually used Square today to buy myself and Dorsey coffee at Sightglass, which is already using the payment system. The actual receipt doesn’t quite look like that, but it’s close. Most of the earlier stories covering the launch of Square included a screenshot of an example receipt that is displayed on Square’s site right now. We’ve already had a number of posts about Square, the new mobile payment platform launched by Twitter creator Jack Dorsey today, but we’re going to keep posting on it, because it’s just that good.
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