How to choose a POS system for your shop in Iraq: 10 criteria

The ten criteria

• Speed: invoices in seconds with a long queue.
• Offline operation with later sync.
• Dinar and dollar with a daily rate.
• Barcodes, scales and an Arabic receipt printer.
• Permissions for discounts, voids and returns.
• Links to stock and accounting.
• Multi-branch support if you plan to grow.
• Profit reports on your phone.
• Local Arabic support with clear response times.
• True cost: licence + hardware + annual support.

A practical test before buying

Ask for a trial, enter 50 real items, issue 20 invoices back-to-back, disconnect the internet and keep selling, reconnect and confirm sync, then try voiding an invoice with a normal cashier account. This hour-long test reveals what demos don’t.