RealPOS

How text receipts work

RealPOS is a point-of-sale system for restaurants. After a guest pays, staff offer the receipt three ways — printed, texted, or emailed. This page shows that choice and the message a guest receives when they pick text.

The choice screen

The display facing the guest once their card is approved. The buttons work — try them. Tap Text for the keypad the guest types their own number on, or Terms & Conditions to see what they are shown before anything is entered.

What happens when the guest picks text

  1. The guest is asked how they would like their receipt. Printed, texted, or emailed. Nothing is sent unless they ask for it.
  2. The guest gives their mobile number. Staff tap the phone icon and type the number the guest reads out. A ten-digit US number is required; anything else is refused.
  3. One message is sent, containing that receipt. It goes out immediately. The receipt is the body of the message — the same text that would have printed.
  4. Afterwards, the restaurant may send occasional offers. Its own deals and specials, and nothing from anyone else. Replying STOP ends every message at once. The full terms are on this site.

The message a guest receives

The body is the receipt itself, followed by the line that tells them how to stop. A real example:

       BAPOS Developer Restaurant

              Order #3102

Table: 12            11/4/2026 7:47 AM
Server: Dexter Morgan        Guests: 1
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1x Sprite                        $4.13
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Subtotal                         $4.13
Tax                              $0.41
Total                            $4.54

Paid Visa 0043                   $4.54

Msg & data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help.

Summary

ProductRealPOS restaurant point-of-sale
Use caseCustomer care — delivering a transaction receipt a guest asked for, and the restaurant's own occasional offers
Opt-in methodVerbal, in person, at the point of sale; the guest supplies their own number for that receipt
Where it is collectedThe order screen shown above, on a RealPOS terminal or in the restaurant's back office
Message frequencyOne per receipt requested, plus occasional offers from the restaurant
Opt-outReply STOP to any message
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