What is thermal paper for cash register?

The cash register uses thermal paper, also called small receipt printing paper, as the information carrier for customer consumption records and checkout amounts. It is a daily consumable that every supermarket/convenience store/catering company and other cashiers use every day. Supermarket supplies. Because the daily consumption of thermal paper at the cash register is not large, many purchasers sometimes do not pay special attention to the purchase, which leads to some inferior purchases that affect work efficiency and even loss the cash register of the printer. Thermal paper for desk.

In some customers that Litai Paper has contacted, we have found some problems, and we summarize and organize them here, hoping to help users who often buy thermal paper for cashier counters.

Question 1: The price of the thermal paper we bought for the cash register is very cheap. It only costs 50 to 60 yuan per box for 100 rolls. Why is yours so expensive?     

Background analysis: The customer showed us the thermal paper for the cash register and found that the thermal paper for cash register of 57*50 size is only 45mm in diameter, and the core is a large paper tube with an outer diameter of 32mm and an inner hole of 25mm. The core, the paper is 65g-70g thick paper, the paper surface is rough, the color is too white, and the coating is uneven. When you scratch the paper with your fingers, the color is not continuous and the shades are different.

Litai Paper's suggestion: you get what you pay for, there are good quality and low price, but if the price of thermal paper at the cash register is too cheap, there must be a trap. The thermal paper used for cashier counters as analyzed above is actually insufficient in diameter, the core is large, and the weight of the paper is thick, which directly causes the length of the thermal paper used for cashier counters to be less than meters, and the difference is very large. Like the thermal paper for cash register produced by Litai Paper, the same 57*50 size, full diameter, 55g-62g paper, and small tube core, (the tube core is divided into paper tube and rubber tube, the size of the tube core is different) the total length of the paper It can reach 22-28 meters or even 30 meters. The thermal paper provided by the customer for the cash register is actually only about 12-13 meters long. The number of meters is small and the paper quality is poor. Of course, the cost will be much lower. This is why some customers can buy very cheap thermal paper for cashier counters.  

Question 2: The thermal paper used at the cash register is a consumable and cannot bring direct profits to the company, so we are very concerned about cost control. I want a good and cheap thermal paper for cash register, can you provide it?

Background analysis: Good and cheap thermal paper for cashier counters is what everyone wants. For small and medium-sized supermarkets, convenience stores, and catering business owners, this kind of daily consumables cannot bring direct profits to the company. , And the investment amount is not too large, so it is easy to ignore some of the professional knowledge of the thermal paper selection at the cash register and fall into the misunderstanding of "winning at low prices".

Litai Paper's suggestion: In fact, from the perspective of business operations, choosing a thermal paper for cash registers should not just be low price, but cost-effective. To choose a cost-effective thermal paper for cashier counters, we think we can consider the following aspects:

 　1. The number of meters of thermal paper used at the cash register.

The number of meters is the total length of a roll of thermal paper for the cash register. According to the paper loading frame of the cash register, we select the thermal paper specification for the cash register, such as 57*50mm, then we can first evaluate whether this roll of thermal paper for the cash register is sufficient and prepare a Just use a ruler, 57mm refers to the width of the paper, 50 refers to the diameter of the entire roll of paper, the shorter the diameter is less than the thermal paper for the cash register, the shorter the meter; the second is the tube core in the roll, the larger the tube core, the cashier The shorter the total length of the thermal paper for the counter; then look at the thickness of the thermal paper for the cashier, the thicker the paper, the shorter the thermal paper for the cashier. Here is a parameter of the most commonly used thermal paper for cash register produced by Litai Paper for your reference, 57*50 foot diameter, paper outer diameter 17mm inner hole 13mm, 55g all wood pulp thermal paper, this paragraph The total length of the thermal paper for the cash register is 28 meters.

So what is the impact of the difference in the length of a roll of thermal paper used in the cash register? The most direct impact is that the longer the length of the thermal paper used at the cash register, the longer it will be used, which can reduce the number of paper changes of the thermal paper used at the cash register and improve work efficiency, especially when the order is busy in line, if frequent replacement is required The use of thermal paper at the checkout counter will delay customers' time and affect customer consumption experience; and each paper change requires trial printing, which will waste some front and back ends, thereby increasing costs.

2. The quality of thermal paper used at the cash register.

In our communication with customers, we often find that some customers have a misunderstanding, that is, the whiter the thermal paper at the cash register, the better. In fact, on the contrary, if the paper with thermal paper used in the cash register is too white, it means that too much phosphor is added to the thermal paper used in the cash register, and the coating is unreasonable. A better thermal paper used in the cash register should be Slightly greenish. Secondly, it depends on the smoothness of the thermal paper used at the cash register and whether the color is even. The color can be tested directly with a printer, or you can simply use your fingernails to lightly scratch the thermal paper at the cashier to see if the color is clear and even. The quality of the thermal paper used in the cash register is related to the print quality, the shelf life of the writing, and the loss of the machine. If the quality of the thermal paper used at the cash register is too poor and the color is not clear, it will give customers the illusion of consumption. Customers will even use the thermal paper at the cash register to measure the quality of the goods sold in the supermarket because of the quality of the thermal paper and the clarity of the printing, which will directly affect To the image of your company, inferior thermal paper for cashier counters can easily damage the printer, causing paper jams and print head damage.

To sum up, we choose a cost-effective thermal paper for cashier counters. We should evaluate the comprehensive cost performance from the material and quality of the paper. In addition, we need to consider the factory's service of thermal paper for cashier counters. , Such as delivery time, response speed, after-sales service, etc., it is recommended that you choose a formal and professional thermal paper manufacturer for cash register products for cooperation.

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