Shelfieby Budget Pro

Questions

Questions shop owners ask

Straight answers from what Shelfie does today. If yours is not here, ask a person on the help page.

Getting started

What do I need to start?

An email address, an Android phone or any computer with a browser, and your products. Sign-in codes and password resets come by email. 14 days free, no card.

My shop is in an exercise book. How do I move it?

Start with your products. Type them in, or fill in a spreadsheet and import it: a CSV file on the web (in Excel, choose Save as CSV), or an Excel or CSV file in the phone app. Add customers as they come. There is no field yet for what a customer owed before you started, so keep the old debts in the book until they are paid, and let Shelfie keep every new one.

Is there an iPhone app?

No. The phone app is for Android. On an iPhone or any computer, sign in on the web with the same account.

Can I try it before I put my own shop in?

Yes. The live demo is a working shop with two months of sales in it. Nothing to sign up for.

Selling and receipts

Which receipt printers work?

The phone app prints to Bluetooth thermal printers, the common 58 mm and 80 mm kind. On a computer, the receipt opens sized for 58 mm or 80 mm paper and prints on any printer the computer can use. A USB barcode scanner works at the web till like a keyboard, and the phone’s camera scans barcodes too.

Are receipts sent on WhatsApp automatically?

No. Shelfie writes the receipt and opens WhatsApp on your phone with it; you press send, from your own number. Our server does not send messages.

Does it issue EFRIS fiscal receipts?

Not yet. Shelfie has an EFRIS connector, but it must first be certified on URA’s test system with your shop’s own TIN, EFRIS device number and key before it issues fiscal receipts. Until then, keep issuing fiscal receipts from the EFRIS system you use now. The VAT summary report works today.

Can a customer pay with two methods?

Yes. Split one sale across cash, mobile money, card, bank transfer or credit.

Stock and suppliers

Can I sell a single and a carton of the same product?

Yes. Pack sizes each have their own price, and the stock is counted in pieces.

Does it track expiry dates?

Yes. Each batch has its expiry date, and a list shows what expires in the next 7, 14 or 30 days.

Can I pay a supplier in parts?

Yes. Pay at delivery or later, in any amounts. Each supplier’s balance follows.

Phones, offline and staff

Does it work without internet?

Yes. In the phone app, sales, stock changes and new customers are saved on the phone and sent when the connection comes back. A finished sale is never refused when it syncs; if stock went below zero in the meantime, it is flagged for you to check. On a computer, the web till can sell offline too once the owner switches it on, for cash and mobile money sales.

Can several phones sell in one shop?

Yes. Each phone sells on its own, with its own receipt numbers, and they share one stock once they sync. Your plan sets how many phones you can connect.

Can my cashier see my profit or buying prices?

Not unless you allow it. Each person gets a role: a cashier sells, a stock keeper manages stock, an accountant sees the books. Buying prices and profit show only to the roles you allow.

What if a phone is stolen?

Your records are on our servers, so you lose only the sales that phone had not yet sent. On a computer, open Team and set a new password for whoever used the phone: every phone signed in with the old password is signed out at once. Set a PIN in the app on every shop phone.

Plans and support

Can I pay by the year?

Yes. Pay monthly or yearly by card, or by mobile money where your country has it, from inside your account. You can change plan at any time.

Who do I talk to if I get stuck?

Call us on +256 783 204 665 or send us a WhatsApp message (Monday to Saturday, 8:00 to 20:00), or use the contact page and a person will reply, usually within one working day.

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