Combos and punch-card loyalty
For Café owners & managers · 5 min read · Last reviewed 2026-08-04
Two levers grow a café’s average ticket and repeat visits: combos (a drink-and-pastry deal) and a punch card (the tenth coffee free). RetailPOS does both without a separate loyalty app.
Reusable combos
Build a combo — say any coffee + any pastry at a set price. Combos are reusable, so a breakfast deal and a lunch deal live side by side and a cashier applies one with a tap. Stock still decrements the actual items chosen.
Punch-card loyalty
Turn on punch-card loyaltyto reward frequency: after a set number of qualifying drinks for an attached customer, the next one is free. It’s the paper card, minus the paper — tracked on the customer’s record.
Frequently asked
- Does a combo still track ingredient stock?
- Yes. The combo sets the price, but stock decrements the actual drink and pastry chosen.
- How is the punch card tracked?
- On the customer’s record — attach the customer at checkout and their qualifying drinks count toward the free one.
Put it into practice.
Open your shop and try it live. Free until your first 100 sales — no card, keep your hardware.