Stock & Shop

Quick Bill for Counter Sales

Bill a walk-in customer in seconds — search or scan, tap the items, print the receipt. No customer details needed.

Someone buys a packet of biscuits and wants a slip. You don't want to add them as a customer, pick a state of supply or fill in a GST form — you want to hand them a receipt and serve the next person. That's what Quick Bill is for.

How it works

1Open Quick Bill — Tap Quick Bill on the billing button, at the bottom of every screen. It's also the first action on your dashboard.
2Add the items — Type a name or scan a barcode. Tap an item to add it. Tap the same item again to add another — no quantity box to open.
3Check the total — The running total sits at the bottom in large type, with the GST split underneath, so you can read it across a counter.
4Save & print — One button files the bill and sends the receipt to your printer. Save only files it without printing.

Tip

Got the quantity wrong? The − and + buttons on each line adjust it, and dropping a line to zero removes it.

What happens when you save

A counter sale is finished business — the money is in the drawer and the goods have left the shop. So one tap does everything an ordinary invoice needs several steps for:

What's recorded	Why it matters
The bill is marked paid, in cash	It shows up as collected, not as money someone owes you.
Stock comes down	Your counts stay right without a separate step.
Cost of the sale is frozen	Today's average cost is recorded, so this sale's profit never changes later.
It reaches your reports	Revenue, margin and the day book all include counter sales.

Why not just save it as a draft

Drafts never move stock. If counter sales sat as drafts, your shelf counts and your profit figures would drift further from reality with every sale you made.

The Walk-in Customer

Every quick bill is filed against a single reusable party called Walk-in Customer, created automatically the first time you use it. You never have to pick it.

It doesn't count towards the customer limit on your plan.
It never receives payment reminders — there's nobody to remind.
There's only ever one, however busy the counter gets.

Note

Selling to someone who does want their details on the bill — a business buying for its own books — use a normal invoice instead. Only that carries their name and GSTIN.

Short stock doesn't stop the sale

If you bill more than the count says you hold, the sale still goes through and you're told afterwards. The customer is already walking away with the goods; stopping the till to argue with a number helps nobody. Correct the count when the queue clears.

Printing

Save & print produces a thermal receipt sized for 58mm or 80mm rolls, not an A4 page. Any invoice can also be reprinted later as a receipt from the invoice itself — see printing and receipts.

Quick Bill or a full invoice?

Use Quick Bill when	Use a full invoice when
A walk-in pays cash at the counter	The buyer needs their name and GSTIN on the document
You want a receipt in seconds	You're billing on credit and will chase payment
The customer's details don't matter	You need payment terms, due dates or reminders