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Andy · 07-16-2005, 05:49 AM

Not sure who Moderated these two posts, not me. Likely because they in a sense sort of cross the line regarding free advertising.

They do draw attention to the alternate line of scanner available from MetroLogic at a lower price. Helios in the past also sold this scanner but opted to discontinue its sale. It is a good device, but not the best in the option of Helios for use within a salon.

It has a much smaller scan head than the orbit and many of the lotion products have very small UPC codes and scanning with the Orbit style device is much more reliable and quicker.

Many salon also use Key Tabs for retrieving clients and the Orbit is much easier for your client base to use than the Voyager unit. The Orbit model is easier to be used both by Clients for scanning Key Tabs and Staff for scanning product on both sides of the counter. The Voyager unit would tend to have to be moved more than the Orbit to work in both environments.

I do a lot of work for a firm in CT that has many Video Rental locations as well as 8 tanning locations. They use as you suggested a Voyager style device in the Video locations because the Barcodes on the product is properly sized and contrasted for effective scanning and all the scanning happens behind the counter. In their tanning salons they are finding the Orbit model works better as suggested.

But hey, choice is a good thing ... points to consider sometimes do go beyond just prices for effective operation.

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07-16-2005, 05:49 AM	#12 (permalink)
Andy Join Date: Jan 25 2000 Location: CT Posts: 1,760 Rep Power: 9	Not sure who Moderated these two posts, not me. Likely because they in a sense sort of cross the line regarding free advertising. They do draw attention to the alternate line of scanner available from MetroLogic at a lower price. Helios in the past also sold this scanner but opted to discontinue its sale. It is a good device, but not the best in the option of Helios for use within a salon. It has a much smaller scan head than the orbit and many of the lotion products have very small UPC codes and scanning with the Orbit style device is much more reliable and quicker. Many salon also use Key Tabs for retrieving clients and the Orbit is much easier for your client base to use than the Voyager unit. The Orbit model is easier to be used both by Clients for scanning Key Tabs and Staff for scanning product on both sides of the counter. The Voyager unit would tend to have to be moved more than the Orbit to work in both environments. I do a lot of work for a firm in CT that has many Video Rental locations as well as 8 tanning locations. They use as you suggested a Voyager style device in the Video locations because the Barcodes on the product is properly sized and contrasted for effective scanning and all the scanning happens behind the counter. In their tanning salons they are finding the Orbit model works better as suggested. But hey, choice is a good thing ... points to consider sometimes do go beyond just prices for effective operation. _________________ Andy Thompson Home Office: 519-858-4154 Helios VM: 317-554-3409 US Cell #: 317-529-0041 andy@gohelios.com andy@myatso.com[ This Message was edited by: Andy @ MyATSO.ca on 2005-07-16 05:49 ]