Does Bazu POS work without internet during Kenya Power blackouts or fiber cuts?

Yes. Bazu POS is 100% offline-first with an embedded local database on Windows, macOS, and Android. Barcode scanning, receipt printing, and stock deductions run at sub-40ms speed offline and automatically sync to your cloud portal when internet returns.

How does Bazu POS stop fake M-Pesa SMS fraud at the counter?

Bazu POS integrates directly with Safaricom Daraja API to trigger an instant M-Pesa STK Push prompt on the customer's phone. The thermal receipt only prints after Safaricom's server confirms the transaction code and amount.

How much does Bazu POS cost in Kenya?

Bazu POS plans start at KES 2,500/month (Starter), KES 4,500/month (Pro Multi-Terminal), and KES 8,500/month (Enterprise Unlimited), with a 20% discount on annual billing and a full hardware + 1-year software kit at KES 35,000.

Can Bazu POS track crates, single bottles, and spirit tots for bars and wines & spirits shops?

Yes. Bazu POS automatically manages parent-child packaging conversions from crates of 24 to single bottles, 750ml bottles to 30ml tots, empty shell deposits, and blind shift closeout reconciliations.

Inventory Control

Crates to Bottles: Mastering Liquor Store & Bar Stock Without Shrinkage

Managing crates of beer, breaking them down into single cold bottles, and tracking tots from 750ml spirits bottles can be a nightmare. Here is how automated unit conversion stops stock leaks.

## The Complexity of Beverage Inventory in Kenya

Running a bar, lounge, or retail wine and spirits store in Kenya is intensely competitive. Profit margins depend almost entirely on how strictly you manage stock movement between the store room, the chilling display, and the customer's glass.

The most common operational loophole happens during unit breakdown:
- You purchase **Tusker Lager or Guinness in crates of 24**.
- Customers buy either whole crates for takeaway or single chilled bottles over the counter.
- You buy **750ml bottles of whisky, gin, or vodka**, but sell them in 30ml tots or single glasses.

When your POS system only understands single units or requires cashiers to manually deduct stock, stock variance (shrinkage) inevitably creeps in.

### The Pitfall of Manual Stock Conversions

In traditional setups, a store manager 'breaks' a crate in a physical exercise book:
- Crate of Tusker (-1)
- Single Tusker Bottles (+24)

If this ledger entry is delayed, or if a busy night causes bartenders to borrow bottles from other crates without recording, discrepancies explode. At the end of the month, the owner discovers that 3 crates are missing, but no one knows whether they were stolen, broken, or miscounted.

### How Bazu POS Solves Parent-Child Unit Conversions

**Bazu POS** was built from the ground up to handle parent-child packaging relationships automatically:

1. **Dynamic Crate Breakdown:** When you receive 50 crates into inventory, Bazu POS records both crate units and available bottles simultaneously. If a cashier sells bottle #25, Bazu POS automatically opens crate #2 and updates both counters in real-time.
2. **Tot & Volume Tracking:** Set up standard dispense recipes for spirits. When a cashier rings up a 'Double Tot', the system deducts exactly 60ml from the active 750ml bottle in stock.
3. **Empty Bottle (Crate Shell) Tracking:** In Kenya, glass bottles carry deposit values. Bazu POS tracks empty bottle returns and crate shells separately so you never lose money on unreturned glassware.

### 3 Actionable Tips for Bar & Liquor Store Owners
- **Conduct Blind End-of-Shift Audits:** Never tell your counter staff what the computer expects the physical bottle count to be. Let them count physical bottles first, then compare with the system balance.
- **Isolate Fast-Moving Stock:** Conduct daily counts of your top 5 selling beers and spirits rather than waiting for end-of-month stock takes.
- **Enforce Instant Kitchen & Bar Slips:** No drink should ever leave the dispense bar without a printed Bazu POS order slip.