Sell Items by Weight
About selling items by weight
If your business needs to sell items by weight, you can create items with weight-based units and connect a compatible scale to start selling with the Square POS app.
Before you begin
In order to sell items by weight or use a compatible scale with your Square account, you’ll need to make sure you have the appropriate unit types enabled for weight measurements. You can use the following unit types: Gram (g), Pound (lb), and * Ounce (oz).
Learn more about connecting a scale to your Point of sale.
You are able to use label printing scales that support UPC-A and EAN-13 barcodes, such as the Hobart HTi or the Bizerba X-Class with Square Point of Sale. These scales measure the weight of an item and issue a barcode label that contains both an item’s SKU (stock-keeping unit) number as well as the total weight or price of an item. When items with these types of barcodes are scanned, the item’s weight and price information is automatically captured on your Square POS app.
Item modifiers are not compatible with barcode scanners, regardless of if the item is sold by weight or not. Instead, use item variations with different SKUs or price look-up codes (PLU) for each variation and its associated price.
Learn more about item modifiers, creating items , and creating items unit types.
Sell items by weight
Once you’ve created your items and connected a compatible scale, you’re ready to start selling:
Select an item from your library in the Square app. If the item is variably priced, enter the item price and then the + symbol.
Enter the weight manually, or place the item on your scale.
Tap Add once the weight is calculated.
Complete the sale by processing your customer’s payment.