Purchasing the UBIC System
How Much Does It Cost?
The UBIC System, like any good investment grows in value over time. Most people, when they invest in an inventory system are looking for three things:
- The best quality
- The most reliable support
- The lowest price
In reality, though, you cannot expect to find all three in the same product. The question you need to ask yourself is which of the three, best quality, most reliable support, or lowest price is the least important to you.
Before you ask the price, the first question you should ask is, "How much is it costing you not to have the UBIC System?
- Are you giving your customers credit for inventory you don’t need?
- Do you have books on your shelves that are not selling?
- How often do you miss a sale because you didn’t know a book was in stock or where it was located?
- How often have you missed saving a book for a customer because they requested it so long ago or someone else on your staff took the request?
- Do you offer books to your customers for rental and can you keep track of them?
- Do you know on a daily basis how much credit your customers earned and used? What books they have read or would like to?
- Do your customers realize how much they are saving when they buy books at your store?
- Do you know what books need to be restocked at the end of the day?
- Do you know when you have sold the last copy of a new book?
- Do you know how many used books were traded in and taken out each day?
All of these features either increase sales or reduce expenses. If your store is open an average of 50 hours a week, your hourly investment is less than $2.25 for one year. Can you afford an employee that costs $2.25 an hour and does all the things the UBIC System can do for you?
You’ve chosen the UBIC System for your business. That part was easy. Now comes the big question.
"How do I pay for it?"
An investment of this size in your business can be a one-time tax write-off or amortized up to five years. You have several options, each with it’s own advantages.
OPTION 1
Cash If your business can afford it, you might decide to purchase the UBIC System outright. That’s fine, but it could deplete the financial resources that you could invest back into your business in more productive ways.
OPTION 2
Bank Loan - If you have established a line of credit or acquired a small business loan, this is an excellent use for such funds. The advantages are:
- Fixed payments - You budget the same amount each month and the interest is deductible.
- Conserve capital - Most businesses prefer to use their valuable capital as an investment in other aspects of their operation.
- Keep your business current - You can take advantage of today’s technology today in order to grow your business.
OPTION 3
Credit Card - Finance it yourself for the following advantages:
- Interest & Principal - While you would be paying interest in addition to principal, both are deductible.
- Flexible payments - Your monthly payments would be the minimum required by your credit card or you can pay more if you choose.
- 100% financing - You can charge the full amount.
- Conserve capital - Most businesses prefer to use their valuable capital as an investment in other aspects of their operation.
- Keep your business current - You can take advantage of today’s technology today in order to grow your business.
OPTION 4
Custom Financing - If none of the above options are available to you and you have been in business at least one year, ask us about our custom financing.
UBIC System Pricing
Software
| UBIC System Complete point-of-sale program & database |
$5,500.00 |
| Multi-User Upgrade More than one computer using the data |
$695.00 |
| Inventory Program
(requires UBIC System) (used with CS-1504 - see below) |
$250.00 |
| Monthly Updates Monthly updates to inventory database |
$27.50 (/month) |
| Program Modifications
(1 hour minimum) Any modifications not included in the program |
$75.00 (/hour) |
Hardware
| Laser Barcode Reader | $375.00 |
| CS1504 Data Collector | $195.00 |
| Receipt Printer | $370.00 |
| Cash Drawer | $295.00 |
| Cognitive Barcode Label Printer | $450.00 |
| Cognitive Barcode Labels (20,100 labels) | $100.00 |