Retail hardware
Thermal Receipt Printers
58mm and 80mm bill printers — USB, Bluetooth and LAN.
A thermal printer is what turns a bill on your screen into a receipt in the customer's hand. There is no ink and no cartridge — heat marks the paper directly, so the running cost is just the roll. Bill Bazaar POS prints to both 58mm and 80mm printers over Bluetooth, so any of these work with the billing you already have.
Options
58mm Bluetooth
Pocket and counter-top models. Pairs with an Android phone — the usual choice for a small shop running Bill Bazaar POS.
80mm USB / LAN
Wider receipt, faster print. For a fixed billing counter with a computer, or multiple counters on one network.
3-inch kitchen printer
For restaurants sending KOT to the kitchen separately from the customer bill.
What to check before you order
- 58mm is the cheaper roll and fits a narrow counter; 80mm prints wider bills and is easier to read.
- Bluetooth suits phone billing; USB or LAN suits a desktop billing counter.
- An auto-cutter is worth it above roughly 50 bills a day — tearing by hand gets slow.
Answers
Thermal Receipt Printers — common questions
Will it work with Bill Bazaar POS?
Yes. Bill Bazaar POS prints to Bluetooth ESC/POS thermal printers in both 58mm and 80mm, and falls back to your browser's print dialog for any other printer.
Does a thermal printer need ink?
No. It prints by heating the paper, so the only consumable is the thermal roll itself.
Can one printer serve two billing counters?
A LAN model can be shared across counters. USB and Bluetooth printers are tied to the single device they are connected to.
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