Card machine for your deli and sandwich shop

Fast contactless at the counter, competitive rates, and a terminal that handles the pace of a busy deli.

Common challenges

  • Losing sales from customers who don't carry cash
  • Need fast contactless for lunchtime queue
  • Transaction fees matter on a mix of small and medium purchases
  • Want something reliable and straightforward
  • Current provider is hard to reach for support

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Recommended solutions

PAX A800

Portable/countertop Android terminal with 5.7-inch touchscreen and Payment & POS functionality. Built-in Wi-Fi & 4G connectivity, along with thermal printing. Includes merchant branding on-screen, an intuitive over-the-phone payment flow, on-board POS features, and is configurable for full POS integration.

  • 5.7-inch HD touchscreen
  • Built-in printer
  • Wi-Fi & 4G
  • Contactless, Chip & Pin, over-the-phone
  • Fast contactless transacting
  • Integrates with its provider's own POS only
  • Android POS and payments
Contract
negotiable

PAX A920

Portable/countertop Android terminal with 4.9-inch touchscreen, built-in Wi-Fi & 4G connectivity, and thermal printing. Its form-factor means it's ideal when payments need to be taken away from the counter. Easily handles over-the-phone payments, and is configurable for full POS integration with many third-party POS systems.

  • 4.9-inch HD touchscreen
  • Built-in printer
  • Wi-Fi and 4G connectivity
  • Contactless, Chip & Pin, over-the-phone
  • Can be integrated with multiple POS systems
  • Android payment-only terminal
Contract
negotiable

Why delis choose uno

Delicatessens serve a mix of quick lunchtime purchases and larger specialty orders. Your card machine needs to handle both fast contactless at the counter and larger transactions without fuss.

Counter payments

The PAX A800 is rental-free for your first machine and processes contactless within 3 seconds. Wired for reliability through the lunchtime rush.

Mixed transaction values

Delis often have a wide range - a £4 sandwich to a £40 hamper. We compare providers to find the rate structure that works across your typical mix.

What you get from uno

  • A countertop terminal matched to your deli’s pace
  • Rates compared across providers for your transaction mix
  • Simple installation — we handle everything
  • UK-based support

Common questions from deli and sandwich owners

Can customers pay by card for made-to-order sandwiches?

Of course. The terminal sits on or beside the counter - customers tap to pay as they collect. On a busy lunchtime with 30 sandwich orders in an hour, contactless processing in under a second is the difference between a queue that moves and a queue that puts people off coming back.

Can I take card payment for large pre-orders like birthday cakes or Christmas orders?

Yes. You can process any amount through the terminal - there's no upper limit on card payments for a standard merchant account. For advance orders, you can take a deposit when the customer places the order and the balance on collection. Over-the-phone payments are also available for orders placed by phone.

We do corporate sandwich platters and catering orders - can I take payment over the phone?

Yes. Over-the-phone (MOTO) payments would be easily accessible on-screen for any terminals we'd supply to a food-based business. A corporate office ordering a £150 platter for a meeting can pay by card over the phone when they place the order - no chasing for payment afterward - up-front payment taken before you prepare their order!

During the lunchtime rush we get queues - how fast is the card machine?

Contactless: literally a few short seconds. That's faster than your customer can put their wallet back in their pocket. On a busy lunch service where you're turning over 50–80 customers in a two-hour window, that speed is essential. The terminals don't slow down under sustained use either.

General questions about uno
Which card machine is right for my business?

The right card machine depends on how the business trades. A fine-dining restaurant in Covent Garden, a market trader at Glasgow's Barras and a pub beside Cardiff Arms Park take payments in completely different ways, and no single machine suits all three. uno starts by understanding how a business actually operates, and only then recommends - from a range of providers rather than from one.

Do all the card machines uno recommends take contactless?

Yes, every one of them. Apple Pay, Google Pay and contactless cards are accepted as standard on every machine uno recommends; contactless is how most UK customers now pay, and every machine features it as standard.

Will I be able to take 'over-the-phone' payments?

For most merchants, yes - available on-screen along with contactless and Chip & Pin. The small minority of high-risk business-types that are not offered over-the-phone payments by default are the exception - for the vast majority, 'over-the-phone' payments will be offered as standard.

How can we process refunds?

From the card machine, in a few taps. Refund a sale on the same day and it is cancelled outright, with the money never leaving the customer's account; refund it after the provider's daily cut-off and the customer's bank typically takes 3-5 days to return it. Every machine uno recommends handles both, and the difference is only in how quickly the customer sees the money.

Is PCI compliance as much of a chore as it is with my current provider?

With several of the providers uno works with the merchant does nothing at all, because the provider handles PCI on their behalf; with the others it is a few minutes once a year. Nobody uno works with makes it complicated, and uno tells a merchant which they are getting before anything is signed.

How long does it take to get set up?

Most businesses are up and running within a few days. uno handles the installation and configuration, then walks the merchant and their staff through everything.

Ready to choose the right card machine?

We make the effort to understand how you operate, and only then recommend the solution that's right for your business - not the provider's.

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