Card machines for dry cleaning

Fast, reliable card payments at the counter - competitive rates and simple setup for your dry cleaning business.

Common challenges

  • Customers expect to tap and go at collection
  • Small average transaction values mean fees bite harder
  • Need fast payments during the morning and evening rush
  • Don't want complicated equipment
  • Cash handling is time-consuming and risky

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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 dry cleaners choose uno

Dry cleaners see concentrated rushes - morning drop-offs, evening collections. Customers want to tap their card and go. A fast, reliable terminal keeps the queue moving and reduces your cash handling.

Speed at the counter

Contactless payments process within 3 seconds. Perfect for the drop-off and collection rush when customers are on their way to or from work.

Competitive rates on small transactions

Dry cleaning transactions are often £10–£20. We find the provider with the best rates for your average transaction size.

Less cash to manage

More card payments means less cash in the till, less time counting up, and less risk. It’s simpler for everyone.

What you get from uno

  • A countertop terminal suited to dry cleaning businesses
  • Competitive rates compared across providers
  • On-site installation and walkthrough
  • Reliable UK-based support

Common questions from dry cleaning owners

Customers drop off and collect - can they pay on collection?

Yes. The terminal sits at the counter. Customer gives their ticket, you retrieve their items, they tap to pay. For dry cleaners where customers are often in a rush - before work, during lunch - the speed of contactless makes the collection process quicker than handling cash and change.

My regulars bring in suits every week - does a card machine help with repeat customers?

Regular customers value convenience above everything. Payments are transacted within 3 seconds. No scrabbling for cash, no 'I'll pay next time'. Card payment makes the routine seamless - and customers who find your service seamless keep coming back.

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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