What is a deposit?
A deposit is an additional charge that customers pay when purchasing certain items (e.g. bottles, jars, reusable packaging). This amount is refunded when the item is returned.
Example:
A beverage costs €2.00
Bottle deposit: €0.25
Total: €2.25
When the customer returns the bottle, they receive €0.25 back.
Handling deposits in the Paymash POS system
With the new deposit feature, you can easily create deposit items and link them to products in Paymash. Here's how it works:
1. Create a new product with type “Deposit”
Go to Products > Add Product in the Paymash backend.
Select Deposit as the product type:
Enter a name (e.g. “Deposit bottle”) and the deposit amount.
Save.
2. Assign the deposit product to a "normal" product
Open the main product (e.g. “Cola Zero 0.5L”).
Under the section "Assign deposit", select the deposit product you created.
Save – done!
3. Alternatively: Assign from the deposit product
You can also open the deposit product directly.
From there, you can select which main products the deposit should be assigned to:
Automatic linking in the POS cart
Once a deposit product is assigned to a main product, the POS cart will handle everything automatically:
The deposit product is automatically added to the cart when the main product is added.
If the quantity of the main product changes, the deposit updates accordingly.
If the main product is removed, the deposit product is also removed.
The deposit product cannot be edited separately in the cart – it is fully linked to the main product.
This prevents mistakes and ensures clean, automated checkout handling.
New button for deposit return
To process a deposit refund quickly, there's now a dedicated button in the POS:
Clicking the “Deposit return” button automatically adds the associated deposit product with a negative quantity to the cart.
The deposit amount is subtracted from the total – simple, accurate, and fast.
The new deposit feature in Paymash makes selling and returning deposit-based items easier, faster, and error-free.