“It’s just a cash drawer, right?” I’ve been with APG Cash Drawer for over 8 years, and I’m asked this question several times over the phone and via email. I can’t blame people for asking. Before working at APG, I honestly would have asked the same thing too. The cash drawer is one of the lowest priced items in a point of sale system and it often gets treated as just a box to hold money in. However, if you were to suggest to a business owner that they keep their daily store earnings in a cigar box, their attitude toward the cash drawer changes significantly.

APG has over 1400 variations of active cash drawers SKU’s. From the product series, to the color, to the size, to the till inside the drawer, each cash drawer has something different about it. So if it’s “just a cash drawer,” then why do we have so many different SKU’s?

Let’s frame the question using a different comparison. If it’s just a car, then why do you have so many colors, engine sizes, and options available? People have different wants and needs when it comes to cars. The same holds true for a cash drawer. Every system is different, and every person’s idea of how they want a cash drawer to function can be different.

If you’re looking for the right cash drawer solution for your POS system, we’ve got a tool to help you pick from the many options available. It’s called the Part Number Configurator and it is incredibly easy to use.