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Subject: Re: Till Positions
From: apetail
Posted: Mon Nov 12. 2007, 21:02 UTC
Followup to: "Till Positions"  by summieone  (Mon Nov 12. 2007, 13:27 UTC)
> 
> So - if there were no special reasons (i.e. restrictions in the bar) 
> for having the till on the front or back bar, where would you put it 
> and why?
> 

Preferably a bartender shouldn't have to turn his or her back towards the 
guests and every tool, including the till, should be in front. So from this 
point of view I would say that it should be placed on the front (I guess this 
is what you both agreed on).

However optimal bar design should use more of the space surrounding the 
bartender (or bartenders) and place certain stuff at the back. I don't think 
that you can consider the positioning of the cash register while excluding 
this point because almost every bar makes use of both the back and the front. 
As it is a bulky instrument and not included in the chain process of producing 
drinks, the position of the till is something of minor importance compared to 
other bar tools and it depends much on the other variables in bar design. 
There are many special reasons why you wouldn't like the till in the front. 
From this point of view I would say that the till is in most cases best placed 
at the back.

I agree that these arguments are not strong and only negative (only reasons 
why it is better not to place it in front instead of reasons why it is good to 
place it at the back). Often the cash register is placed at the back only 
because it doesn't fit, doesn't look nice or it obstructs the work flow. 
Somehow the till always gets in the way of other things. (this is is in 
contrast with e.g. the call spirits which you place at the back for positive 
reasons like better visability for the guests)

What about having two tills? Often the back is seen as a storage and the front 
as the working space. The till is a storage of money and should be placed at 
the back where you can easily hide, store and put away things (no reason to 
have >$1000 in front of you). But what about having a second smaller till in 
the front for fast and easy work flow? This would solve the duality of the 
cash register being both a storage and a tool.


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