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Stellard Age age verification
Stellard Age checks age on the ID and releases the door or fridge – for unattended 24/7.
Use case · Beverage store
Beer, wine and drinks around the clock – with age verification
Customers scan and pay on their own, and alcohol is only released after an ID scan. The checkout adds the deposit automatically, and stock management shows you which crates to reorder.
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Mini.Bierladen Lichtensteig: where scango.ch began
In April 2021, Tobias opened Mini.Bierladen on the Hauptgasse in the small town of Lichtensteig – and went looking for a checkout that works without staff. That search became scango.ch. Today the shop stocks around 250 beer and delicatessen specialities, accessible 24 hours a day.
- Location
- Hauptgasse 27, Lichtensteig
- Open since
- April 2021
- Range
- around 250 beer and delicatessen specialities
- Opening hours
- 24 hours a day
- Access
- access control at the entrance
- Advice
- Fridays and Saturdays with staff
At a glance
What a beverage store needs
The features that matter in a beverage store
Alcohol, deposits and goods sold by the crate: these six features answer the questions that come up every day in the drinks trade – from the ID scan to the report for your accountant.
All plans
Product management
Prices, barcodes, VAT, deposit, age and visibility – maintain your assortment yourself.
Retail plan
Financial reports
Period reports for accounting – VAT, store and payment as PDF, Excel or CSV.
Example setup
What a beverage store with one checkout costs
A typical start: a compact checkout, a payment terminal and an age check that releases the beer fridge or the shop door. Prices are taken from our current price list, all excluding VAT.
The Retail plan includes stock, ordering, price tags with deposit and financial reports. You can add more checkouts or access control for the whole shop yourself when building your quote.
- Sunmi K2 mini self-checkout (15.6″, counter)
- CHF 1’490.–
- Payment terminal Freika PAX IM30
- CHF 1’190.–
- Stellard Age device (age verification)
- CHF 1’890.–
- CH cabling
- CHF 20.–
- Total one-off
- CHF 4’590.–
- Retail plan (checkout, Cloud Dashboard, stock, price tags)
- CHF 179.–
- Stellard Age age verification
- CHF 29.–
- Total per month
- CHF 208.–
One-off
Monthly
Your day-to-day
How to run your beverage store remotely
These images come straight from the Cloud Dashboard – this is exactly what you will see.
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Every ID scan in the log
Under “Identity logs” you see every scan with time, store and ID type – and whether access was allowed or denied.
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Block IDs
Anyone who uses someone else’s ID or is banned from the shop goes on the block list. Stellard Age then rejects that ID, even if the age is right.
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Set the deposit on the product
For each product you enter the deposit in CHF, for example 0.30 for a returnable bottle. The checkout adds it to the price and shows it separately on the receipt.
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Order by the crate and the carton
Under “Orders by Supplier” you see what is being ordered from each brewery – in 6-packs, crates or cartons, with the number of bottles next to it. “Send Order” sends it to the supplier.
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Frequently asked questions
How does age verification work without staff?
Customers place their ID under the Stellard Age device – identity card, driving licence or passport. The device checks the age (18 by default) and any blocks, then releases the door or fridge. It costs CHF 1’890.– one-off plus CHF 29.– per month and scanner. It checks the age, not whether the ID is genuine – responsibility for the range stays with you.
How do I handle deposits and empties?
You set the deposit per product, and the checkout adds it automatically at purchase. For returned empties you create a deposit return product with a negative price, for example -0.30. Customers choose it at the checkout via manual selection, and the amount is offset against the purchase. In the financial report the deposit is shown separately and does not count as revenue.
Can I sell single bottles and six-packs separately?
Yes. In stock management you link the six-pack to the single bottle. You only keep stock on the bottle; when a six-pack is sold, it drops by six bottles.
Can I combine staffed advice hours with unattended opening hours?
Yes. The checkout works the same whether someone is in the shop or not. Mini.Bierladen, for example, is accessible 24 hours a day and offers personal advice on Fridays and Saturdays.
How much does a self-checkout for a beverage store cost?
Plans start at CHF 99.– per month (Basis); with stock, ordering and price tags it’s the Retail plan at CHF 179.–. Age verification adds CHF 29.– per month. The hardware in the example above costs CHF 4’590.– one-off. You can build your exact quote online.
Hi, I’m Tobias.
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