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eBar
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An eBar is a feature of Dijito One System that enables events organisers to bypass the conventional voucher papers for food, snacks or drinks access to an electronic form of transaction where the voucher is preloaded on the attendee's badge or wrist band.
Spend the next 3 minutes reading on to discover why you should use virtual vouchers – i.e., assigning digital tokens to the attendees’ QR Code on wristbands or badges, and using these as the currency attendees use to buy food and drink at the event – instead of opting for traditional, paper/plastic tokens.
1. Instant reconciliation
Vouchers are more transparent than cash since you know how many were printed and the vendor has an incentive to redeem the value in his or her possession at the end of the event.
However, the reliance on physical items in an outdoor event environment creates ample opportunity for tokens to get lost or destroyed and the need to tally them is, simply put a hassle. QR Codes scanning saves you the trouble by doing all the math behind the scenes, making reconciliation a literal matter of seconds.
2. Live reporting
The fact that transactions are digitally tracked is not only useful at the end of the event but also during: by using our accompanying QR Code reading software, you can see which items are selling and remaining stock and take action where appropriate.
For example, if vodka sodas are selling well, you can check your inventory to see you’re fully stocked for the rest of the night.
3. More secure
Let’s face it; events can be chaotic, especially when alcohol is involved. Rowdy patrons have been known to abuse the drink voucher system in myriad ways, including grabbing entire reels of vouchers, vouchers being ‘lost’ in transport or outright stolen from other patrons during the event.
QR Code is a more secure option since there’s only one object for patrons to fumble with, and that object is usually around their wrist (if using bracelets) or their neck (if using lanyards), rather than a whole bunch of small paper/plastic things jangling in their wallets, pockets or backpack.
4. Staff accountability
Not to sound overly pessimistic and suspicious, but your bar staff might also be less than infallible. Cases of staff using or selling drink vouchers to their friends are not unheard of, and resorting to surveilling your workers is not a great way to build trust with your team.
Using QR Codes will save you the need to worry about this, as QR code balances cannot be stolen or transferred without taking the physical QR code tag, which as mentioned is generally on the attendees.
5. Give more responsibilities to volunteers, reduce staffing costs
Continuing the previous point – since you’re no longer worried about anyone stealing money/vouchers, you can feel more secure in letting volunteers and other less-qualified workers handle transactions, further reducing your operating expenses.
When it comes to paid staff, you can also afford to hire fewer people – you don’t need as many supervisors when theft is no longer an issue.
6. Transparency with vendors
Arguing with vendors over unclear sales figures or discrepancies is a bad way to end an event. With QR code this isn’t an issue – you know how much each bar or stall is selling in real-time, and you have a set of inarguable figures waiting for you by the time the event is over.
Again, this isn’t to say you should be constantly suspecting your vendors of malfeasance – just that transparency is a great thing, and it prevents misunderstandings, arguments, and bad blood on both sides: both you and the vendors working your event are always in the clear as to who owes how much to whom.
7. Run more and better events
By reducing your staffing, reconciliation and security overhead, you can achieve greater efficiency and reduce your overall operating costs – which will allow you to run more events or offer better value-for-money to your attendees.
8. Boost revenues!
Finally, it’s a well-known fact that making payments easier and faster encourages consumers to spend, especially when the transaction doesn’t feel like they’re really ‘losing’ something.
Instead of having attendees counting how many vouchers they have left all night, they can simply continue swiping their wristbands to make purchases – which all but guarantees they will end up spending all.
