00:00:02,800 this is Jamie with bar I
00:00:04,100 this video is part of our why bar I video series
00:00:06,466 where we delve into some of the deep questions
00:00:08,566 around why you should consider using
00:00:10,466 bar I as your bar's inventory provider
00:00:13,233 so in this video
00:00:13,866 we're going to talk about the benefits of uh
00:00:16,433 barcodes and scales so
00:00:20,000 lots of different options
00:00:20,866 when you're choosing an inventory system for your bar
00:00:22,800 um many of them
00:00:24,500 because it is complicated to
00:00:26,800 include hardware integrations
00:00:28,233 in their software platforms
00:00:29,400 choose not to do that so a lot of our competitors
00:00:32,233 when you pick up a bottle
00:00:33,233 you're still just estimating the level of the bottle
00:00:35,700 visually
00:00:36,566 and using either a slider or tent thing into software
00:00:40,233 and I honestly do not understand
00:00:41,966 why you would apply all the technology of software
00:00:44,300 and not then improve the actual method of measuring
00:00:47,800 and then another area
00:00:49,600 we see hardware being very useful in Barry system
00:00:52,100 and not in others is um
00:00:54,600 when you need to set up a inventory system
00:00:57,300 you need to add all the items
00:00:58,366 at your bar into the system
00:00:59,400 and on a week to week basis
00:01:00,500 when you bring new items into the bar
00:01:02,466 you switch up um
00:01:04,900 the different draft beers
00:01:06,166 or whatever you're bringing in or
00:01:07,200 change your portfolio of products
00:01:08,833 you need to then add those items into the system
00:01:10,800 and so the best way to do that in our opinion
00:01:13,233 is to use a barcode so the vast majority of um
00:01:16,700 bar inventory items bottles of beer
00:01:18,833 cans of beer uh wine liquor bottles
00:01:21,000 have got manufacturer
00:01:22,366 printed barcodes on them that uniquely identify
00:01:24,833 that item and so with other systems
00:01:27,600 you have to type the name of the product
00:01:29,200 and then search between all the different sizes
00:01:31,233 and flavours as an example
00:01:33,000 in our system we have over 100 products
00:01:35,466 that contain the word Bacardi
00:01:36,666 in them if you
00:01:38,266 the most common form of Bacardi is Bacardi Superior
00:01:41,966 you know the the white rum that's in a litre bottle
00:01:44,266 but we've got that product
00:01:45,600 in five different product sizes
00:01:47,100 they make it in a plastic bottle
00:01:48,700 um there's you know aged um
00:01:51,633 there's just so many different combinations
00:01:53,666 that if you start looking items up by name
00:01:55,300 you will select the wrong item
00:01:56,566 and we constantly see that
00:01:57,966 or you could just pick up the bottle
00:01:59,400 scan the barcode
00:02:00,433 and it will instantly look it up with 100% accuracy
00:02:02,900 so you won't get confused on whiskies
00:02:04,400 between different ages or different sizes
00:02:06,666 or different um years
00:02:08,433 um so it's unclear to me
00:02:11,766 one of the things I've been amazed about um
00:02:13,666 running bar I for 15 years
00:02:15,033 is that a lot of systems don't understand why
00:02:19,200 being able to weigh open items using a scale
00:02:22,466 so that it's accurate and objective
00:02:25,433 um
00:02:25,700 everyone's point six could be different or it handles
00:02:28,433 it's funny shaped bottles or bottles like Bailey's
00:02:31,000 you can't see inside you can it
00:02:32,766 as fast as you can pick it up and guestimate
00:02:34,400 how much is in it you can put it on a Bluetooth scale
00:02:36,466 um and then when it comes to looking up and
00:02:38,833 uh items and changing your map
00:02:40,633 there's no better system to do it
00:02:41,833 the barcodes are already on the bottles
00:02:43,266 and so if you're using an inventory system
00:02:45,166 that doesn't have barcodes
00:02:46,666 and doesn't use scales
00:02:48,066 you are just making a complicated problem a lot harder
00:02:51,066 and probably because your
00:02:53,366 our inventory provider
00:02:54,433 doesn't want to deal with the complexity of shipping
00:02:57,833 equipment to you
00:02:59,233 and dealing with the software integrations
00:03:00,766 but the benefits in terms of speed
00:03:02,633 accuracy and effectiveness of the system are so great
00:03:05,366 we really think you should consider using
00:03:06,866 barcodes and scales in your system
00:03:08,200 if you want it to be an effective tool
00:03:10,600 um as always
00:03:11,166 thanks for watching um
00:03:12,066 and let us know if there's any other uh
00:03:13,600 topics you'd like us to address thank you
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