To create a non-taxable gift card/certificate follow the steps outlined below:
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Creating Gift Card/Gift Certificate Products
Before you can recieve or invoice Gift Cards/Gift Certificates, you must first create a Product Master to hold your inventory.
Navigate to SellTreez > Product Management
Press the yellow + button in the lower right hand corner to create a new product & select Non-Inventory as the Product Type
Populate the name of the product (i.e. Membership fee, Gift Card, etc.)
Populate the price of the product
Add a product barcode (Optional)
Invoicing Gift Card/Gift Certificate Products
Once you have a Gift Card/Gift Certificate Product Master created, you will need to receive the Gift Card/Gift Certificate inventory on a new Invoice.
Navigate to SellTreez > Inventory > Purchasing
Press the yellow + button to create a new invoice
Populate Distributor
Change Default Inventory Location to a sellable location (Critical)
Click on yellow + button to add the product to invoice (find more information about invoices here)
Find the product that you just created using the SEARCH BAR
Select the product and add product to invoice
Enter a base cost (Best Practice = $0, you may enter a value here to track the cost of the physical gift card or certificate itself, however)
Enter Qty (Note: Non-Inventory does not deplete, but you should still put in a number)
Press green Add X Products button in the bottom right corner of the page to add the Gift Card product to the invoice
Accept the invoice
Redeeming Gift Card/Gift Certificate Products
Once you have Gift Cards/Gift Certificates received in inventory, you will need a way to redeem them when a consumer wants to use them. You have 2 options for Gift Card/Gift Certificate redemption.
Option 1 - Treez Rewards
If your organization is currently using the Treez Rewards loyalty program, you can more seamlessly redeem Gift Cards/Gift Certificates as rewards points when a consumer visits your dispensary to redeem their gift card.
NOTE: With this method, consumers do not need to spend the entire Gift Card/Gift certificate amount in a single transaction since the balance will remain on their customer profile.
Ensure the consumer has a Treez Customer Profile set up in Customer Management, if not, be sure to create one for them.
Navigate to Customer Management
Scan the customers Identification or use the Search box to search for the customer profile manually
Click the "Edit" button to the right of the customer name
Once the profile is in Edit Mode, scroll to the "Rewards" section at the bottom of the profile and click "Edit"
Add the Gift Card amount to the existing amount listed under "Current Dollar"s and click "Save"
Scroll back to the top of the Customer Profile and click "Save & Back"
The customers Gift Card/Gift Certificate has now been redeemed on their account and can be used to purchase goods
At checkout, apply the customers rewards to their order.
NOTE: Redeeming Treez Reward will depend on how you have your Rewards setup currently:
Option 2 - Reusing an Unused Payment Type
If your organization does not currently use Treez Rewards, you will need to track the redemption of Gift Card/Gift Certificates using an available payment type. Best practice will be to use an unused payment type such as "Check".
NOTE: When using this method, it is best practice to require a consumer to use the entire amount on the Gift Card/Gift Certificate in a single purchase. If this is not or can not be required, remaining balances will need to be tracked outside of Treez.
TIP: When using this method, it is suggested that you clearly document in your records and with your Accounting professional that sales made under this payment type are actually Gift Cards/Gift Certificates.
Enable the unused payment type by navigating to Configurations > Config Page > Point of Sale > Payment Types
Inform your staff to use the newly enabled payment type when redeeming Gift Card/Gift Certificates.
At the Point of Sale, use the payment type you have designated above to tender the transaction.