Square, has empowered street vendors, craft fair vendors, and flea marketers with the ability to accept credit cards with a simple swipe. Square’s easy to use app and card reader eliminate the risks associated with carbon paper credit card slips and taking bad checks, problems that have plagued mom and pop merchants across the globe who have tried desperately to make money with their side and hobby businesses.
Square has also empowered food trucks and other vendors in that category to take credit cards, often securing a sale rather than a walk away because many people don’t carry cash anymore.
As the Square community of users continues to grow many users started noticing that it’s very hard to get Square to work effectively while their phone is protected by a case. Not only that but the Sqaure readers were getting lost, and damaged floating about in purses, pockets and on car seats waiting for their next use.
Leave it to the innovative minds at Griffin, a global leader in wireless accessories, to come up with a solution that not only allows users to use their Square reader while their phone is protected by a case, but also a place to store the Square reader when not in use.
Griffin unveiled this new case solution, called the Merchant Case, at CES 2014. It quickly caught our eye amongst the app controlled cars and high end music accessories in Griffin’s booth. Why, because we know that as simple as it seems, the Merchant Case is solving huge problems for Square merchants.
“We’re extremely excited about the enthusiastic response to the Merchant case. Our case, combined with a Square Reader, is a perfect solution for business on-the-go,” said J. Curtis, Director of B2B Product Development at Griffin.
The Merchant case is custom-molded to secure the Square Reader in place and eliminate excess strain on the iPhone’s headphone jack when connected. A groove along the bottom aligns with the Square Reader and allows credit cards to slide through easily and consistently. Made from a durable silicone, the case protects the phone from bumps and drops and the case’s non-slip material makes it easy to hand over for customers’ signatures. Additionally, an integrated slot located on the back of the case conveniently stores the Square Reader when it’s not in use.
Merchant Case + Square Reader works with Square Register, the free point of sale app that lets anyone, anywhere, accept credit card payments and run their business. With a customizable checkout flow, smart business analytics, and digital receipts, Square Register serves the needs of businesses of all sizes and types, from a locksmith to a retail store.
Griffin’s Merchant case includes the new Square Reader and is now available for $19.99 here,.
