Sunfire POS is built to handle the unique needs of smoke shops—with robust compliance tools, age verification, detailed inventory tracking, and support for high-risk products. From managing complex product lines to ensuring smooth, secure transactions:
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Sunfire POS integrates AgeChecker.net directly into the checkout process to enforce age compliance for all tobacco, vape, and other age-restricted products. The system automatically displays on-screen age verification prompts for every restricted sale, supports ID scanning against a national database, and stores verified date of birth for 60 days — allowing returning customers to be verified without an additional fee during that window. Age limits can be configured by product type and location to meet state-specific requirements, protecting your smoke shop's business license on every transaction.
Scan data reporting is the process of submitting detailed point-of-sale sales data to tobacco and vape manufacturers in exchange for rebates, promotional pricing, and loyalty rewards through manufacturer incentive programs. Sunfire POS automates this process with integrated scan data reporting that sends accurate, real-time sales data directly to manufacturers — eliminating manual uploads and ensuring your smoke shop captures all eligible rebates and brand incentive programs.
Sunfire POS includes advanced sales tax management specifically designed for smoke and vape retail. The system automatically calculates and separates state sales tax, local tax, vape tax, and excise tax for each transaction, with custom tax rate configuration by product type and location. Sunfire POS generates clear, organized tax and margin reports to support compliance and simplify your tax filing obligations.
Yes. Sunfire POS offers integrated high-risk payment processing through Metro Payment Technologies, a payment solutions provider purpose-built for smoke shop and vape shop merchants. Unlike general payment aggregators such as Square or Stripe — which frequently freeze or terminate accounts for tobacco and vape retailers — Metro Payment Technologies provides dedicated merchant accounts with upfront underwriting before you go live, transparent pricing, no hidden fees, U.S.-based customer support, and a cash discounting program that can eliminate up to 100% of your processing fees. Sunfire POS is also processor-agnostic, supporting other high-risk payment processors if preferred. Learn more: Why Square and Stripe Freeze High-Risk Accounts.
Yes. Sunfire POS integrates Qredible compliance tools that help smoke shops automate adherence to state and local regulations. This includes automated tax handling, scan data reporting, product controls for regulated items, and regulation-ready tools that adapt to changing state and local requirements — helping smoke shop operators stay compliant without manual monitoring.
Yes. Sunfire POS includes an integrated customer loyalty and gift card program powered by Factor4 at no extra monthly cost. Smoke shop and vape retailers can create points-based rewards (default: $1 = 1 point, fully customizable), issue processor-agnostic gift cards that work regardless of payment processor, configure birthday promotions and VIP customer tiers, and set time-limited promotional discounts — all managed from within the Sunfire POS system without a separate loyalty platform.
Yes. Sunfire POS is fully cloud-based, allowing smoke shop owners and managers to monitor live sales transactions in real time from any device and any location. Custom reports provide detailed analysis of sales trends, product performance, staff productivity, and profit margins — giving smoke shop operators the insights they need to optimize inventory and operations.
Yes. Sunfire POS supports multi-location management, allowing smoke shop chains and tobacco retail groups to manage inventory, compliance, tax reporting, and sales data across multiple locations from a single cloud-based platform. Real-time synchronization ensures consistent operations and accurate reporting across all stores.
Yes. Sunfire POS has a dedicated vape shop POS solution with features tailored specifically to vape retail, including variant-based inventory for e-liquids (by flavor, nicotine level, bottle size, and brand), per-SKU age verification flags for nicotine products, PACT Act remittance compliance support, and vape-specific tax calculation. Visit the Sunfire POS Vape Shop POS System page to learn more.
Sunfire POS is purpose-built for the compliance and operational demands of smoke shop retail — where general-purpose POS systems like Square, Clover, and Lightspeed fall short. Key differentiators include: automated age verification via AgeChecker.net with 60-day DOB storage; integrated scan data reporting for manufacturer rebates; advanced vape and excise tax calculation; Qredible compliance tools for state and local regulations; integrated high-risk payment processing with upfront underwriting via Metro Payment Technologies; and a built-in Factor4 loyalty program at no extra cost — all without requiring separate third-party apps or integrations.
Sunfire POS plans start at $49 per month with no contract required. Pricing scales based on business size and configuration. There are no long-term commitments — Sunfire POS operates on a month-to-month subscription. Schedule a free demo and get a custom quote tailored to your smoke shop or vape retail operation, or call us at 833-552-4100.
