El Monterrey restaurant
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El Monterrey: $48,240 in reported annual savings

$48,240reported annual result
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El Monterrey is a busy Mexican restaurant processing $94K/month in card volume. They'd been on Toast since opening and the setup was never revisited as their volume grew. Card processing costs were eating over $3,000/month, software fees were $499/month, equipment financing was $390/month, and junk fees added another $159. Total monthly cost: over $4,000. Derived introduced them to dual pricing on SkyTab — a cash price and a card price displayed side by side — and their processing cost dropped to $0.

Fees before

Card processing$3,032
Toast software fees$499
Equipment financing$390
Other fees$159
Total$4,080/mo

Fees after

Card processing (dual pricing)$0
SkyTab software (2 devices)$60
Total$60/mo
What changed
  1. Dual pricing eliminated all processing costs

    Cash customers see one price, card customers see a slightly higher price that covers the processing fee. The restaurant pays $0 in card processing — on $94K/month in volume.

  2. Software fees cut from $499 to $60/month

    Toast was charging $499/month in software fees. SkyTab: $60/month for two devices. Savings: $439/month.

  3. Free equipment

    killed the financing — New SkyTab terminals at no cost. Eliminated $390/month in Toast hardware payments.

  4. Eliminated every junk fee

    PCI, statement, batch, and misc charges — $159/month in waste removed.

The reported results
$36,384card processing eliminated/yr
$5,268saved on software fees/yr
$4,680equipment financing eliminated/yr
$1,908other fees eliminated/yr
“Toast never told us we could be paying less. Derived showed us dual pricing and suddenly we're paying nothing for processing. That's $4,000 a month back in our pocket — almost $50,000 a year.” — El Monterrey team, Mexican restaurant

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