Pos system

摘要

The point of sale (POS) system comprises a purchased commodity accommodating and transporting apparatus (3) having a self scanning function and including a commodity code reader, and an accommodation section (2) for accommodating commodities whose codes have been read. A commodity price file (4) is operably coupled to the apparatus (3) for holding price information of commodities corresponding to commodity codes. A settlement POS terminal (5) performs final settlement of accounts for the accommodated commodities, under supervision of a control apparatus (6). A display (7) on the apparatus (3) shows prices of commodities retrieved from the commodity price file (4) as well as a running total. The apparatus (3) further includes an inputting section for inputting a purchase estimate of a customer at the start of shopping, a comparison section for comparing the purchase estimate with the running total, and an excess notification section for notifying the customer via the display (7) that the purchase estimate has been exceeded. <IMAGE>