An optical shop sells two very different things. Frames and sunglasses sit on the wall in dozens of styles, colours and sizes, while lenses are made to order and come back from the lab days later. Add cases, cloths and solution nobody has counted, and it's easy to lose track of what you have and what you've earned.
Here is what software an eyewear store actually needs, how Saauzi handles billing, frame stock and an online store, and where you'll still need something else.
What software an eyewear store actually needs
- Frame stock by style, colour and size, so "do you have this in black, one size smaller?" takes seconds.
- One bill for frame, lenses and extras, because customers pay for the complete pair.
- Supplier records for frame distributors and the lens lab, and what you've paid each.
- An online shop window, since sunglasses and frames sell on looks and customers browse on their phones first.
- A daily money check across cash, card and wallet payments.
Saauzi doesn't hold prescriptions; more on that below.
How POS Shop, Online Store and Cashbook cover it
Choose the eyewear store industry at sign-up and Saauzi switches on POS Shop, Online Store and Cashbook, sharing one product catalog, one stock count and one book. You can add other apps later from the hub.
Frames as products with variants
Add each frame style once, with variants for colour and size: a round acetate frame, say, in black, tortoiseshell and clear, in 50 and 52 eye sizes. Each variant carries its own stock, at the counter and online. Sunglasses, cases, cloths and solution sit alongside as simple products.
POS Shop at the counter
Find a frame by model name or by scanning its tag (a scanner is optional). Put the frame, lenses and a case on one bill, apply a second-pair discount, and take cash, wallet or a split of both. Bills show your shop's name, address and PAN/VAT, printed or sent digitally. If the connection drops on a busy Saturday, POS Shop keeps billing offline and syncs later.
Lenses and the lab
Set up the lens types you sell most, such as single vision, progressive and anti-glare coated, as products at your standard prices. Treat the lab as a supplier: when a pair comes back, record a purchase entry, and the sale takes it off again. Purchase payments show what you've paid the lab, and each lens type's stock history lines up deliveries against sales. Frame distributors work the same way, and the low-stock list shows which popular styles to reorder.
Online Store for frames and sunglasses
The Saauzi Online Store is a branded, mobile-first storefront you style without code. It uses the same stock as the wall, so a pair sold in the shop drops off the online count too. Customers pay by eSewa, Khalti, card or cash on delivery. Sunglasses and accessories suit online sales best; prescription glasses still need the customer in the shop.
Cashbook for the day's money
Every sale posts to Cashbook automatically. Add expenses, keep cash, bank and wallet accounts side by side, and count the drawer each evening. It's a digital khata with exports for your accountant, not full accounting software.
A week in the shop, with hypothetical numbers
- Monday: a distributor delivers 40 frames across eight styles for NPR 96,000. You record the purchase entry and pay NPR 50,000. The new frames appear online straight away.
- Wednesday: the lab returns six pairs of lenses, recorded as a purchase entry. Each customer's frame and lenses go on one bill at collection.
- Friday: two pairs of sunglasses sell online, one paid by Khalti and one cash on delivery. Counter stock drops too.
- Saturday: best-sellers show the black round frame leading, and slow movers show a style that hasn't sold in months, so you put it on offer.
- Closing: the drawer matches Cashbook, and the week's wallet receipts match your eSewa and Khalti balances.
A checklist for choosing eyewear store software
- Can one frame style carry colour and size variants, each with its own stock?
- Can frame, lenses and extras go on one bill?
- Can you record what you buy from, and pay, the lens lab?
- Does the online store share stock with the counter?
- Where will prescriptions and eye-test results live?
Where Saauzi fits and where it doesn't
Saauzi fits eyewear retailers and optical shops that want fast billing, accurate frame stock and an online store without a separate system for each. With more than one branch, each outlet keeps its own stock and sales, rolled up into one view. The Saauzi page for eyewear stores shows how the apps fit together.
- No prescription records. Saauzi doesn't store eye-test results, prescriptions or patient history.
- No appointments for eye tests.
- No lab job tracking. There's no job card to follow each pair of glasses while it's at the lab.
- No batch or expiry records for contact lenses and solutions.
- No stock transfers between branches; record an adjustment at each end.
If eye exams and prescriptions drive your business, a practice-management system is the better choice for the clinical side. For the retail side, see what an ERP is for a small business.
What it costs
Your first app is free forever. One flat subscription unlocks every Saauzi app for NPR 1,500 per user per month or NPR 12,000 per user per year (US$20 or US$200 internationally), with no commission on sales. Two staff on the yearly plan would pay NPR 24,000 a year for all three apps. See the pricing page.
FAQ
Can I store customer prescriptions in Saauzi?
No. Keep them in your clinical records or a practice-management system.
How do I handle one frame in several colours?
Add it as one product with variants for colour and size, each with its own stock at the counter and online.
Can customers book eye tests online?
No. Saauzi has no bookings. The online store sells products such as frames, sunglasses and accessories.
If your frames, lens bills and daily cash live in three different places today, see how POS Shop, Online Store and Cashbook work together on the Saauzi eyewear store page, or start with one app free and add the others when you're ready.
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