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How to Sell Liquids

Learn how to sell liquids

Updated over a year ago

Dizlog's new feature allows you to sell liquids, this applies to Retail and F & B Businesses.

If you are interested in selling liquids, there are various options and considerations to keep in mind. Here are some general steps and factors to consider when selling liquids:

  1. Milliliter (mL)

  2. Liter (L)

  3. Fluid Ounce (fl oz)

  4. Gallon (gal)

  5. Pint (pt)

  6. Ounce (oz)

  7. Cubic meter (m³)

  8. Barrel (bbl)

Liquid products can be measured and sold using various units of measurement (UOM) depending on the specific industry and country. Here are some commonly used units of measurement for liquids:

Two approaches to selling liquids with POS:

To Add New Custom UOM :

💡 You may get to this page by following the instructions in the following help center articles.

Choose which App you are using:

Through selling by Volume option

  1. Click Inventory/Catalog dropdown lists. and click Product/Services

  2. Click + Add items

  3. Choose Inventory type as Food Service

  4. Select from your lists of categories or click Add new category from the Category dropdown list.

  5. Click Save

  6. Enter information under General tab.

    Note: To distinguish item being sold per volume - either add an identified on the product name or add description

  7. Enter information under the Sales Information tab.

    Unit of Measurement: Choose the unit of measurement in which your item is being offered to customer.

    Conversion Value: In unit of measurement conversions, the conversion value represents the numerical factor used to convert one unit of measurement to another.

    Purchase Unit of Measurement: Unit of Measurement used when item was purchased.

  8. Click on Save

How to Sell by Volume option

  1. Click POS and select Catalog

  2. Click on the product and enter the quantity.

Selling like Composite item

This is selling the item created per weight or volume in a lesser volume. example: 1 litter of bottled beer can be sold per glass or shot.

  1. Click Inventory/Catalog dropdown lists. and click Product/Services

  2. Click + Add items

  3. Choose Inventory type

  4. Enter information under General tab.

  5. Create an item but this time add the initial item you created above as part of the bundle

  6. On the bundle quantity - edit it with the amount of volume that you would like to sell in a lesser volume. As the example below: the 1-liter beer can be sold per glass at 250ML, enter as 0.25 in Bundle quantity.

  7. Enter the retail price under Sales Information tab.

  8. Click Save

How to Sell by Composite item

  1. You must add to the cart both the (1-liter beer ) and also add to cart the per glass, as the quantity will be deducted from the main item (1-liter beer) every time you sell it per glass.

  2. Enter the quantity as 1.25 on the ( 1-liter beer ) and just enter the glass quantity as 1

  3. Now you can sell the item per glass and the quantity will be deducted from the main item (1 liter beer) every time you sell it per glass.

Through selling by Volume option

  1. From Homepage of the App, Tap Inventory/Catalog

  2. Tap "+ plus icon"

  3. Tap " Add items / Service

  4. Choose Product type

    1. Select from your lists of categories or tap add new category from the Category dropdown list.

  5. Enter information under General tab.

    Note: To distinguish item being sold per volume - either add an identified on the product name or add description

  6. Enter Purchase/Item Cost

  7. Enter information under the Pricing tab.

    Location: In which product will be sell

    Unit of Measurement: Choose the unit of measurement in which your item is being offered to customer.

    Conversion Value: In unit of measurement conversions, the conversion value represents the numerical factor used to convert one unit of measurement to another.

    Purchase Unit of Measurement: Unit of Measurement used when item was purchased.

    Selling Price : Amount which item will be sell

  8. Enter Initial Stock under Stock tab

  9. Click "Save Item"

How to Sell by Volume option

  1. Tap POS and select Catalog

  2. Tap on the product and enter the quantity.

Selling like Composite item

This is selling the item created per weight or volume in a lesser volume. example: 1 litter of bottled beer can be sold per glass or shot.

  1. Tap Inventory/Catalog

  2. Tap+ Add items

  3. Choose Product type

  4. Select from your lists of categories or tap Add new category from the Category dropdown list.

  5. Enter information under General tab.

    Note: To distinguish item being sold per volume - either add an identified on the product name or add description

  6. Create an item but this time add the initial item you created above as part of the bundle

  7. On the bundle quantity - edit it with the amount of volume that you would like to sell in a lesser volume. As the example below: the 1-liter beer can be sold per glass at 250ML, enter as 0.25 in Bundle quantity.

  8. Tap "Save Item"

How to Sell by Composite item

  1. You must add to the cart both the (1-liter beer ) and also add to cart the per glass, as the quantity will be deducted from the main item (1-liter beer) every time you sell it per glass

  2. Enter the quantity as 1.25 on the ( 1-liter beer ) and just enter the glass quantity as

  3. Now you can sell the item per glass and the quantity will be deducted from the main item (1 liter beer) every time you sell it per glass.

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