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  t_meta_title: What Are Join Checks in Restaurant POS?
  t_meta_description: Learn what join checks are in restaurant POS systems, how they combine multiple customer tabs into one bill, and how they simplify payments for group dining.
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    t_author: Priyanka Bhadani
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      t_title: What are Join Checks?
      t_description: Join Checks is a restaurant POS feature that enables employees to merge two or more separate customer tabs into one.
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      t_text: <p>Join Checks is a <a href="https://plumpos.com/blog/features-in-restaurant-pos-system.html">restaurant POS feature</a> that enables employees to merge two or more separate customer tabs into one. When multiple tables or parties want to pay together, or when an order needs to be split for multiple payments, this is where it's used. Rather than handling each tab separately, the POS system consolidates the selected checks into a single tab, streamlining the payment process.</p><h2>How the Join Checks Feature Works in a Restaurant POS System</h2><p>If a customer would like to combine their bills, they can do so through the Join Checks option in the <a href="https://plumpos.com/">POS system</a>. The server or cashier uses the POS system to select multiple checks that have already been created for a customer.</p>In general, the following is how the process works-<ul><li>The server selects the checks they would like to join together.</li><li>The POS system then combines all the items together from the selected orders and creates one final bill.</li><li>The final bill includes all items ordered for the joined orders and will be written as one payment.</li></ul><p>This feature is very useful for diners ordering as part of a group, large parties adding to their total checks, or customers moving between tables wanting their orders added to one total check. It provides accurate billing and makes managing payments for restaurant staff more efficient.</p>
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