Fishapalooza

One of the biggest ice fishing contests in all of America. Picture this, 10,000 fishermen (one for each lake in Minnesota) standing out in the middle of a frozen lake. Most look pretty much like the “Stay Puft” marshmallow man, just to keep from freezing to death. All of them hope to catch the grand prize winning fish. Yes, this is what people in Minnesota do for FUN during the winter. Not only that, they actually pay money to do it.

In order to participate in the Fishapalooza, you have to pay your $35 entry fee before you put your line in the water. Imagine several thousand people waiting to get on the ice all at one time and most want to use their credit card. Pretty simple solution if you’re in a nice warm store. Not so easy to run a credit card in the middle of the frozen wilderness.

Here’s where the Event Rental Team from American Metro comes in: With our wireless credit card processing terminals, the perfect solution became obvious. Not only do these heavy duty terminals allow you to get real-time authorization, but there is absolutely nothing to connect. They are completely portable and fully self contained. At an event like the Fishapalooza, speed is extremely important. With drop and load printers, even reloading paper takes less than 5 seconds. Everything about these terminals is designed to help the greatest number of customers in the least amount of time. For the ultimate in flexibility, these fishermen can even register and pre-pay on-line through an event processing account. Either way, there is no more re-keying or lost revenue from declined cards.

The result is shorter lines and more revenue. At the completion of the event, a report is generated showing what has been already deposited into your account.