This guide is for agents quoting hardware for a tattoo studio, piercing studio or permanent-makeup studio. Appointments are booked with a deposit, sessions run for hours, tips are large, and the studio often sells aftercare and jewelry at the desk. Many studios have several artists, some processing under the shop and some under their own merchant account. For the full catalogue of devices and the rules behind every quote, see Stackably hardware options and bundles (Sunmi).
The short version
P3H or P3 MIX at the front desk, your call. Both take deposits, run the calendar, close out a session and prompt for the tip.
No network, no printer, no Ubiquiti. The terminal prints receipts; deposits and invoices go by text or email.
Artists with their own merchant accounts each get their own device. One MID per device.
Jewelry or aftercare retail at the desk → P3 MIX for the scanner and drawer.
Payment at the chair: a P3H carried to the station on the studio Wi-Fi. Upsell.
The builds to quote
Shop account | Independent artists | |
Terminal | P3H or P3 MIX at the desk | One P3H per artist with their own MID |
Tip prompt | Hand over the P3H, swivel the P3 MIX, or add the 6.7" CFD | Hand over the P3H |
Receipts | Built in | Built in |
Retail (jewelry, aftercare) | P3 MIX + handheld scanner; label printer by USB if they tag stock | Usually sold under the shop account on the desk device |
Cash drawer | Optional on the P3 MIX | None |
Ubiquiti network | No | No |
Upsell: a P3H carried to the chair so the client pays and tips without walking back to the desk. Offer; do not add by default.
One device per merchant account
Tattoo studios are the most common place agents hit the one-MID-per-device rule. A studio where the owner processes everything is one account and one desk device. A studio where each artist is their own business, with their own merchant account, needs a device per artist; a single terminal cannot switch between accounts today. Quote a P3H per independent artist, and a P3 MIX for the shop if it sells retail. A multi-merchant solution is in the works; until then, do not promise one device for the whole shop.
The network rule, in studio terms
No kitchen, no printer away from the desk, no KDS: no Ubiquiti. Every device prints its own receipt over the studio Wi-Fi. If the shop price-tags jewelry with the label printer, it plugs into the P3 MIX by USB or into the studio's own router by Ethernet; neither needs the network. Do not put a network line on a studio quote unless the merchant asks to opt in.
Accessories for studios
Swivel cradle. Ships with the P3 MIX. Turn it for the tip prompt and signature.
6.7" CFD. P3 MIX only. A fixed client-facing screen at the desk. Additional charge.
Handheld scanner with base. For jewelry and aftercare barcodes. P3 MIX only in this vertical.
Label printer. For studios that price-tag jewelry. USB to the P3 MIX, or Ethernet to the studio's router; no Ubiquiti either way. Built-in scanner. P3 MIX only in this vertical.
Cash drawer. P3 MIX only. Sunmi MAX or the third-party drawer we resell (confirm model with the Stackably team).
SIM card. Only for guest spots, conventions and travelling artists. $20 per month.
Edge cases
"Five artists, each their own business." Five P3Hs, one per merchant account. A P3 MIX for the shop desk if the shop sells retail under its own account.
"Five artists, all paid as employees or commission under the owner." One merchant account, one desk device. Upsell a P3H for payment at the chair.
"They want the deposit taken when the client books online." Software, not hardware. Works with either device.
"Sessions run four hours and the client pays at the chair." P3H carried to the station on the studio Wi-Fi. The artist closes the session and hands it over for the tip.
"Artists travel to conventions." Add a SIM card ($20 per month) to the artist's P3H for the weekend; it works on Wi-Fi at home and cellular on the road.
"They want a big screen to show flash and pricing." A T3 works (CPad Pay or CFD + SmartPad by preference) but is unusual here. The P3 MIX is the sensible upper end.
"They sell body jewelry and want to scan it." P3 MIX with the handheld scanner, or the label printer by USB with its built-in scanner if they also tag stock. No network.
"Their Wi-Fi is bad in the back stations." A P3H at the chair needs Wi-Fi where the chair is. If the Wi-Fi does not reach, the P3H needs a SIM card, or the client walks to the desk.
"A guest artist is in for a month." If the guest processes under the shop account, the desk device covers it. If the guest has their own merchant account, they need their own device.
"They want tips split between artists." Software question; confirm current behaviour with the Stackably team before promising it.
Quick answers
Which terminal? P3H or P3 MIX at the desk, your call. One P3H per independent artist.
Network? No.
Several artists with their own accounts? One device per MID. No exceptions today.
Deposits? Software, on any device.
Jewelry retail? P3 MIX with a scanner or the label printer by USB.
Pay at the chair? P3H on the studio Wi-Fi, upsell.