At the pastry case
Keep collectors out of the browsing line
Preorder guests wait near pickup instead of rejoining a line of people still choosing croissants.
Pickup display for bakeries
Give preorder pickup its own lane.
Cake pickups, warmed sandwiches, coffee and people still choosing pastries shouldn't all end up at the same counter. Show preorder customers exactly when their order is ready, on a board that suits the room.
Pickup Signal is a customer-facing pickup board for bakeries. It shows each order's name or ticket number on a TV as staff move it from making to ready, so the counter stays clear and preorder pickups get their own lane. Connect Square, Clover or Toast, or add orders from any register. $19.99 per location per month.
Start 30 days free
No card · $19.99/mo per location after
The Saturday bakery
Browsing, ordering and collecting are three different jobs.
Behind the counter
Protect careful handoffs
A cake box, a warmed sandwich and a drink move at different speeds while the customer sees one clear Ready state.
Holiday volume
Keep names and numbers legible
Use whatever identifier is already printed on the box or the ticket. Large type, readable across a packed collection window.
Readable across a holiday rush.
The Warm Counter board lists each order with its wait time, menu-style. Two common bakery setups:
Best bakery placements
- Ready-only tablet at the preorder shelf
- Full board visible from the collection area
- A screen away from the ordering queue
- Large type for weekend pickup windows
Use the labels guests know
- Customer name for cakes and preorders
- Ticket number for counter food and drinks
- Square, Clover and Toast orders arrive automatically
- Staff entry for phone orders and exceptions
Works with the register you already run.
MANUAL
Manual entry on any register
Type the name on the cake order, tap Add. Two seconds at the register, and it is on the board until collected.
CONNECT
Connect your register
Toast
Square connects in a few clicks. Clover and Toast connect with keys you paste from their dashboards. Orders then reach the board by themselves. Preorders and walk-ins on one screen.
What bakery owners ask first.
Can it show preorders placed days ago?
Yes. Staff add the order when they start packing it, or it arrives from Square, Clover or Toast on its own. It sits in Making until you tap Ready on collection day.
What if a cake sits in Ready for an hour?
Nothing disappears. After a timer you choose, it moves to "please see staff" instead of vanishing, so the collector still knows where to go.
We call numbers, not names. Does that work?
Yes. Pick a numbers-only board like Ticket Numbers, or show both. What customers see is your choice.
Do we need to buy a TV?
Usually not. Any TV with a browser, or a spare iPad set to Ready only by the preorder shelf.
Give bakery pickup its own lane.
Pair a screen, run the next busy weekend, and keep the rest of the counter unchanged.