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Does it matter how the sale reached me?No, and that is the useful part. The counter, a table's round, your own ordering page and [orders from the delivery apps](/docs/delivery-apps) all take the recipe off the same shelf. One kitchen inven AnsweredHow do I stop selling something for a few days without deleting it?Short break: tap the Available pill to "Sold out" — instant, reversible. A season away: Retire it on Marketing → Menu over time — off the menu, history kept, past customers can vote it back, and "Brin AnsweredStock: can I track only my limited items?Yes — stock tracking is opt-in per item (and per option). Track the daily-limited biryani; leave the cola untracked. AnsweredHow do I record food we had to throw away?Use the Wastage panel on Menu, then Ingredients & suppliers. Pick the ingredient, type how much, type why, such as spoiled or dropped, and press Record. It comes off the shelf and is written down as w AnsweredI uploaded my menu twice and now everything is doubled — what happened?"Add to current menu" does not copy a dish you already have: if a dish with the same name is already in the same category, the file updates it, and only new names are added. You get doubles when the n AnsweredWhat does the customer see at the exact moment an item sells out?The item flips to sold-out styling and can't be added. If it was already in someone's cart, checkout refuses with a clear message naming the item — nothing wrong is ever charged. Answered
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