Community fridges
A printed QR beats an open tin.
Cart upsells that grow the basket
Offer one more item at checkout - grow the average order without another app.
Subscriptions for recurring boxes
Weekly, fortnightly, or monthly boxes - predictable revenue without chasing DMs.
Set prices or a suggested amount. Neighbours scan, pay, and take - you see what moved without hovering over the fridge.
- Suggested amounts
- Clear log
- No attendant
New sale · A$12.00
Honey · just now
Stock updates itself
Large eggs: 4 left
Upsell
Add a jar of honey?
A$9.00 A$7.00 · at checkout
Print the poster · they scan and pay · you get the alert
Let customers pay the way they already prefer
- Cash
PayIDAU · free
PayToAU- Visa
- Mastercard
- Amex
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
Link- Klarna
- Zip
No card reader. Payments happen on the customer's phone. PayID is Australia-only and always free of Vendl fees.
Built-in tools that grow the basket
- Product or Customer Choice cart
- Cart upsell
- First-order discount
- Volume price breaks
- “Only N left” scarcity
- Restock alerts
Choose catalogue checkout or open dollar amounts, offer one more item at checkout, reward first visits, and nudge buyers when stock is low - without another app.
The honesty jar
The fridge is empty. The jar doesn’t explain what left.
A QR checkout logs each take with a payment method - useful for volunteers restocking and for donors who want to see the fridge working.
- Poster on the fridge door
- Simple product list or donation amount
- A record of confirmed payments
- Opens fridge
- Scans
- Pays
- Takes food
Three steps for the fridge
Keep the community model - add a cleaner payment path.
- 01
Add what’s usually stocked
Bread, milk, produce - or a single suggested contribution.
- 02
Stick the QR on the door
One clear poster: scan to pay for what you take.
- 03
Restock with data
See popular items and quiet days without guessing.
No card details required
Owner dashboard
See every sale, stock alert, and subscription in one place
The same view stall owners use every day - revenue, orders, low stock, pre-order pages, and live boxes.
Example dashboard
Neighbourhood fridge
This week
A$64.00
Takes
22
Bread
Low
Milk
6
Recent · A$3.00
Suggested amount · PayID
Built for volunteers
Know what to bring next time.
A light sales history helps organisers restock what people actually take - not what sits.
- Payment confirmations
- Simple product list
- Cash and PayID options
- Works without staff on site
Every feature is included on Free. Pro only changes the Vendl card fee.
Fridge questions
For community fridges and shared pantries - keep it simple.
Can it be donation-based?
Yes. List a suggested amount as the product price, or multiple amounts.
Do people need to register?
No. Scan and pay - same as any honesty model.
Who gets the money?
Straight to the organiser’s Stripe or cash - Vendl doesn’t hold funds.
Is this only for Australia?
Vendl works in multiple countries. PayID is Australia-only; other regions use local options.
“It was all so easy and fast to set up - your 10-minute setup was generous. I did it all in about three!”
“I was keen to try something that didn't have so many fees - like PayID.”
Start free. Pay only when a card sale is made.
A$0 per month, with every Vendl feature.
Cash and local bank payments have no Vendl fee - PayID in Australia, Pay by Bank in the UK & Europe, and other local options where available. Card, Tap & Go and pay-later sales on Free include a 2.5% Vendl fee, plus standard Stripe processing fees.
You can absorb the Vendl fee or pass it on to customers. Upgrade to Pro later to remove it.
- Printable QR poster
- Sale alerts and live stock tracking
- Cart upsell and first-order discount
- Volume price breaks and scarcity
- Restock notifications
- Your own stall branding
- Unlimited products and product options / variants (up to 3 groups, 12 choices each)
- Volume and bundle pricing (e.g. 2 for $9)
- Real stock counts, “Only N left” scarcity, and printable QR posters
- Product freshness notes and provenance lines
- Stall cart type: Product catalogue or Customer Choice (open dollar amounts)
- Cash self-confirmation
- Card / Tap & Go, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and wallets
- Local bank methods by region: PayID & PayTo (Australia), Pay by Bank (UK & Europe), Cash App (US)
- Pay-later where supported (Klarna, Zip, Affirm, and more)
- Sale alerts, low-stock and out-of-stock alerts, email and push notifications
- Orders and inventory dashboard
- Card-demand counter
- Customer restock notifications
- Pre-orders with order-by deadlines and collection days
- Shopper subscriptions - weekly, fortnightly, or monthly recurring boxes
- Cart upsells, pre-order add-ons, and first-order discounts
- Collections - Ready and Collected, buyer messaging
- Stall branding - logo, colours, social and website links
Your fridge, clearer for everyone.
Put a QR on the door and stop relying on an empty jar.
A$0 monthly on Free · No attendant