Bulk Return Customer Deposits in One Click

The Problem

A customer just returned 25 kegs at once. Your current process: open customer record, find deposit item #1, click return, save. Find deposit item #2, click return, save. Repeat 23 more times. It's taking you 15 minutes to process one return. Meanwhile, there are three more customers waiting with keg returns. Your line is backing up and everyone's frustrated.

The Solution

Bulk Customer Returns let you process multiple deposit items in a single action. Select all 25 kegs, click return once, and you're done in 30 seconds. Perfect for busy return days, large wholesale customer pickups, and festival teardowns when dozens of kegs come back at once.

How to Use It

1. Navigate to Brewery → Customers
2. Open the customer record returning items
3. Click the Deposits tab to see all outstanding deposits
4. Click Bulk Return button
5. Select the items being returned:
   • Check boxes next to each keg, growler, or container
   • Or use Select All if returning everything
6. Enter Return Date (defaults to today)
7. Add optional Notes (e.g., "Festival pickup", "Damaged keg #2")
8. Click Process Returns

BarSight processes all returns simultaneously, updates deposit balances, and adds the containers back to your inventory. What used to take 15 minutes now takes 30 seconds.

[SCREENSHOT: Bulk Return interface showing checklist of deposit items, Select All button, date picker, and notes field]

Pro Tip

Count the physical returns before processing the bulk return in BarSight. If a customer says they're returning 25 kegs but you only count 23, investigate the discrepancy before clicking that button. It's easier to catch shortages upfront than fix them later.

Learn More

Managing container deposits efficiently helps cashflow. Learn how to set up deposit tracking for kegs and growlers, or discover how to transfer inventory between locations when returning kegs to your production facility.