A power bank station for a cafe: better business than a free socket

A problem every cafe knows

A guest asks for a socket, sits by the wall and stays two hours with one coffee. The request is fair, but it brings a cable on the floor, a table held for a long time and staff hunting for an extension lead.

What a power bank station does

It decouples charging from the table. The guest taps a card, takes a power bank and moves on — to a table, the street or a meeting.

• Fewer socket requests and less staff effort
• Tables free up naturally
• People come in specifically to rent or return one, adding footfall
• Extra income from rental commission

Why it brings new customers

Stations appear on the network map and on the city pages of the site. Someone searching for where to charge a phone nearby sees your cafe as the answer — and usually orders something too.

What the venue provides

A socket and less than half a square metre on the counter. No construction, no special infrastructure, no staff training: rentals happen at the station with a card tap, no app.

Terms

• Free installation
• 15–25% commission on station revenue
• Maintenance, swaps and fault handling on us
• The cafe is not liable if a customer fails to return a power bank; the hardware is insured by Dead Batt

Where to place it

By the till or somewhere visible from the queue. A hidden station earns fewer rentals and less commission.

Summary

A free socket is a hidden cost: it occupies a table and earns nothing. A station answers the same guest need and adds revenue.