At least that’s how I felt last night at 1 AM as I was installing the trial version of the 3rd accounting software package that night. You see, QuickBooks has failed me. In a very BIG way. Thankfully, they have a 60-day guarantee, so I will be sending it back. Too bad I have at least 500 items entered into inventory already.
The snag came after I had finished entering all of the Dragon Floss items yesterday and was ready to do the accounting part of creating a purchase order, receiving the items into inventory, etc. That’s when I figured out that QuickBooks doesn’t handle multiple currencies. ARGGGGHHHHHH! *%&#@!#@^%$#*&@!*&%!!!!! Yes, all of my hard work over the past couple of weeks, setting up accounts, figuring out how the software worked and entering inventory is down the tubes.
So, last night, I started the search for a new accounting package. I downloaded PeachTree. Installed it. Tested it. WRONG! I went looking some more. I downloaded Simply Accounting. Installed it. Tested it. WRONG! Then, with Terry’s help, I downloaded Microsoft’s Office Accounting Professional 2007. After 1 AM, the trial has finally finished installing and I go to try to do the QuickBooks conversion. ERROR. I try it again. ERROR. I try something different. ERROR. Terry finally took over and never did get it to work, but he did confirm that you can assign a currency to a vendor. WOOHOO! Victory, at last.
So, I still have some testing to do, but with 2 weeks left until the grand opening, I have very little time to order a new software package, get it in, install it, configure it, setup the company file, create multiple vendors, try to import my inventory items, then recreate all of the purchase orders, invoices, bills, accounts, etc.
Just what I needed. More work. 😉
Crapspackle.
That is *so* nasty. 🙁 [insert some carefully selected curses here]
It boggles one’s mind how, in these ages of global markets, software developers don’t think that there is need for multiple currencies in accounting softwares…
OMG, I agree with Outi – you’d just assume that in today’s global marketplace that accounting packages would be set up to deal with multiple currencies. 🙁 I am so sorry for you, going through this last minute stress. It’ll all come out okay in the end, though, Jenna!!!
I use Peachtree here at work, and sure enough, no assigning currencies to a vendor or a customer for that matter. Never noticed it before. At least you found a program that’ll work for you!
That sucks though, all of the work you put into Quickbooks. Will your new program download all of your info off of Quickbooks?
What a pain in the >>>
Not to add, but, will you have Paypal? (innocently whistles)
Hope your business software woes are over now, Jenna! 🙂
Aw, that sucks Jenna! Good luck 🙂
I think I may have to add “crapspackle” to my vocabulary. LOL! I hate that you have all that work to redo, but hopefully you will get it all taken care of and set up in plenty of time. You and I are definitely on for a Lady Scarlet SAL!
Teehee, “crapspackle” … love it! Don’t love how it came to be used, though … sorry to hear about your accounting woes – fingers crossed it all comes through for you in time for the opening without too much stress! {{hugs}}
Oh that just sucks Jenna. I hope you get it sorted soon. {{{hugs}}}