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QuickShot Inventory — When to Use It, Why It Exists, and What It’s Designed For

QuickShot Inventory is built for speed. It rapidly captures simple non-salvage items and individually billable clothing items by creating a line item for every photo. This article explains why QuickShot exists, when to use it, and when not to.

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Why QuickShot Exists

QuickShot was created to eliminate the slow, manual steps that traditionally slowed down high-volume inventory:

  • Choosing categories

  • Typing brand/make/model

  • Writing descriptions

With QuickShot + AI, one photo captures the item, and a second optional photo captures label or brand information when needed.

QuickShot is ideal for:

  • Large volumes of non-salvage items

  • Restorable clothing, where each garment is billed individually

It converts repetitive manual entry into a fast, image-driven workflow.


Best Use Cases (When to Use QuickShot)

🛁 Bathrooms – toiletries, makeup, grooming items
Fast non-salvage capture.

🧸 Kids’ Rooms – toys, games, accessories
Most items need only one photo.

👕 Clothing – Cleaning / Restoration

  • Fastest workflow for garments

  • Brand/model not required

  • One photo per garment (second only if label needed)

  • Items placed in a bill-by-item container (e.g., Garment Bag)

👕 Clothing – Non-Salvage

  • First photo captures the garment

  • Second photo captures the label if brand/model aren’t visible

  • Maximum two photos

📺 Simple Electronics (1–2 photos)
Example:

  • 1 front image

  • 1 model/serial label image

🔥 High-volume non-salvage rooms
Fire, water, mold, hoarding, or any scenario where speed matters.

User Only Selects:

  • Room

  • Container (if applicable)

  • Status (e.g., Replacement for non-salvage)

iCat handles the rest automatically.


When Not to Use QuickShot

❌ Items requiring more than two photos
Commercial equipment, high-value electronics, anything needing multiple angles.

❌ Items requiring detailed damage documentation
Example: speakers with crushed corners that need multiple damage photos.

❌ Flat-fee cleaning boxes
These are billed by the box, so QuickShot cannot be used.

❌ Any scenario needing more than two images
QuickShot intentionally limits to two to maintain speed and simplicity.

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