diff --git a/DCPlugin.pro b/DCPlugin.pro
index 2615d7a..6a13db3 100644
--- a/DCPlugin.pro
+++ b/DCPlugin.pro
@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ HEADERS += \
     src/ATBAPP/support/JSON.h \
     src/ATBAPP/support/PTUSystem.h \
     src/ATBAPP/support/PersistentData.h \
-    src/ATBAPP/support/Ticket.h
+    src/ATBAPP/support/Ticket.h \
+    src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.h
 
 SOURCES += \
     src/ATBAPP/ATBHealthEvent.cpp \
@@ -101,7 +102,8 @@ SOURCES += \
     src/ATBAPP/support/JSON.cpp \
     src/ATBAPP/support/PTUSystem.cpp \
     src/ATBAPP/support/PersistentData.cpp \
-    src/ATBAPP/support/Ticket.cpp
+    src/ATBAPP/support/Ticket.cpp \
+    src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.cpp
 
 DISTFILES += \
     generate-version.sh
diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.cpp b/src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d39777
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "TicketUtils.h"
+
+#include <QLocale>
+#include <QDate>
+
+TicketUtils::TicketUtils(QObject *parent) : QObject(parent)
+{
+
+}
+
+
+QString TicketUtils::getLocaleDateString(const QLocale & qLocale, const QDate & qDate)
+{
+    QString dateString;
+
+    if (qLocale.language() == QLocale::Lithuanian) {
+        // QLocale::ShortFormat produces date string: "yyyy-mm-dd" ...
+        // this is to long for the printer.
+        dateString = qDate.toString("YY-MM-dd");
+    }
+    else {
+        dateString = qLocale.toString(qDate, QLocale::ShortFormat);
+    }
+
+    return dateString;
+}
diff --git a/src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.h b/src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4759713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ATBAPP/support/TicketUtils.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#ifndef TICKETUTILS_H
+#define TICKETUTILS_H
+
+#include <QObject>
+
+class TicketUtils : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    explicit TicketUtils(QObject *parent = nullptr);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief getLocaleDateString
+     * @param qLocale
+     * @param qDate
+     * @return a localized date string short format
+     *
+     * Note QLocale::ShortFormat does not result to the
+     * string we need for ticket printing therefore this
+     * helper method was created.
+     *
+     * e.g. using Lithuanian (lt_LT) we get a date in short format:
+     *      "2024-08-08" unfortunately this is to long, we need
+     * the year with only two digits.
+     * e.g. in German (de_DE) it is enought: "08.08.24"
+     *
+     */
+    static QString getLocaleDateString(const QLocale &qLocale, const QDate &qDate);
+
+signals:
+
+};
+
+#endif // TICKETUTILS_H