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4900
We purchased a vending business a few months back. Sometimes, I like it, at times, I don't. So my questions are: 1) How did you know that the vending business...
Leda
csun77
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Oct 3, 2007
1:43 pm
4901
As a new vendor I have mentioned to my local distributor that I need to expand. Recently he gave me a location for snack and pop he sold me that came from a...
midnite_blu2001
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Oct 3, 2007
1:43 pm
4902
1) Thats a personal choice, just like if you work for someone else are you happy? 2) Software is avaiable. But I find it easier to use both, open a separate...
Brad Burkham
brsdb3381
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Oct 3, 2007
6:07 pm
4903
... A city hall SHOULD be a good location even if its a small city due to high traffic count (with people comming in to get permits and pay fines and such...
Randy
randy_mire
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Oct 4, 2007
3:01 am
4904
Keep buying from him. That is his referral fee. We share leads with those who do business with us. He made a good choice to solidify your relationship by ...
Ivan Freely
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Oct 4, 2007
3:02 am
4905
Hey Everyone - In my various travels I have stayed at many hotels / motels. As such I always checkout the vending machines to check the selections, price, ...
fcvgb
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Oct 8, 2007
3:28 pm
4906
I always check out vending machines when I travel. I've noticed that many hotels/motels vending machines have extremely high prices. I would think that if...
Richard Crawford
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Oct 10, 2007
6:12 pm
4907
... such ... price, ... my ... There ... pursue ... on ... I have several locations that move product fast,so when I have something with in a week of being out...
Randy
randy_mire
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Oct 10, 2007
6:12 pm
4908
Hotels/motels can be lucrative stops to add to your route. Forget thinking about repeat customers. That won't happen much on return trips as much as it will...
Craig McCracken
alavend_craigmc
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Oct 10, 2007
6:51 pm
4909
True dat ! However there is one trick worth exploring. If you have a slow moving product that is about to expire use this technique. Place that product in a...
Craig McCracken
alavend_craigmc
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Oct 10, 2007
6:51 pm
4910
I have several hotels the best seem to be in low rent/by the week/ notellmotel most will empty a machine in a month some twice a month. Brad Craig McCracken...
Brad Burkham
brsdb3381
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Oct 10, 2007
7:10 pm
4911
Brad, You really need to look closely at such locations. There are security issues as well as revenue issues. Craig ... notellmotel most will empty a machine...
Craig McCracken
alavend_craigmc
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Oct 11, 2007
1:57 am
4912
By the way I do bulk vending mainly everything I have is a quarter vend. Brad Burkham <brsdb3381@...> wrote: I have several hotels the best seem...
Brad Burkham
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Oct 11, 2007
1:57 am
4913
I have four hotel/motel locations. I put in capsule machines and sticker machines. They all do great. kids are always looking for something to do when they...
Townsend Walton
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Oct 11, 2007
1:57 am
4914
Craig, I know about the issues, but have never had one nor had the guy I got the route from. He had some of them 10 years...Just go during daylight. Brad ...
Brad Burkham
brsdb3381
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Oct 11, 2007
2:55 am
4915
That is interesting Brad. I would have thought the crackheads would have walked off with them. ... guy I got the route from. He had some of them 10...
Craig McCracken
alavend_craigmc
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Oct 11, 2007
5:04 pm
4916
I have a location that would like me to place an ice machine next to the drink machine. They would like it due to the fact that it is a shop and the guys like...
sunset_vending
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Oct 12, 2007
2:33 am
4917
They go right in front of the check in desk. I have 1 that pulled $45 & 1 that had $49.50 last month. Some Thrift stores do good too, $35-50 each. some don't...
Brad Burkham
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Oct 12, 2007
2:37 am
4918
Try a wholesale restaurant supplier. ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Moody friends. Drama queens. Your...
S. Jackson
sharkshocky
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Oct 12, 2007
5:08 am
4919
I don't know your location but, there is a company in Atlanta that sells resturant equipment. They have an Ebay store and auctions there as well. Craig ... am...
Craig McCracken
alavend_craigmc
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Oct 12, 2007
12:01 pm
4920
... Locally I see them for sale all the time in the business equipment section of our local newspaper for a few hundred dollars. Seems like an odd item to...
fcvgb
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Oct 13, 2007
3:10 am
4921
Have you tried just making your machine colder? ... ____________________________________________________________________________________ Boardwalk for $500? In...
Ivan Freely
ipfreely24u
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Oct 13, 2007
3:11 am
4922
We use a small countertop Ice maker for our locations that request it.Here is the link to the comapny that sells the Ice maker Pure Solutions Drinking Water...
lunchroom3
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Oct 13, 2007
1:07 pm
4923
Motel/Hotels can be very good locations. One of my friends has a couple of motels. One of them he services 3 times a week and it does about $800 per week. The...
rk vend
rkschale
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Oct 13, 2007
6:17 pm
4924
Hi Leda! You know that vending is for you when you are feeling happy being your own boss and when you are feeling the customers around you talking nice about...
Jamie
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Oct 14, 2007
1:47 am
4925
... to ... a ... have ... they ... I am ... ice ... like ... to ... restaurants. ... Thank you, I'll have to pay attention to the paper more now!!!...
sunset_vending
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Oct 17, 2007
2:03 pm
4926
Dear Sir/Madam, I am new to the business and need your adevices. I have contact a Gym for Vending Machine. This Gym has operated 3 years and sell soft drinks....
peter jiang
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Nov 9, 2007
12:23 pm
4927
--The first thing I would do is see how busy they are,dont go by what your told,drive by there every day and at different times of the day and see what YOU...
Randy
randy_mire
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Nov 16, 2007
2:25 pm
4928
Thanks for your advices. The Gym sells the soft drinks and there is no possible to get the soft drinks sale. Randy <mire@...> wrote: --The first...
peter jiang
peterjiang100
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Nov 16, 2007
3:00 pm
4929
Peter, I have 5 Coffee Machines. They are excellent with regards to the profit margin but they require a lot of work keeping them clean and operating...
Harry
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Nov 17, 2007
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