How Secure Are Ungaurded Outdoor Vending Machines?
I am contemplating investing in some vending machines. I thought a great place to try and place them would be outside of gas stations in rural areas, to be turned on after hours, when the gas stations in these areas close. Wikipedia.com says vending machines are tough to crack into. Would this venture be worth checking into?
Tags: Machines, Outdoor, Secure, Ungaurded, vendingHow Can I Get People To Let Me Put My Vending Machines In Their Business?
Provide a good reason for them.
Do the businesses you are targeting already have someone else’s vending machines? Then you need to be better than that other company.
If they don’t, then you need to explain to the company why it’s good for the company.
Vending Machines For Business Set Up By Charity Organization, Who Do We Contact?
We are looking for one of those vending machines for our office that has just like bubble gum and a few other quarter machines where the proceeds go to a charity. I know I’ve seen them that are set up by different charity orgainizations, but we aren’t sure who to contact about getting one?
Tags: Business, Charity, Contact, Machines, Organization, vendingHow Hard Is It To Make Money Off Of Vending Machines? I Mean Like A Business.?
Okay, I had a vending machine business once. Let me tell you about my personal experiences in this area.
First off, I used to work for a vending company. I had a regular route where I serviced about 100 food and beverage machines. On any day I would normally have to deal with machine maintenace issues, customer refunds, expired food, and being asked to get my machines off the property that day.
As an employee I took all of this in stride. It was just a job.
Several years later I decided to buy an existing vending business. I then learned just how hard it was to get machines placed in profitable locations. I also found out how expensive those “little” maintenance issues were. For example, to replace a dollar changer was going to cost me several thousand dollars. The sales at that particular location did not warrant that kind of expense, so I had to pull the machines to allow another vendor to come in.
I also dealt with vandalism on numerous occasions. At one time I got a call from my local airport where I had placed a phone card machine. I was informed that my machine had been broken into. I lost over $300 in inventory and about $100 in cash in that one incident.
I’m sorry I may sound a bit negative about the vending business, but believe me, I speak from hands on experience as both an employee and owner in this industry. The idea of making money from your little profit centers spread all over town sounds great–but reality bites.
Do some solid research in this business before you jump in. At the very least, go to work for a vending company for a while and see what’s involved. I have about 75 free articles on home business you can read at the site listed below.
Operation Of Newspaper And Soda Vending Machines?
Newspaper machines and soda vending machines operate very differently. The latter
is a mechanical box. You place your four quarters in the machine and you open the door and low and behold there is a stack of newspapers at your disposal. Most people take one and close the door for the next patron to purchase his own copy. But notice that soda vending machines don’t operate the same way. They are also mechanical but when the four quarters are inserted and a selection is made only one can of soda is available for the consumer to purchase. Explain in terms of marginal utility why these two machines are designed so differently?