Banner archive.php

Archive for the ‘Vending Locations’ Category

Vending Machine Contracts - Part 1

Icon Written by admin on June 5, 2008 – 9:06 pm

It is really simple, I never use a “location contract”.  Locations do not like signing contracts - period.  It scares the heck out of most of them.  Think about it for a moment.  How do you feel every time someone asks you to sign a contract?  We’ve been conditioned by popular media (i.e. movies and […]



Trouble Placing Honor Boxes

Icon Written by admin on April 22, 2008 – 8:13 pm

“I just recently added honor boxes to my business, and as I’m trying to get them out I get a lot of customers tell me that we had one before and it was always short, so they don’t want one. Is their anyway to persuade them otherwise, or am I better off not to put […]



Vending Question - Location Moved the Vending Machines

Icon Written by admin on March 11, 2008 – 3:29 pm

“WHAT DO YOU DO IF A SITE MOVES YOUR MACHINES’ AND DON’T TELL YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED TO THEM. THEY WERE MOVED DOWN A LITTLE.”
Vending Rules Answer:
So long as they didn’t damage the machine - nothing. This is not that unusual. Often we suspect some kind of “foul play” […]



Vending Commissions - Part 2

Icon Written by admin on January 30, 2008 – 2:25 pm

This post is the second part of a series, if you have not read it yet please read “Vending Commission - Part 1“.
If you are involved in snack / soda vending then usually, 10% of the gross income of the machine per month is acceptable and still is profitable for you. Any higher and […]



Vending Commissions - Part 1

Icon Written by admin on January 21, 2008 – 11:10 pm

How much should I pay a vending location in commission? Is their an industry standard?
Everyone seems so afraid of this issue that they allow themselves to get frozen with inaction. Many vendors are so afraid to pay a commission that they forgo some VERY profitable locations. Before we begin to discuss […]



On the Subject of Locators & Locating

Icon Written by admin on November 19, 2007 – 10:09 pm

If I am asked one question consistently, and relentlessly it this, “Where can I find a good locator to locate my machines?” I hope at least a couple of you have noticed the HUGE assumption made in that statement (if not, that’s OK). The assumption is that you SHOULD and/or CAN use a locator to […]