When you are talking and trying to acquire new locations for your vending machines, you should be very humble. It is always the first impressions that counts. I was talking to a lot of strangers here in Kitsilano before where… Continue Reading
I normally visit this particular location in the vicinity of North Vancouver every 3 weeks. Going to North Vancouver is extremely traffic during weekdays. The only choice for visits is considering on a weekend. Saturday is a good choice if… Continue Reading
When i was doing the vending machine business in the early days, i was introduced to a location in the east side part of town. I was a newbie and most of my locations back then was in the offices.… Continue Reading
This is the question that arises when you get up on certain weekends especially Sundays. If you know that there is no traffic and no one to distract you when you are doing your job then this is the best… Continue Reading
There was the Victoria Holiday and everyone was virtually out of town. I was working on that day because Mondays are very important to me and most of my locations are 24 7 and can be accessed anytime. It would… Continue Reading
It’s been a while that i have not written a blog for the vending machine business. I was very busy making it work out on my online business which is producing promising results and getting my fingers in constant motion… Continue Reading
Did i tell you that i have a bunch of locations in Annacis Island. It is a group of factories mostly. The locations are not that great but it gives a consistent income for me. I’m concentrated mostly in the… Continue Reading
Seems that the days are getting longer now. The temperature is getting warmer and hotter. Normally my chocolates are fine without the cooler. When it is hot the chocolates has to be in a cooler spot. It’s time for me… Continue Reading
My day started very good and it is a fine day. The climate is getting warmer and it is very good for the vending machine business operators. I was in the area where i go twice a week since the… Continue Reading
I have a vending business account in downtown and it is located in a federal building. This is an account which I held for a long time already. The building has around 1000 employees working there and my snack vending… Continue Reading
It was last week Sunday. Sunday was usually reserved for my continuing studies at home. It was also utilized for a small family get together day. Good thing that we already watched Ready Player One the week prior. I thought… Continue Reading
I will tell an unusual story that it all happened in a day on my vending machine business. Most of the days I have to drop my kids to school. I was normally doing this without any problem since there… Continue Reading
Here in Vancouver, BC where the cost of home ownership is sky-high. There are lots of people who just gave it up already in the quest of finding the perfect abode. I grew up in the Philippines which i mentioned… Continue Reading
The weather is getting better and better on each passing day. The day is getting longer. The pop on the machines are getting consumed more and refilled. This is a season for selling more drinks of any kind. According to… Continue Reading
I had a great location which is located in Granville St in Vancouver, BC. There are numerous hotels there and i had one of the good ones. It contains around 1 combo machine per floor, totaling 6 combo machines. The… Continue Reading
I was doing vending for quite a while now. I have a location that i visit once a month because since it is far from my regular area of service. The location is not that great in terms of sales… Continue Reading
Well i was very lucky enough that a building was constructed. I was lucky that i have some rapport with the manager. The manager was assigned on the other building which i got acquainted before. Everything was very smooth. I… Continue Reading
My blue Monday. It is the first day of the week and i have to kick start everything into working momentum again. Sometimes it is extra tiring to work on Mondays when you are accustomed to being laid back on… Continue Reading
When spring time is around sales increase. You need to double time when doing your vending business. According to my experience pop and drinks normally increase twice. Understandably the drinks hardly moves during the winter time except for locations in… Continue Reading
I headed towards to one of my strong location. I was surprised that the snack machine is empty. Towards the end of the week is the happiest for me. I don’t know what to feel either to be happy or… Continue Reading
I have a vending location which i faithfully servicing it for almost 2 years something. This is a location which i go twice a week during my early days. On a strong location you have to service it every 3… Continue Reading
I visited one of my vending locations. I found out that there is an out-of-order sign on the snack machine. I immediately took a look on what is happening to the vending machine. There is a continual clicking and whirling… Continue Reading
I have a location in a public school and normally i service it every 2 weeks. To my surprise the Crane Coffee Model VOCE had a problem on vending the french vanilla selection. I tried to dispense some french vanilla… Continue Reading
As usual i’m getting ready for work this morning and suddenly i got an email on my vending location. The email states that it is restricted to donate to a religious organization since the place is a public school. I… Continue Reading
I have an extremely good vending location in surrey which i visit once a month. It is a 24/7 vending location where there are constant production in a factory. These types of locations are very desirable since your vending location… Continue Reading
I remember during my early days of vending and i have been diligently taking care of a good vending location here at Richmond. The good vending location composed of 4 machines in 2 different buildings with around 300 people. During… Continue Reading
There are a lot of reasons why there are vendors that are trying to sell established vending machine business route. When i was new in the Vending Machine Business i was constantly looking for a good deal at craigslist. Craigslist… Continue Reading
I have been more than ever relaying on ok google nowadays especially when im lost or when doing some simple task. Ok Google saved my day which 3 days ago. As usual i switched on my GPS on my dashboard… Continue Reading
When you are doing your vending machine business you need to have great customer service in order to stay afloat. and never move out since everyone’s likes the idea of stability. You always wanted to have a stable business especially… Continue Reading
Doing my vending business here in Vancouver is no different when i was still doing my wholesale business in the Philippines. When i was still back in my home country in the Philippines during the late 90s doing my memory… Continue Reading
I have a particular location that normally calls me at least around once a month on my combo vending machine, it is prestigious public location and lots of foot traffic and the machines have to be presentable and always cleaned.… Continue Reading
It is amazing on what people tend to imagine to put inside the vending machine. I have a location that called me on the weekend and taken down some notes to fix the snack machine. I always encounter simple problems… Continue Reading
This is just an update and you don’t have to overthink and get parts for repair and it always works for me, there are variations on how to do this on any kind of machine. You don’t need to change… Continue Reading
When you are doing the vending machine business on a daily basis, you always contemplate that no one calls you during the day especially when you are driving and going to locations. I personally try to stay away from the… Continue Reading
When you have been doing this vending machine business for quite a while ,sometimes when you are timing the locations from moving to the next will have some minor setbacks and you would tend to spend more time allotment than… Continue Reading
Anytime a large purchase is made, such as a vending machine, there is a definite amount of care and maintenance that goes along with it. Just like purchasing a home or a vehicle, vending machines are an investment and should… Continue Reading
If you purchase a vending machine from a reputable company, it should come with the manufacturer’s User Manual/Operation Manual. In some cases, these can be very user friendly and walk you step-by-step through the most common questions/issues you’re going to have… Continue Reading
Being in business for many years has awarded us time to develop associations and set up business practices that actually work. The most important area of savings begins with our purchasing. Creating relationships with vending machinist who are exiting the… Continue Reading
Purchasing a vending machine can be a stressful and costly ordeal and when doing so you must consider the potential for injure or defects over the life of your machine. That’s where a warranty comes in but how do you choose which… Continue Reading
At The Discount Vending Store we are constantly working to provide our customers with the better service, high quality machines and more other options. We understand that in order for you to grow your business, it takes money and many… Continue Reading
I have a mice in my vending machine ! I visited one of my location 2 days ago and i was surprised why there are still a lot of snacks and chocolate bars inside the vending machine, i was very… Continue Reading
When doing the vending machine business, never force yourself to be in a hurry at the time, once you get into an accident it’s all over. It is not worth your time and effort to earn a few dollars if… Continue Reading
Growing Sector The healthy snack vending industry is the fastest-growing sector of the vending industry. With the rise in awareness of the need for healthy food and snacks, healthy food vending is rising faster than ever. Smart Snacks in Schools… Continue Reading
Are you looking for a new business opportunity that requires no special skills or training, can be done part time or as a home-based business, and can get your whole family involved ? How about starting a vending machine business ? Whether you’re vending traditional snacks, drinks,… Continue Reading
With new changing health regulations, one of the first questions to ask when considering buying a healthy vending machine is what products to stock. There are new healthy vending franchises popping up every week and they all promise to provide you… Continue Reading
Healthy vending is not a crave that is going away. Society now is striving to make healthier eating habits and that includes what they buy from vending machines. People want to know what they are eating, and laws are… Continue Reading
I have a lot of locations that i visit on a monthly basis and i just visited this particular office location after the xmas break. As usual since it is a small location i quickly prepared all the items before… Continue Reading
I serviced all my locations before I went for a break, I felt that I had a burnout during December 2017. It is very important to have a short break from working. I remember when I was in the… Continue Reading
Recently my wife was visiting our local community center noticed that they did not have a snack vending machine. So she seized the opportunity and asked the director if it would be ok to install a snack or snack/soda combo… Continue Reading
Everyone wants to ensure that their machine vends cold beverages, especially during the warm summer months. In high humidity areas you may find some condensation building up on your vending machine. This can happen even if it is located in… Continue Reading
Customer experience is a big factor in vending sales. If they have a good experience, they will be looking for more vending machines for sale & come back to purchase again. One way you can improve your customer’s experience is to offer… Continue Reading
Quite often we are ask the question, “How are you able to offer such money off on your machines?” Being in business for many years has awarded us time to develop connections & set up business practices that really work.… Continue Reading
Purchase a vending machine can be a stressful and costly ordeal, and when doing so you must consider the potential for damage or defects over the life of your machine. That is where a warranty comes in; but how do you decide… Continue Reading
I have another location which i frequently visit on the later part of the week. The location called me during mid week when i was doing my other locations. The assistant manager called me and said that he put the… Continue Reading
I’m a born entrepreneur and have been always doing my things my own way. Most of my gigs are in the Asia, the great thing when you are in a developing country like : Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia there… Continue Reading
One of my locations called me on Sunday and told me that one of the machines is left opened, it was sunday when im with my family watching the most awaited start wars saga. I was thinking why this thing… Continue Reading
In today’s economy, we are constantly getting calls from businesses looking to ditch their local vending company and buy their own vending machine so they can capitalize on 100% of the profits and have complete control over it. The average… Continue Reading
Are Made in America vending machines really better? Once you are getting a vending machine, do you have to worry with the origin of the machine? There is actually thousands of web sites with vending machines purchasable. We predict that… Continue Reading
When considering all the provision that enter the start-up of a hawking business and vending machines purchasable, one in every of the large queries you want to answer is however you’ll store your machines whereas you’re attempting to land the good locations for those machines. There area unit a couple of completely different choices out there. We’d wish to share some info on every of these choices with you. Looking on your scenario, one or additional of those is… Continue Reading
The revised Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) impacts vendors whose equipment does not meet the “upside down rule”. The “upside down rule” mostly asks if the building where your machine is located was to be turned upside down, would your vending… Continue Reading
We often hear scenarios where an aspiring or new entrepreneur may want to begin a vending business but only have his/her 401k assets to use as an initial investment. We are not going to kid you; there are risks when… Continue Reading
So you think you want to be your own boss and you feel that a vending business is the right way to go. With simply a couple of machines, owning a vending route can solely need needs half time effort.… Continue Reading
Our target, here at the Vending pro service, is to utilize our blog to answer as many of your vending questions as possible. Here are a few questions that are often asked by Newbie’s to Vending. What is the startup… Continue Reading
It was just announced that there will be a new 12 sided coin from UK and will be in new circulation and this have not changed for 30 years. It been made because there were a lot of counterfeit coins… Continue Reading
Sometimes the price increase is beyond our control, every year or every other year because of inflation the basic commodities of the prices increase. This is very hard for people to accept the price increase, you will get a ton… Continue Reading
Every vendor wanted to sale as much as possible and in order to gain more sales with the existing locations, one comes to mind that how can we increase the sales with existing locations without expanding to buy more machines… Continue Reading
Healthy snacks are in, and are here to stay whether you like them or not. With this new reality, healthy vending machines are on the rise also because consumers are looking for better options. Vending companies such as Human Healthy… Continue Reading
I will be the 1st to tell you that vending is NOT a get-rich-quick business. Yes, you can make a lot of money selling gumballs, candy bars, chips and sodas, but it takes a lot of hard work, dedication, and… Continue Reading
One of the most common questions I get asked as a vending distributor is how to find good quality locations. This is the topic I would like to discuss this week. There are basically two ways to obtain vending locations:… Continue Reading
Of course, it comes to mind that this is common sense for you to bring duplicate keys for your vending machine and your cargo van. I remember when I had a few locations and servicing them religiously, when you… Continue Reading
Stale Product Stale item is our subject today and most all nourishment things have a lapse date posted on the names. Now and then it is a julian date and now and then it is a customary date. There are… Continue Reading
If you have a medium sized route and some are in public places, there might be visits from unexpected guests especially during the beginning of the summer season. I don’t know why a lot of public break in attempts are… Continue Reading
I have been doing the vending business regularly and have been consistently following the schedule due diligence. It is not a joke when you are doing about 150 + machines since you have to time the day and visits going… Continue Reading
You might be wondering if vending business is truly a passive income, i would say a big YES. When i was searching up google and the definition of passive income is actually requiring you with less or no exertion of… Continue Reading
On the off chance that you have or are thinking about purchasing a refrigerated drink candy machine, you should know the advantages and disadvantages of distributing cans and bottles in your pop machine. Before we dive into the subtle elements,… Continue Reading
A standout amongst the most widely recognized inquiries I get asked as a Vending Distributor is the manner by which to discover great location for your vending machine. This is the area which i wanted to examine this week. There… Continue Reading
There’s nothing more heartache than losing a prized account. The main thing that looks at to it is discovering that the record has permitted in your opposition which undermines your benefits. So how would your keep your rivals from sneaking… Continue Reading
I was an entreprenuer in Asia and have dealt with a lot of Asian supplier’s before when i was growing up in the Philippines. This is an article that explain why the labor is so much… Continue Reading
Its Saturday today and a weekend, normally everyone takes a break from work. In the vending machine business industry it would be very nice if there were no traffic : people and cars. You can get work done quickly. If… Continue Reading
When I started out on my vending machine business here in Vancouver, BC Canada in 2012, as I have mentioned before it was a vendor who is about to retire and was going to enjoy the large vending route that… Continue Reading
I have been in the business on the vending machine since 2012 and sometimes you get cash crunch since I have a lot of bills to pay outside the business. It would be advisable to apply for credit terms from… Continue Reading
We have stumbled an event today Nov 5, 2017 at Surrey and it is a Compassion Program ( www.compassion.ca ) based in Canada, the program shows how lucky we are living here in Canada and 1st world countries, there are… Continue Reading
When you are doing this vending business on a daily basis, you need a lot of strength and stamina to maintain all you machines and keep them in good working order. Somehow you will keep on looking at the schedule… Continue Reading
This will be a revealing article that I will be writing about. My vending business started in the year of 2012 when I brought some money from the Philippines. The money was from the sale of my successfull ink and… Continue Reading
As i have mentioned i going to make a full review on the various types of coin mechanisms commonly used here in Vancouver, BC, i ones that i encountered are namely : Coinco, MEI, Conlux and Mars coin mechanisms for… Continue Reading
Monday is a good start for me on the vending machine business. Im off to locations early and mostly the best days to go to locations like Hotels or Motels would be best for mondays or tuesdays since it is… Continue Reading
i have mentioned on my previous posts that i have some locations that people likes to visit every week and see if they can try to steal a few bucks and get some free chips and chocolate bars. They actually… Continue Reading
There are vending supplier companies that are offering leasing on vending machines with locations as a bundle and offering a very good term of 24 months or 36 months to pay. This is a very dangerous proposition if you don’t… Continue Reading
Do you know that I started this vending business with the Bulk Candy? I bought an existing business on the Bulk Candy Route and I got about 12 candy locations during the year of 2012 when I was starting out… Continue Reading
This is long been the dilemma for every vendor, how to get more locations since the more locations you have the more income revenue at the end of the month to pay bills. According to my experience is you can… Continue Reading
As i have mentioned before i have some locations that are frequently visited by theives and always got broken into, the problem is i don’t have the time on my hands to spend 2 to 3 hours on the location… Continue Reading
Normally the vending machine that you bought have a default coin mech which is in case the cheapest and least expensive and it probably is the 4 Tubes configuration. The tubes is normally $1 0.25 .10 and 0.05 tubes, so… Continue Reading
No Set Rules There are generally no set rules of what type of vehicle that will be suitable for use on your vending business, any type of vehicle can be used. You have the freedom to choose what type of… Continue Reading
As i mentioned already before where i get my supplies for the machines, here are the rundown on the pros and cons of the particular vending machine supplies. Costco Benefits We have a variety of products and everything is in… Continue Reading
When you are visiting your locations everyday you must keep in mind that always properly open the machines and checks the coin mechanism top part flap just partially open it and also check quickly the coin pathway to see if… Continue Reading
When I started doing the vending business during the year of 2012, I was able to acquire around 20 machines at 6 locations. Was i scammed ? I was a returning Canadian citizen coming back after an absence of 10… Continue Reading
Well our goal as vendors wanted to get the products out as quickly as possible from the vending machine right? You have to have around at least 8 to 12 kinds of chips, 12 kinds of chocolate bars, 12 kinds… Continue Reading
Whenever you go to your locations, most people are excited to see you and this makes me in a happy mood, Generally the people are expecting free chips, pop and candies. I remember way back about 3 years ago when… Continue Reading
If your present location has moderate people like 35 to 50 and then you only visit the place like once a month because they hardly touch your machine then there might be several factors why its not selling, ill list… Continue Reading
If you are visiting your location for let’s say around 2 to 3 months, you would inherently know what items and products that you put. If instance you go to loading zone in Downtown at Burrard St Vancouver, BC and… Continue Reading