Harassed At Location To Pay Up
I was going about my rounds as usual here in Vancouver, BC. I was in the east part of town and usually I have to be quick to get around. I always see many shattered bits of car windows on… Continue Reading
Home Invasion
I was always driving in Vancouver around town especially in west side and east side downtown which im very accustomed. I went to a location which is 24 hours a day and some people are asking if I can install… Continue Reading
Chocolate bars prices going up
I still have a few more machines that i need to change the locks on them. The reason for the changing of locks is that my work van which i have mentioned on the previous posts that it was… Continue Reading
Vending Pro’s New Year
In this vending machine business you always have to keep on top of things. I just getting back to momentum on having the working mindset. I visited my locations which i have not serviced for more than a month. I… Continue Reading
My Vending Work Van Vandalized
I remember when i was doing my vending business during the early days, i make sure that all my vending keys and collections for the day is secured when i get home. It was a standard procedure for me and… Continue Reading
Vending Machine Credit Card Reader
Do you have existing vending machine locations that you need to boost sales ? How do you determine which locations that is deserving to have a debit credit card reader? Is your vending machine a contender that needs to be… Continue Reading
The Demise of the Orange Vending Machine
Why the Orange Vending machines did not take off here in Vancouver, BC. During the 2015 introduction it made headlines and was an instant hit. I’ll take you by the hand to see an in depth story from a vending… Continue Reading
Vending Machine Location Contract
Yes that’s right i was able to secure a new vending machine location and need to have it serviced after installing a combo vending machine 2 weeks prior. New Vending machine location contract needs to be checked after a couple… Continue Reading
Vending Machine Robbery
I was astounded that one of my machines had an attempted vending machine robbery. I have a public location which i visit around once a month. This location was very notorious for vandalism and theft. I have around four machines… Continue Reading
Simple fix on vending coin mechanism not accepting coins
I have a location that needs constant visits since it is located in a community center. I always receive calls from the staff saying that the machine is always jammed and needed my attention. Whenever i go to the location,… Continue Reading
Simple Vending machine solution from rain
Seems like the rainy days are more frequent now here in Vancouver, BC. There are so a good deal of news that people are getting sick of flu. Well yesterday i was in a hurry to get some locations done… Continue Reading
I found an unlocked vending machine
Every day is busy for a vending machine service operator. I recalled that during my early days of vending business, there were occasions that because I was in a hurry, I forgot to close the vending machine ! Sometimes you… Continue Reading
Keyless Lock For Vending Machines
I used to have six ( 6 ) combo vending machines in a public hotel about two years ago and was robbed and vandalized twice. I installed puck locks on all six ( 6 ) of them and it did… Continue Reading
How to hack a vending machine with a coin and string
I was extremely busy the last few days. Sometimes when you are too focused on your vending service business. I was wondering why there is a surge of vehicles especially in the afternoons stuck in most gasoline joints. When you… Continue Reading
Hole in coin vending machine
Im a rush last week to get things done because here in Canada this a long weekend celebration for the thanksgiving. Wherever i go there are lots of people everywhere in Walmart, Costco, Canadian superstore, no frills etc. In Costco… Continue Reading
How Much does it cost to lease a vending machine ?
Is leasing a vending machine a good way to start on your vending machine business ? What are the costs involve the leasing a vending machine ? When you are starting a vending machine business, you have several options to… Continue Reading
Vending Machine Business Profits
Are you looking forward to start a new vending machine business? Are you a born entrepreneur ? Do you like to being your own boss ? Then you must be keen to know about the vending machine business profits. Plenty… Continue Reading
Average vending machine profits
Introduction Most of the people in today’s world are interested in investing on vending machine businesses. Before you invest on a vending machine business, it is important to understand the average vending machine profits. Then you can compare and see… Continue Reading
How to open misaligned tubular lock on vending machine
Noon time strike! I was getting hungry and was determined to finish off one more location before heading to about three more to call it a day. This location has been cooperating with me for the longest time already. I… Continue Reading
A Strange Case of Vending Machine trips breaker
It is a usual busy day again for vending machine business. When it is towards the end of the month a lot of self-employed small business owners work exhaustively in securing collection from locations for mortgage or rental bills. I… Continue Reading
A Hundred Years
I was servicing a location in the east side of town. The people there seems to be very familiar with diversity and just talks just about anyone. There seems to be no superficial looks and none of the populace are… Continue Reading
A Strange Case Of Empty Unopened Coke Diet Inside Pop Machine
I have a story to tell you. I got a call from one of my location that just have a pop machine. It is in a located that is out of my usual vending machine business route. It is located… Continue Reading
Vending Machine Service Call
When you are doing your vending machine business, most of the time you cannot immediately answer your calls. Most people do not understand the small business operating procedures. Customers think that when you call the phone on the vending machine… Continue Reading
Vending Machines Unsecured in Europe
As a vending machine operator here in Vancouver, BC, it is imperative that everything is secured properly in the public places. Before i left for vacation i was talking to a coffee guy here in downtown Vancouver, BC, he told… Continue Reading
Vacation Fever ?
I noticed that when i was doing my vending business about two weeks ago. The sales were not that promising or constant as compared to the prior weeks. Actually to my surprise that all locations parking lot were about 50%… Continue Reading
Out Of Order Signs On Vending Machine
I started of last week Monday to be very well. Everything is scheduled as planned. The week has been very hot here in Vancouver, BC. The record temperatures were hitting around 40 degrees Celsius. It reminds me of Philippines and… Continue Reading
All Is Well On My Vending Machine Business
As usual tremendous energy is needed when you are operating your vending machine business. I try my best to visit all my locations’ and service them as usual. There was this particular location that i visit on a monthly basis… Continue Reading
It All Started With A Loonie
There was no traffic and very happy about it. It was a very good day yesterday Saturday when running some of my vending machine business locations. I got a call several calls from my vending locations and there were some… Continue Reading
Canada Day Aftermath
As i have mentioned that im more excited to work if the day lands on a holiday or a weekend. There is virtually no traffic and you can finish your work in no time at all. I took some pictures… Continue Reading
Canada Day
You know it is Canada Day today. I am not out on the streets today for my vending machine business. I know that when there is a big event and a holiday most of the self-employed people are in high… Continue Reading
Farewell East Hastings!
Did you know that i have one of the most dangerous vending locations here in Vancouver ? Yes you know it right. It is located in East Hastings. My machine was vandalized many times, the glass was broken into many… Continue Reading
Old Habits Die Hard
You know when i was starting out on my vending machine business there are a lot of interactions between me and the seller of the business. Normally the seller who is getting rid of the locations with customers that are… Continue Reading
Updating Machine
You may have some vending machines at people are requesting for an upgrade. I have written an article not too long ago that there are quite a bits of locations that wanted to have the existing machines upgraded to accept… Continue Reading
First Impressions
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
Mr Grumpy
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
Being Flexible
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
To Work Or Not To Work
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
Perks On Self Employed Vending Machine Business
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
Stagnant Prices On My Vending Machine
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
2 for 1 Business Deal
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
A Big Plan Is On The Way
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
How Was Your Day ?
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
Where is Ming ?
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
Empty Pop Cans Was Stolen On My Vending Machine
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
It All Happened In A Day
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
New or Used Machines For A New Hope ?
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
Renovations On Vending Location
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
Buyer Wants Refund After A Route Is Sold
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 Took Over Where Coke Left Off
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
New Location New Hope Or Another Ticking Time Bomb ?
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 Storage Was Robbed Of Pop
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
Spring Time Double Time
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
Snack Machine Empty
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
What To Do If There Is A Change Of Management ?
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
Classical Problem On Most Vending Machine
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
How to Fix Crane Coffee Model VOCE
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
Is Your Vending Location Truly Stable ?
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
Getting Stuck On A Problematic Vending Location
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
Letting A Good Vending Location Go
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
Vending Machine Business Route
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
Okay Google Saved My Day
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
Moving Out Moving In
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
Can Bad Weather Be A Hindrance To Do Your Vending Business ?
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
Loosing Sales On Moldy Vending Machine
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
Bus Ticket Inside My Vending Machine
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
How To Repair Coin Return Button When It Gets Stuck On Your Vending Machine
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
How To Deal With Customer Loosing Money On Vending Machine
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
Essential Things Needed In Vending Machine Business
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
Vending Machine Maintenance Routine
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
How to Set Up Your Vending Machine
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
How are The Discount Vending Store prices so low?
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
Should I Purchase a Warranty For My Vending Machine?
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
How to Finance a Vending Machine
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
Mice In Vending Machine
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
Bad Day At Work
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
Healthy Vending is a Growing Sector
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
How to Start a Healthy Vending Business
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
What Products to Stock in a Healthy Vending Machine?
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
How to Display Nutritional Facts on Vending Machines
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
Be Careful When Servicing Vending Machine Business Location
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
Taking A Break From Self Employment
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
How to Implement Healthy Vending
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
Why is My Vending Machine Leaking Water and What Can I Do About It?
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
Improved Customer Experience Through a Vending Machine Mobile App
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
How are The Discount Vending prices so low?
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
Should I Purchase a Warranty For My Vending Machine?
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
My Vending Machine Was Knocked Down
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
Why A Lot Of Small Business Closing Down Everywhere in Vancouver ?
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
Stealing On My Vending Machine
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
Advantages of Owning your own Vending Machine
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 Better?
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
Choices to Consider When Storing Your Vending Machines
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
Does My Vending Machine Have to be ADA Compliant?
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
How to use 401k to Start Your Vending Business
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
Things to Consider Before Starting a Vending Business
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
What to Expect when Starting a Vending Business
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
New 12-sided Pound Coin In UK Entering Circulation
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
Increasing Prices On Your Vending Products ? What Happens ?
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
Trends In Payment Methods : Debit, Credit or Cash
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
Finding Locations for Healthy Vending Machines
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