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Peanut Butter M&Ms?


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I have a location that has requested I get rid of bouncy balls because a small kid almost choked on one. Fair enough. I have a four way rack in this location that I got rid of three heads of candy several months ago and went to three heads of toys and one head of candy. It was working great. I cut my spoilage down to zero from about 25% (they always wanted Peanut M&Ms but never ate them fast enough and gumballs just didn't sell; and the third candy did so-so). Now that I'm about put another head of candy back in the mix, I don't want to go with Peanut M&Ms again. Does anyone know if Peanut Butter M&Ms last longer than Peanut M&Ms? I could also do Reese's Pieces, but I don't like the waxy coating on them that makes them clump in warmer weather.

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They seem to do okay, but I'm not sure that they last longer than PMM.  PB M&Ms did well the first month I tried them (nearly emptied 450 globe) because they were requested by employees, but the second month sales went way down; I didn't even refill.  You could always just pour what will actually sell in the machine, rather than making it look nice by filling it.

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I've had skittles and runts in this location in the past. Skittles did okay, but I replaced them with Mike and Ikes and the Mike and Ikes sell much better. Runts did not sell well at all. I had them in the machine for about 6 months and sold maybe $10 in that time. Threw a bunch away. I had Reese's Pieces in there at one time and it sold okay, but I didn't like how the waxy coating would cause them to clump together in the hot humid summer.

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I would suggest adjusting your inventory level in the machines to reduce your loss. I wouldn't be throwing out Runt's after just six months. These things retain their taste for well over a year. Great candy for slower out of the way locations that are on a longer service cycle.

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