slky Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Hi I am interested to know how many head is good for bulk candy vending? 2 heads, 3 heads or 4 heads? Hope you all can share your experience here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 well a great standard to Start is Single head Gumballs, Or double heads with Gumballs, and candy like peanut Ms, Skittles, Mike ikes ect. Generally most places suit a double head nicely, But some locations such as Family Dinners, or Busy Factory/Offices/Car mechanic shops can suit a triple head very well. When you get some good locations like those family restaurants though its good to upgrade to Racks, with toys aswell. Don't limit your growth, and believe in your service! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makes Cents Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 A double will usually outsell a triple head and initial cost is 1/3 less which means you can grow 1/3 faster. Buy Northwestern, Oak, A&A, Eagle, Beaver machines. You can vend gumballs, candy or toys depending on location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrCorey Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 two heads are better then one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney69 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 two heads are better then one Not always. More heads is not always better. I learned that the hard way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetstop Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 The location will dictate that answer its not one size fits all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 A double will usually outsell a triple head.... Using a little bit of math I gotta say this is untrue 100% of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makes Cents Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Using a little bit of math I gotta say this is untrue 100% of the time. More sales per month, done it multiple times downgrading quads and lypc triples to doubles and increased my sales. Not sure why, maybe too much product, maybe third and fourth product takes away from best sellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodney69 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I've seen this as well with a uturn down to a double, and a triple. I actually dug into it a little while back. One of the people I talked to in merchandising said that a double, or single has more visibility and attraction than a uturn where you have to turn it tho see the other side and most triples that you can only see the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I've done the same and never once had that experience. Think about it, if the 3rd and 4th product "steal" from the top two products, that quarter is still going into your machine. Now, I can't speak intelligently about the U-Turn phenomenon, I don't have experience with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makes Cents Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I didnt say 'steal', I said 'takes away'. If you have a third or fourth product, visually it distracts from the other two more popular products, even though those are visible. Because those other products are not as popular less coins go in. Likewise, when you swap to a double you increase the product visibility of the top two products. It acts like a sign promoting the top two. Customers focus on the more popular products and more coins go in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 I didnt say 'steal', I said 'takes away'. If you have a third or fourth product, visually it distracts from the other two more popular products, even though those are visible. Because those other products are not as popular less coins go in. Likewise, when you swap to a double you increase the product visibility of the top two products. It acts like a sign promoting the top two. Customers focus on the more popular products and more coins go in. Gotcha. I couldn't disagree more, but I understand what you're saying. Watching customers while I service my machines, whether it's an adult or child, the decision to buy is usually made before the decision of what to buy. They walk up, quarters in hand, surveying their choices. Unless it's a repeat customer of course. Then they already know where they're going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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