vendtex Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 Today collected from 12 sites (pink ribbon) about $130 after just one week. Theft was down from previously but about 23%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treadmill Posted November 1, 2016 Share Posted November 1, 2016 15 hours ago, vendtex said: Today collected from 12 sites (pink ribbon) about $130 after just one week. Theft was down from previously but about 23%. Time to relocate those bad locations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Weekly update: Pulled 5 locations, placed 4. Sitting at 173 locations. Grossed $1,317.00 Avg $19.65 per box. Theft ran at 11% serviced 67 boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 7 new accounts, now sitting at 173 locations. Grossed $1,372.00 Avg $19.05 Theft ran 11% Serviced 72 boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 18, 2016 Author Share Posted November 18, 2016 Placed 8 new accounts. Now sitting at 180. Grossed, $1,310.00 Avg $16.95 Theft rant 14% Serviced 68 boxes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD Snacks Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 Hey bhumphrey, two questions. 1. Are you finding it harder to expand as times goes? I know you said earlier you wanted to get to 400 locations.. also 2. since you started, how far distance wise have you had to travel to keep up your route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 23, 2016 Author Share Posted November 23, 2016 It's not really getting harder to find locations yet. I still have several cities in my area that i have not even touched. Right now the longest distance i have to travel to get to a route is 45 miles. I plan on going at least 60 or 70 miles before it's over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD Snacks Posted November 23, 2016 Share Posted November 23, 2016 Sweet, do you ever try and revisit locations you've lost/pulled, like maybe a year later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 24, 2016 Author Share Posted November 24, 2016 Well i have only been doing this a year and a half, but I haven't went back to any that i pulled or lost, but i have actually went back and was able to put a few in places that had originally said no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 25, 2016 Author Share Posted November 25, 2016 Short weekly update (3 days). 180 locations. Grossed $1,031.00 Avg $18.65 Theft ran 11% Serviced 58 boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrybrooksvendall Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I'm following your advice like law! You are the pioneer for me! I had a box 9.00 short last collection. I will have my sticky note ready for the next box! Thanks bpSent from my Z987 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexH Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 I just wanted to say thankyou for your thread. I have not done anything but I follow your posts as I am thinking of starting snack boxes. I find your posts very informative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 Very welcome. Anything i can do to help let me know. When and if you decide to get started, pm me and i can get you all set up with everything you need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 28, 2016 Author Share Posted November 28, 2016 On 11/25/2016 at 11:43 AM, jerrybrooksvendall said: I'm following your advice like law! You are the pioneer for me! I had a box 9.00 short last collection. I will have my sticky note ready for the next box! Thanks bp Sent from my Z987 using Tapatalk Was the box empty? Are you doing mint or snack boxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD Snacks Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Do you often see the notes solving your theft problems? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 3 hours ago, AMD Snacks said: Do you often see the notes solving your theft problems? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk Sometimes it does, but basically i use as a tool to keep up with when it's time to pull the box. I start with a reminder note, then a warning, then a threat and then I pull it. I give them plenty of chances to straighten up before i pull it, but has backfired a couple of times where they actually asked me to remove the box because of the note, but that doesn't happen that often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD Snacks Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Yeah, I have a location that warned me about potential theft (only had 13% that week) then all of a sudden only paid $1 out of $7 the next week. I'm thinking about just pulling it because it seems deliberate. I'm not sure I'll have the patience to use the notes method, which is why i'm wondering how successful it is long term. You think if I just use good judgement and pull when I think i'll be doing myself a disservice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted November 30, 2016 Author Share Posted November 30, 2016 1 hour ago, AMD Snacks said: Yeah, I have a location that warned me about potential theft (only had 13% that week) then all of a sudden only paid $1 out of $7 the next week. I'm thinking about just pulling it because it seems deliberate. I'm not sure I'll have the patience to use the notes method, which is why i'm wondering how successful it is long term. You think if I just use good judgement and pull when I think i'll be doing myself a disservice? 1 hour ago, AMD Snacks said: Yeah, I have a location that warned me about potential theft (only had 13% that week) then all of a sudden only paid $1 out of $7 the next week. I'm thinking about just pulling it because it seems deliberate. I'm not sure I'll have the patience to use the notes method, which is why i'm wondering how successful it is long term. You think if I just use good judgement and pull when I think i'll be doing myself a disservice? Well the way I do it depends on the location. If it's a good location, meaning the theft may be a little higher than i want, but don't want to take a chance on them asking me to remove the box because of note, then I would not use the note, and if it didn't get better after 4 services, I pull it. I don't even leave a sticky note if it's 20 percent or less unless it's right at 20 percent several services in a row. Another thing is I keep up with every location by index cards. If it's short, i always write down how much it is short each time and that also helps me track the location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendtex Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Some locations we have are hard to gauge because sometimes the theft is very high and then some weeks we go much better. Some have started out good but then after a few weeks the theft is too much. Car dealers seem to be frequently bad for us. Out of about 5 we've pulled 3 and likely will need to pull a fourth soon. Ironically, though they all did well the first week. All things considered though we are collecting about $8-10/week per box which isn't too bad since we are only charging 25 cents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 Oh really? What are you putting in there that you are only charging .25. I was under the impression you were doing the snack box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendtex Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Lollipops and small candy like Hershey miniatures Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 22 minutes ago, vendtex said: Lollipops and small candy like Hershey miniatures Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ohhhhh okay. I don't know too much about that type of business but sounds like you are off to a good start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vendtex Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 35 minutes ago, bhumphrey829 said: Ohhhhh okay. I don't know too much about that type of business but sounds like you are off to a good start I was thinking if I stay under 50 cents I am exempt from the state tax thing in TX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhumphrey829 Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 20 hours ago, vendtex said: I was thinking if I stay under 50 cents I am exempt from the state tax thing in TX 20 hours ago, vendtex said: I was thinking if I stay under 50 cents I am exempt from the state tax thing in TX I'm in Texas also, but we don't pay state taxes. I have to pay sales tax but that's it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrybrooksvendall Posted December 2, 2016 Share Posted December 2, 2016 Well the way I do it depends on the location. If it's a good location, meaning the theft may be a little higher than i want, but don't want to take a chance on them asking me to remove the box because of note, then I would not use the note, and if it didn't get better after 4 services, I pull it. I don't even leave a sticky note if it's 20 percent or less unless it's right at 20 percent several services in a row. Another thing is I keep up with every location by index cards. If it's short, i always write down how much it is short each time and that also helps me track the location Sometimes it does, but basically i use as a tool to keep up with when it's time to pull the box. I start with a reminder note, then a warning, then a threat and then I pull it. I give them plenty of chances to straighten up before i pull it, but has backfired a couple of times where they actually asked me to remove the box because of the note, but that doesn't happen that oftenI actually only have 5 customers.i had one that was one of my good customers that was 9.00 short one collection, but 75 cents short the next time. I was going to do the note, but I saw I had most of the money, and pulled the note!Sent from my Z987 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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