Well, not to be a jerk either! But I want to emphasize another point... Nam hit on this point as well and that is why I copied it. The biggest problem that I have with your deal is that your machines can only vend candy! Candy is usually the worst selling and lowest volume moving product in bulk vending! And it also gets stale, the heat/sun will melt it and it also attracts insects. Plus candy cost keep going up and the margin keep going down. Plus the best selling product (MM Peanuts) has almost a 40 to 50% product cost. Case in point - I have a diner that does about $300 per month - $270 in toys and $30 in candy! I only keep the candy as a courtesy for the GM who just wants some candy.
There is waaay to much emphasis on candy on this forum! I know of no other successful full time bulk vendors on any other board doing exclusively candy. Toys, balls, stickers, tattoos is "where the action is"! Let's also not forget gumballs with their incredible margin and interactive machines (like hoops and pinball) to double or triple sales. Unfortunately, those Vendstars can't vend round or acorn shaped products without a costly upgrade. Yea, I do have some Uturns. But many of them have 2,3 or even 4 toy selections.
IMHO, those biz-ops do a double whammy on their victims (err customers). First they sell cheap junk at inflated prices. And second, they push people down the candy path - even skipping the super profitable gumballs! Heck, some guys even make a fortune selling just gumballs. But I never hear stories of guys making a fortune selling just candy.
Now candy is just fine if you want a part time income or simply need some extra beer money. But the real money is in the non-food products! I hope your deal works out, but I just don't see a win-win situation with 100% candy. Just being honest and of course, good luck.
Jax
Hey guys. Haven't been here in quite a while, hope everybody's well. While I primarily do candy, I have to give a POTD to Jax for this. As a newbie, I am starting to transition out of candy because to build a long lasting vending biz, it only makes sense to me. Imo, I only see the margins on candy getting worse. I will continue to do Gumballs and DI (as much as I hate the machines) because I'm able to keep the cpv down, the product is great and the gum will last MUCH longer then most candies.g