Sounds like you got a great deal on your 3rd party. Mine wouldn't allow me to pre-order machines to have on hand.

Is it possible to have a machine on hand that you own to place until the 3rd party machine comes in? Then pull it, and place that machine at the next 3rd party location until the machine gets in there. A little more work, and cost, but then there would be an immediate machine in place.

Just a thought.

The new coke rep I have now, wants to personally go to the location and inspect it himself. And will not let me have one "on hand" so to speak. I wanted to keep the monster machine on hand for when the initial location backed out on me at the last minute.

The coke rep I used to have before he got promoted, said I could have 15 machines in my garage if I wanted, as long as I updated him on where they were at in case of a corporate audit and as long as I kept up my quota of 100cases /yr /machine.