donut Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hello to all, my name is Jeff. I'm actually a police officer in the foothills in California near Sacramento. A few months ago, I came up with the idea of acquiring a soda machine for the Police Officer's Association (since I had also been thinking of the idea for myself for a bit of extra money) so we could raise money (rather than increase our union dues) to help with our activities (sponsorship of little league teams, etc.). I started checking out craigslist, and came across a single-price DN-440. I put in a call to the seller, and waited.... Meanwhile, the association decided that it would be better to get a multi price machine... Problem I found was that they are expensive... So anyhow, the person with the DN-440 called me back on Halloween afternoon. Said they were moving from their office and needed to be out that evening and if I wanted the machine, I could take it... free! Since no one from the association wanted the single-price machine,. I decided to get it for myself. So after trick-or-treating with the kids, I drove an hour and picked the machine up... Found out everything appears to work fine (with the exception of the bill acceptor... which I don't know much about and am gonna have to figure out how to fix and/or replace). I already talked with a business and have a place to put the thing at.... So I decided to keep looking for the association multi-price machine... and w2ould't you know it, found another machine (a DN-348) pretty cheap ($80)... works except for the coin mech is missing... (looking on ebay for a replacement). Not sure where this one is going, but I'm hopeful... So I hope to have both machines in place within a month or so.... Also wanted to thank all who have posted on this site... have already found a lot of useful info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Glad to see you jumping right in. You can also get parts at places like: Vendors Exchange: My link Betson Enterprise: My link These are only 2 of a number of good companies to be found as a source for parts, you will likely pay more than what you find on e-bay or CL but you get the benefit of knowing these guys will stand behind what they sell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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