sublimed Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 HELLO! Well I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Chris and I'm based out of Scottsdale, AZ. (NAM Country) - My better half and I lost our jobs about four months ago. The initial shock was very scary but we managed to start an LLC and start doing side work. The amazing thing is with the group of contacts and friends we have the client base just built up around us in all but an instant. So now we have more cash, more freedom, and more time also my biggest clients are restaurants and car washes. (I work on Computers) We have always had about 20 bulk gumball heads that we inherited from her father they have provided a steady few hundred a month for years! We have decided to start expanding the vending business and the large amount of information I have gained here is invaluable. I have just purchased a Zingo and a Wowie Zowie and need to locate them. I'm going to try toys in one or two of my car wash locations to see the response and if they are good I have another ten or so I can place immediately. I will admit I'm a manic person, a great starter just not always the best finisher. I get in over my head and just collapse. I know this and I'm going to attempt to expand slow, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 My name is Chris and I'm based out of Scottsdale, AZ. (NAM Country) Fantastic obscure reference from the new member! Looks like you've done a fair share of reading so far. Welcome to the forum. Sent using Tapatalk for Android. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jj54 Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 YOU,WELL DO FINE, WELCOME TO VENDISCUSS, GOOD INFO JUST USE IT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniocinisi Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Fantastic obscure reference from the new member! Looks like you've done a fair share of reading so far. Welcome to the forum. Sent using Tapatalk for Android. I was thinking the same thng!! welcome!! I have a wowie zowie and it does great for me!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
venzatic Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 I have several wowie zowie machines. They're a fun machine, pretty easy to locate and I can get one into my "Toyota Prius". Ha! They're certainly on the big side. They will require a little extra maintenance. Light bulbs burning out, Rope lights burning out (I use LED rope lights-they look better and last a lot longer), other parts will break but anything mechanical will do that. I've had one located in one location for 5 years and brought it into the shop to replace the rope lights, mini bulbs and give it a good go through. I never had a service call on this one but then I've had others that took me a while to get them calibrated to work properly. I have one that's still giving me fits, it's in the shop now waiting for me to get motivated to get it going. I like having one in the shop ready to go all the time but it doesn't make much money in the shop. Good Luck with your expansion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Welcome to Vendiscuss.com, this is the right place to be if you are interested in vending. Gary Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Wowie Zowie is an oversized, poorly constructed vending machine with a lot of moving parts that seem to break all the time. I traded some equipment for a couple of them and ended up with one good one after taking parts off one to fix the other. I had gum balls in it for awhile and switched over to round capsules that seem to be doing better. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniocinisi Posted November 24, 2011 Share Posted November 24, 2011 Mine has only had issues with the auger.I had to rethread one of the screws.loctite might be a good idea on those.stay away from the ones with the pink auger,they seem to have the most problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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