BOATMOTER Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 where is the best buy on peanut m&m's and reeces pieces?? been buying from Sams,but they have really gotten high ,also bleeps and smarties.. or tart candy.. also, anyone had trouble with indianmeal moths and thier larve flying around in your peanut m&m machine ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformaVending Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I buy my candy from a wholesaler, only buying from sams when I have to. I don't know your region, so it's difficult to say what your best option is there. As to moths, what sort of machine are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I used to get nuts and seeds from JB Sanfillipo and Sons,(check the spelling, lol) they did well on those items and some generic bulk candies. Its been awhile since I sold a lot of candy/nuts etc, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyT Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 YES to moths! freakin pests! I bought 4 used 1-800s recently, 2 with moth infestations. very time consuming to clean everything. the other 2 machines probably got it too.... I think they are attracted to nuts and grain trail mix. Sadly, their eggs r microscopic so you don't know if you totally cleaned them out or not. I just gonna check every week. The bulk of the moth larvae were hiding inside the coin mechs. As for prevention, I taped up and plugged all holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOATMOTER Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 I did more research on the moth problem..found out thier called indianmeal moths and they lay thier eggs in peanuts,then the peanuts are used in peanut m&m's,later on,the larve hatch and you have a few what looks like maggots crawling around in your machine and then they turn into moths and are flying around in our machines, no wonder I could not fiqure out how they got into my machines,they were unhatched in the m&m bag before it was ever opened.. it has only happened a couple of times to me in only 3 machines,sadly I lost one great location over it, these are the few that do get past quality control at Mar's corp.. I would appriciate all the feed I can get on where to purchase my products other than sam's, Im in central florida,Im using single gumball/candy machines,some with bars for doubles and triples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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