username315 Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 I am new to the vending business and looking to get started with a few machines. Does any one have a 5 hour energy machine and how are they doing for you? I think this is a great idea and havent seen them in any locations in my area. What are some of the best locations that you have placed them in. Any feedback would help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mission vending Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 I am new to the vending business and looking to get started with a few machines. Does any one have a 5 hour energy machine and how are they doing for you? I think this is a great idea and havent seen them in any locations in my area. What are some of the best locations that you have placed them in. Any feedback would help! I am new to the vending business and looking to get started with a few machines. Does any one have a 5 hour energy machine and how are they doing for you? I think this is a great idea and havent seen them in any locations in my area. What are some of the best locations that you have placed them in. Any feedback would help! The 5 hour machine fall into what is typically considered a biz-op. While not necessarily a scam the equipment is typically WAY overpriced when compared to its cost and the "marketing materials", training materials and locating help are of questionable value at best. IMO not the best way to break into the vending business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatdane Posted June 24, 2012 Share Posted June 24, 2012 I have not seen one but you would think it would be a winner, You could even sell the dollar store generic 3 hour energies. If the size was right, would be a great re-use all those old small cigarette vendor machines that are extinct in our area. Put up some cool graphics and updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinsky03 Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 Anyone used the 5hr machines yet?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treadmill Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I don't it's worth the money to spend on this biz-op. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted February 25, 2013 Share Posted February 25, 2013 I've seen them, they're too small and could easily walk away if you stick one in the wrong spot. I also see them on Craigslist occasionally - still expensive for such a limited product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparta_Automation Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Wouldn't bother with those as you can also vend 5 hr drinks from normal full size machines, and also provide snacks to increase your profits. Just like the "red-bull" machines that were everywhere a couple of years ago, now they are just a boat anchor. Travis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
executivevending Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 I'd just get a snack machine and put that in one of the selections and then you'd have plenty of other options as well. Instead of just one product from one machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Priusjames Posted February 27, 2013 Share Posted February 27, 2013 Bad at biz biz-op, at that. As in, they didn't bother to respond to the form I submitted online asking to check them out while I was still naive. Then I had the epiphany that I can put them in snack coils...duh. (Duh me, not duh you). I got a 4 wide snack for $100. The rest is present (I haven't been around vending long enough to say the rest is history). Vend on... James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapoopta Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 do you guys sell these for $3 a piece? Seems like a fair price, I was just at the gas station and saw them for $2.99 What are good locations for them? I would think a machine shop would be a great choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparta_Automation Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Machine shop would probably be a good location for them....and yes, I sell them for $3 each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
energy vending Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I am new to the vending business and looking to get started with a few machines. Does any one have a 5 hour energy machine and how are they doing for you? I think this is a great idea and havent seen them in any locations in my area. What are some of the best locations that you have placed them in. Any feedback would help! I purchased three of them. The machines look and work great. I am having trouble getting them into companies that have coke contracts. They seem to be the places that would work. I'm having a hard time placing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloudedjourney Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 I feel like these would be great sellers in a vending machine in warehouses or places like that as an option, but not sure if a solo energy drink machine would do that well. I know the energy shots are super popular, I've talked to people who work in gas stations about what sells and they say they do awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Just expand into snack and soda, take account from coke by offering snack and soda and sell 5 hr out of snack machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksfan9325 Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Do you need special spirals for the 5 hour energy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted April 29, 2014 Share Posted April 29, 2014 Technivend on here sells the adapters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksfan9325 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Technivend on here sells the adapters Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayme777 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 I'm new to the business as well and just bought one "energy shots 2go" machine which doesn't advertise a particular brand of drink so you can make a little higher profit margin with the lower cost off brands. I also bought three 5 hour energy drink machines at a great price from someone who acquired about 30 of them in a warehouse auction (it does worry me though about the reason someone would have given them up by not paying their storage fees -maybe the went broke trying to sell the shots?? Ugh.). I'm thinking about a nearby college campus/dorms for locations and maybe the army base/barracks. It might be wishful thinking, I don't know if there are strict regulations or other difficulties getting in to these places and I'm sure I'd have to compete. Any advice for a newbie on this? I'll post later to update how the machines work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacanteen Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 3 hours ago, Jayme777 said: I'm new to the business as well and just bought one "energy shots 2go" machine which doesn't advertise a particular brand of drink so you can make a little higher profit margin with the lower cost off brands. I also bought three 5 hour energy drink machines at a great price from someone who acquired about 30 of them in a warehouse auction (it does worry me though about the reason someone would have given them up by not paying their storage fees -maybe the went broke trying to sell the shots?? Ugh.). I'm thinking about a nearby college campus/dorms for locations and maybe the army base/barracks. It might be wishful thinking, I don't know if there are strict regulations or other difficulties getting in to these places and I'm sure I'd have to compete. Any advice for a newbie on this? I'll post later to update how the machines work out. You will not get rich on energy drinks alone. Also, the location types you mentioned above bid exclusive vending contracts. Any vendor paying attention to his contract accounts would have your machine tossed before you got home. If this business was easy money everyone would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Not to mention that the machines themselves will be tossed out windows, down stairwells etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southeast Treats Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 5 Hour energy will provide free coil conversion kits for your snack machines. I have some setting in my shop just have not had time to install them yet. I think they can be requested thru VE; mine were sent out by a product rep... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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