What do you consider a good pull from a machine?

[RobertInPhilly]

Borrowing this topic from the bulk section.

[Walta]

I don’t think you can stay in business if you stop the truck for 100.00 cash boxes.

 

I don’t care if you stop one a month once a day don’t service the machine before you need to and don’t buy small machines.

 

Walta

[mission vending]

So far this year I'm averaging $142.30 per stop.

[Vendors Tech]

So far this year I'm averaging $142.30 per stop.

That's pretty good.

[Vending How Chris]

$100 is doable. A good pull from my experience is more like $200. Any more than that and there tend to be too many empty selections, unless the inventory in the machine is incredibly well managed or there is some form of subsidization going on, in which case it can be much less. Also, it depends on the service frequency and how long it takes to service that particular machine. What I'm saying is that how much you pull from a machine isn't really enough information to be used as a solid metric for success.

[moondog]

$100 is doable. A good pull from my experience is more like $200. Any more than that and there tend to be too many empty selections, unless the inventory in the machine is incredibly well managed or there is some form of subsidization going on, in which case it can be much less. Also, it depends on the service frequency and how long it takes to service that particular machine. What I'm saying is that how much you pull from a machine isn't really enough information to be used as a solid metric for success.

I've noticed that anytime you're pulling more than $100 consistently from a snack machine, you're bound to have empty columns (at least some lost sales).  To counter this,  I have incorporated a "quick stop" in between normal service visits where I restock the specific products that tend to run dry.  While this only results in an extra  $50 sales per month on average (per machine),  it takes about ten minutes since I do it in transit to other accounts and it keeps the customers happy.

[Vending How Chris]

I've noticed that anytime you're pulling more than $100 consistently from a snack machine, you're bound to have empty columns (at least some lost sales).  To counter this,  I have incorporated a "quick stop" in between normal service visits where I restock the specific products that tend to run dry.  While this only results in an extra  $50 sales per month on average (per machine),  it takes about ten minutes since I do it in transit to other accounts and it keeps the customers happy.

 

Absolutely! I do this on a lot of locations as well. This is also great to nip any problems with the machine in the bud, as customers tend to not call for weeks after a machine breaks down. Of course this only works if this location tends to be on the way to other locations...

 

How much do you double up on the same product in a machine to extend your service schedule?

[moondog]

Absolutely! I do this on a lot of locations as well. This is also great to nip any problems with the machine in the bud, as customers tend to not call for weeks after a machine breaks down. Of course this only works if this location tends to be on the way to other locations...

 

How much do you double up on the same product in a machine to extend your service schedule?

I try to avoid doubling up but do have a couple of machines where I do it when the "quick stop" can't keep up - I just can't go there every other day to stock one product.  One account goes through a case of Cheestos Flamin Hots each month and another one goes through a case of Snickers.

 

The idea is to give the best service possible while making the most money.  Your customers would rather see the item they want always available rather than having something else in there just for the sole purpose of maximizing selection choices.

 

I never double up if it means excluding another item people buy, albeit at a slower rate.  This scenario will occur more often with soda machines as they have fewer possible selections.