havending Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Was at SAMs club the weekend and saw a guy grabbing a case mike and Ike. Asked him if he had a sweet tooth and he said no I'm in the vending business. We got to talking and we figured out we share a spot. He also wanted to know where he can get a new chicken machine. He bought the business 3 years ago and has mostly candy but he wants to get out of candy and do toys n gum. I'm going to sell him some stuff we have sitting super cheap to help him out and clear us some space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adog Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 That's really cool and interesting. I think it's cool to always meet other operators. Especially when their civil and show each other a mutual respect! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainor5251 Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 There's alot of paranoid operators that wouldnt want to help another operator in there area. Good to see operators working together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I know many of the bulk vendors in my area. Have spoken to each of them face-to-face on more than a few occasions. And EVERY one of them has been a pleasure to know. There has never been any kind of animosity in our dealings/conversations with each other. We share quite a few locations and we share phone numbers to help each other out if/when needed. I understand there are exceptions and some vendors around here may be jerks. But I haven't met any of those "exceptions". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Makes Cents Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 I started my route by meeting an operator at Sams. I was shopping & she was buying a ton of candy and I told her she must really like m&ms. She told me she was a vendor with 100 locations. I told her I was interested in doing that type of business with my son, something we could do together, and she told me 'you should' and gave me nothing but encouragement as well as the basic info I needed to start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulkjake Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Every bulk operator I have met in person I have bought out... But they have all been a pleasure doing business with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetstop Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 I too have bought out 3 local vendors One of which was a route I sold to the lady like 4 years earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted July 30, 2013 Share Posted July 30, 2013 Most of the new people I meet that want to get into vending I refer them to this website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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