TheLion Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 After 1 year of being in some locations, owners are starting to forget the bulk candy machines are for charity, and now are starting to ask for commission, when i explain they are charity machines and i can't afford to pay commission, they tell me to remove the machine, is there something i should do in this cases, thanks for the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainor5251 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 After 1 year of being in some locations, owners are starting to forget the bulk candy machines are for charity, and now are starting to ask for commission, when i explain they are charity machines and i can't afford to pay commission, they tell me to remove the machine, is there something i should do in this cases, thanks for the help. I'm assuming you vend candy, if this is the case raise price point and pay commission or switch to gumballs and toys and pay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 After 1 year of being in some locations, owners are starting to forget the bulk candy machines are for charity, and now are starting to ask for commission, when i explain they are charity machines and i can't afford to pay commission, they tell me to remove the machine, is there something i should do in this cases, thanks for the help. Why do you say you can't afford to pay commission? It's not hard for these location owners to see candy in racks at supermarkets, Walmart, movies etc. And they are smart enough to know these locations get paid. Switch to hard pressed candy and gum balls to increase profit. It's not that you can't pay but more like you don't want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainor5251 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 A handful of free candy and some friendly conversation will work wonders at keeping you in a loc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I'd pay commission. That being said, if it's bulk candy you're probably only pulling $15-$45 a month. I'd have a candid conversation with them that standard bulk candy commission is 25% so we're talking about $4-$11 a month here. And if it's grossing substantially more than that you're flat out lying that you can't afford it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkochan Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I'd switch to paying commission and ask the better performing locations if you can upgrade your machine to a rack that vends gumballs, candy & toys. Offer the owners 25% commission. You should not be losing locations because you are too cheap to pay commission. The hardest part of this business is finding good locations. Sent from my SPH-L710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrybrecko Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 I agree with rick and dkochan. If they are gonna kick u out just tell them u will stop paying the charity and start paying them. But before u do that make sure they know its only a couple bucks a month they are getting. Some of these store managers are idiots they should just make their money in their store the way they know how and leave the charities alone, it won't break their bank. Sent from my SGH-T999 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 Well this is reason #99 one should always engage the location every time you are there. Sell. Sell Sell every minute you are there so they believe in you and what you are doing. This is NOT a passive business Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted November 17, 2013 Share Posted November 17, 2013 After 1 year of being in some locations, owners are starting to forget the bulk candy machines are for charity, and now are starting to ask for commission, when i explain they are charity machines and i can't afford to pay commission, they tell me to remove the machine, is there something i should do in this cases, thanks for the help. If you can't "afford to pay commission" then these machines aren't earning much. Getting kicked out of places like this can be a blessing in disguise. Quit worrying about losing crappy locations. Go pick up that equipment and move it to another location. You have so little to lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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