ReillyNoFun Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Hey everyone - did a little searching this evening and hadn't seen much specific mentioned about tampon vending machines. Some of you seem to think they're a waste of time. I'm not going too far out of my way to jump into this field, but I noticed a Frost dual tampon / maxipad machine show up on CL for relatively cheap and thought I'd ask if anyone had any experience with these machines? Its a "Frost 608-1 – Double Napkin/Tampon Vendor"Any way to dispense anything other than tampons and maxi-pads out of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 What do those run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReillyNoFun Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 a website from my google search says $311.85 new - the CL ad is asking $30.Both columns have quarter mechanisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReillyNoFun Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 Turns out the guy selling this works in demolition and brought it home to save it from the ol' dumpster toss. I was getting the feeling this wife wanted it out of there before the holidays and he offered it up, gave him $20 for his effort. I think I will sand + paint it black, maybe turn it into some sort of "fortune vending machine" or photo dispenser. Rolled up paper is the only thing I can make work so far. Not planning on getting into the tampon biz. Very clunky mechanisms don't allow for fitting much else in there though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReillyNoFun Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 It's pretty apparent from the lack of replies here that nobody cares at all - but I thought I'd post a pic of the repainted machine anyways.Lots of sandpaper, Ironlak spraypaint, and krylon matte finish on here. Matte cabinet + locks with gloss and chrome coin mechs look pretty classy. Planning to finish it off with an oversized graphic I'm co-opting from a vintage "swami balls" gumball logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 looks good.. I have a single a friend gave me, ill have time next year to re-do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReillyNoFun Posted January 2, 2014 Author Share Posted January 2, 2014 Just put the decals I laid out onto the machine, thought I'd share a photo, I think it's looking great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherlock Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrCorey Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I can just see their slogan now, we are uptight and out of sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I can just see their slogan now, we are uptight and out of sight Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Action Vending Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 I have some these for sale new in box if anyone is interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Sisters Vending Posted February 1, 2014 Share Posted February 1, 2014 I think you did a really nice job! Looks good! Where do you get the fortunes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReillyNoFun Posted February 3, 2014 Author Share Posted February 3, 2014 Thanks a lot three sisters! I printed out the fortunes at home on some 5x7 size cardstock using a photoshop template I whipped up and my office printer. when rolled up, the paper is the same size as a tampon. A little time consuming but I just blasted through a pile of them while watching a movie one evening.Some photos of the fortune sheets +info on my webpage here if you're curious: http://nofunpress.com/vending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Three Sisters Vending Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Interesting! You should be able to google fortunes and add to your collection. Ingenious! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grazing Hippo Vending Posted February 15, 2014 Share Posted February 15, 2014 You did a fantastic job on that frost machine! It looks really cool. Thats a great idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treadmill Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Looks good. Let us know what kind of revenue stream it brings in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReillyNoFun Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Thanks a lot Hippo + Treadmill! So far I've only been able to use the machine once for an event at the major art gallery here. I only had about 60-75 fortunes rolled up and ready to go because I wasn't sure what the response would be - it ended up selling out in under 2 hours. When / if I can find a real placement for this machine I'll keep everyone updated about how it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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