Lake Cities Vending Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I got a new location this week, Home Depot. They contacted me after one of the guys on the vending committee had heard about my good service. It took about 2 weeks of meetings and giving them a 10 page vending proposal. They have Canteen now and are not happy with their service. They have 150 employees. Every time we met it was in the break room and the room was full of employees. I have to provide a frozen food machine for ice cream and frozen foods. They sell Ice Cream and burritos out of a freezer now. Somebody on the vending committee has to go and unlock the freezer for the sale. I have found a Fastcorp F631 frozen vending machine for $550.00. I did put in the proposal that it will take about 30 days for me to place the frozen food machine. They approved me for their vending Friday. They are going to contact Canteen and tell them to remove their machines. I'm still not going to do anything until I see what happens with Canteen. They might have some kind of contract or who know what might happen. They told me they were only getting 1% commission. If this work out I am going to see if they might be able to help me get into other Home Depot stores in the area. We have several of them in the Dallas Ft Worth area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arkhusker Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I would be shocked if Home Depot isn't handled by a broker but I hope it works out for you. That should be a good location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Yeah, I think you are doing the right thing by waiting. That's almost certainly under a big regional or national contract. My friend works at home depot abd he said their vendor came every day. I don't believe it's every day.. or thay they need it, but I bet it can make real money. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 If you could kick out Canteen that would be a big win for all of us. I think I would not wait, take the chance and move in your machines - show Home Depot you're on the ball. Since you've already bought the ice cream machine all you're risking is the moving expenses - just move the Canteen stuff out back where they can come and get them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 I haven't bought the Ice Cream Machine yet, I put it in the proposal that I would place it with in 30 days. I met with the vending committee Friday and someone suggested to move their machines to the back warehouse. The main guy didn't want to do that because he was afraid if something got damaged he didn't want to be responsible. He was supposed to contact Canteen Friday and tell them they were remodeling their break room and for them to come get their machines and that they were going with another company. I told him to keep me posted on whats going on. I have the drink and snack machine ready. As far as they are conserned its a done deal. They all want me to take over and they hate canteen. They asked me what do they need to do nest call Canteen. I told them as soon as the machines are removed I would bring mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchligVend Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 10 PAGE PROPOSAL? Can I please get some details of what you would put in a 10 page proposal? They are lucky if they get 3 to 4 pages from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Most of it came with RJT's book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maven1 Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Who is RJT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 Just to let you know, Canteen has a national contract with Home Depot through the vending management company Best Vendors, and both companies coincidentally are owned by Compass Group. You may find your contract with Home Depot voided at the corporate level. I'm all for you winning this contract but just be aware of the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchligVend Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I thought the same thing about the national contract but I walked into a Home Depot out here in Mesa and the machine is service by Camel back vending. So I am not sure how strict that contract is. Also I just won another national contract from canteen they do all other locations except the Arizona branch I now service. Here is the machine at the home depot serviced by camelback vending Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted June 29, 2014 Author Share Posted June 29, 2014 Who is RJT? Do a search on here and you will find him. He sells a good book on soda and snack vending. Just to let you know, Canteen has a national contract with Home Depot through the vending management company Best Vendors, and both companies coincidentally are owned by Compass Group. You may find your contract with Home Depot voided at the corporate level. I'm all for you winning this contract but just be aware of the circumstances. That is why I haven't spent any money on this location yet. I wanted to see how this plays out. On the other hand, a friend here that I hire to move my machines told me he was contacted by another Home Depot in the area wanting to talk to him about vending. He said he went by there several times and never could get with the manager. He said he quit trying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 I am about 99% sure that several (if not one) vending management services own the contract for all of the home depots. That does NOT mean that you can't get in there... rather, it means that you would have to get a contract with the "broker" per say (the vending management service that owns the contract). Normally, you would have to pay the broker a commission... the broker pays Home Depot a commission. Again, I am not saying that yours won't be an exception... I have a weird situation where I have a contract with a broker at a company where Coca-Cola owns the contract. The problem is that, since Coca-Cola pulled their machines... they sort of voided their contract (at least at those locations) and so I was able to get that location through my own broker. It's weird, but it is what it is. I would NOT move any other vendor's equipment. Those scratches and dents could be your fault, whether they were there before the machines got moved or after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen watson Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 A buddy of mine got a location at Santa Fe railroad that North County Vending (now Canteen) had. He said it took some doing because it was part of a national contract. The point is that he still busted in and took away the location. A big win for small guys everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walta Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Please be aware my opinion the F631 is a good ice cream machine, but it is not a good food machine. You can do small food like burritos or 2 white Castle and do OK, but once you get into something heavier you need to turn up the vacuum then the lighter items will bounce and the cable will come off the pulleys. I know the sales literature says it can vend food but it does not work in the field. Walta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maven1 Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 A buddy of mine got a location at Santa Fe railroad that North County Vending (now Canteen) had. He said it took some doing because it was part of a national contract. The point is that he still busted in and took away the location. A big win for small guys everywhere. Not necessarily a win. It depends on the terms of that national contract. Does the local manager have the authority to act? Is he now in violation of the contract? Does he even know what the terms of the contract are? I would be very careful here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allen watson Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 He has been there for the last 5 years, so I would say its a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Vending Mechanic Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 A buddy of mine got a location at Santa Fe railroad that North County Vending (now Canteen) had. He said it took some doing because it was part of a national contract. The point is that he still busted in and took away the location. A big win for small guys everywhere. *sniff* I miss NCV. A few things about national contracts: A persistent location can get out of them. Working for one of the "big guys" showed me that. Raise enough stink, over a long enough period of time, and *any* location, even a Home Depot can get out. Also, just because Best Vendors and Canteen have the same corporate owner, doesn't mean they always get along 100%. When I was at Canteen, we lost a couple of locations that were Best Vendors accounts, because we sucked so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 From what they tell me they have been having a problem with their route guy for over a year with lots of complaints. They told me the equipment is breaking down all the time. He told me he asked for more healthy items and the guy pointed to a 3 Musketeers and said there's your healthy item and walked off. They have a glass front machine that is always broke. They fixed it last week and it quit the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duo Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 What happened with this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted August 22, 2014 Author Share Posted August 22, 2014 Corporate stopped it. Glad I didn't buy any machines for the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted August 22, 2014 Share Posted August 22, 2014 I'm happy you waited it out! Those national contracts are a different animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djstorman Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 How can I get RJT book? Is it on amazon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 He's a member on here, send him a message. The only thing is, I don't think he;s been on here for awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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