Lake Cities Vending Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I need a snack machines for a hospital I need to place next week. I'm looking at a AMS 39 640 for $1,200 and an AP Studio 3, she wants $2,500 for 2 of them. I actually need 2 machines. What are you guys thoughts on these machines. I want to make an offer of $1,000 on the AMS or $2,000 for the 2 AP Studio machines. Which do you think would be the better deal? Both are clean and the AMS has drop sensor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I need a snack machines for a hospital I need to place next week. I'm looking at a AMS 39 640 for $1,200 and an AP Studio 3, she wants $2,500 for 2 of them. I actually need 2 machines. What are you guys thoughts on these machines. I want to make an offer of $1,000 on the AMS or $2,000 for the 2 AP Studio machines. Which do you think would be the better deal? Both are clean and the AMS has drop sensor. I think I'd opt for the AMS. I own a Studio 1 which is a four wide refrigerated version of the Studio 3 and can tell you that these machines are a little on the flimsy side though I doubt you'd have much vandalism in a hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 These are studio 3 machines. Real clean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bvending Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Since you need two machines I would make the offer on the 2 ap and if she takes it, I think you got a good deal for the two if they are in good condition. I like the AMS too, but I have a lot more AP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I need a snack machines for a hospital I need to place next week. I'm looking at a AMS 39 640 for $1,200 and an AP Studio 3, she wants $2,500 for 2 of them. I actually need 2 machines. What are you guys thoughts on these machines. I want to make an offer of $1,000 on the AMS or $2,000 for the 2 AP Studio machines. Which do you think would be the better deal? Both are clean and the AMS has drop sensor. Do you know which AMS it is.... Sensit I,II or III? Do both machines have dual spirals or single... I would of thought that the AP Studio 3 would of had Golden Eye but maybe this didn't come as standard on all models but I am sure that you could add this if you wanted both machines to have drop sensors. I like both machines (get both ) but if I had to choose I would probably go for the AMS... I think I'd opt for the AMS. I own a Studio 1 which is a four wide refrigerated version of the Studio 3 and can tell you that these machines are a little on the flimsy side though I doubt you'd have much vandalism in a hospital. Anything would look flimsy when you compare it to a AP7600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 I got the two AP's for $2,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 I got the two AP's for $2,000. Did you get these approved by the decision maker before the purchase? Sometimes these folks can be very picky about what goes in their hospitals because of "image" or a certain "look" they want to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 No but they look better than the ones there that are being kicked out. The guy there did a terrible job stocking, several of the same products on the same row. I'm also adding credit card readers. One glass front and two stacker and two snack machines. Hope it all pays off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 No but they look better than the ones there that are being kicked out. The guy there did a terrible job stocking, several of the same products on the same row. I'm also adding credit card readers. One glass front and two stacker and two snack machines. Hope it all pays off. Sounds good! Good luck with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KychrisKy Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I'd say a hospital would rock, I'm thinking about checking on a couple here myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Vending Mechanic Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I'd say a hospital would rock, I'm thinking about checking on a couple here myself Some Hospitals do rock. But some are terrible. It's really weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJT Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Some Hospitals do rock. But some are terrible. It's really weird. Very true I have had mixed results. It really depends on the size of the hospital. Obviously the larger the better but the larger ones are harder to acquire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvending Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I have only one hospitAl and it does OK. We only have the snacks. Pepsi and Coke do the drinks and are terrible at it. They had just signed a 4 yr contract before we took over the snacks. We will work on the drinks in the future. The E.R. Waiting area does the best. We then have machine on 4 floors. Surgery floor does the second best. E.R. Pulls about $250/wk, surgery $175/wk, other about $75/wk. in the process of adding CC reader to the E?R. Machine to see if it will help any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feral Vending Mechanic Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I have only one hospitAl and it does OK. We only have the snacks. Pepsi and Coke do the drinks and are terrible at it. They had just signed a 4 yr contract before we took over the snacks. We will work on the drinks in the future. The E.R. Waiting area does the best. We then have machine on 4 floors. Surgery floor does the second best. E.R. Pulls about $250/wk, surgery $175/wk, other about $75/wk. in the process of adding CC reader to the E?R. Machine to see if it will help any. Be sure you test the signal before drilling. Some hospitals are shielded from cell signals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KychrisKy Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Seems like Pep & Cok employees don't take of their drink machines around here either, be patient ( get it ) and you'll be able to slide in n get the drink contract because of their service Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspells Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 I'm also adding credit card readers. How much does that kind of stuff cost and what are your transaction fees like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvending Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 The signal strength is not the best, but not bad. RSSI is around 18. We think we will get the cold drink machines as well, due to service. They are very satisfied with our service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 18 is pretty strong as I recall. I think the low end is 12 so 18 sounds pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 It's been a long time but I thought that "11" or greater was the lucky number for USATech readers. Anything under that was not good strength and over was workable. Whatever the number was, I had to mount my antennae to the top of the machine just to get a solid signal strength. Mounting it inside the machine (bevmax) wasn't going to give me enough strength. I was afraid that someone would tamper with it but it's been there for maybe 2 years now with no issues but the location has all well-behaved adults lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cvending Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 They ask that it be a strength of 12 or better, most of ours are in the upper 20's. A few are single digits. NAYAX asks for 12 but said that they will work as low as 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lake Cities Vending Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 In the paperwork it says if signal is less than 12 move the antenna. They sell a High Gain Antenna for areas with a low signal. It is $36.00. Trying to decide if I should order one or wait and see what the signal is first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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