Dorseys Vending LLC Posted August 12, 2015 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Where do you guys purchase your inventory for your vending machines? jarci Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conallvending Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I buy most through Vistar. Candy at Sams club as they are cheaper then everyone. 20oz Soda through Pepsi. Cans and Gatorade through local supermarkets as they are always sale. I work at a supermarket and live walking distance to another so I am not waisting gas and time driving around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformaVending Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 I get all my candy/chips/etc. from Sams. My snack operation is tiny, so I can't really justify ordering things yet until I'm at a volume to make up for it. All my soda gear is cans, so I just ride the sales- there's always some store with the name brands on sale around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchligVend Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Vistar, Coke and Pepsi and kalil (Arizona's local monster bottler)......sometimes sam's club Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 75-90% of cans from Sam's Club. 90% of snacks from Sam's. All other snacks and cans from merchant's mart. I use merchant's mart to offset the lack of variety from Sam's. I get Herr's and a few other things from merchant's mart like 16 oz water. I also get bulk packs of peanuts from there because they are cheap. Herr's jalapeño poppers and cheese popcorn sell great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boblib Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Thayer, Sams when necessary, Coke, and Pepsi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorseys Vending LLC Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 Thank you everyone for the response. Vistar I never heard of so I will def. reach out to them to see how I can do business with them. Do you guys have a resellers permit??? Vistar, Coke and Pepsi and kalil (Arizona's local monster bottler)......sometimes sam's club Also with Kalil!. and merchant's mart 75-90% of cans from Sam's Club. 90% of snacks from Sam's. All other snacks and cans from merchant's mart.I use merchant's mart to offset the lack of variety from Sam's. I get Herr's and a few other things from merchant's mart like 16 oz water. I also get bulk packs of peanuts from there because they are cheap. Herr's jalapeño poppers and cheese popcorn sell great! Yes Sams dont have a Variety at all. I spoke with someone at Frito Lay and they have it where you can order what you want. The only draw back is the pricing is already on the bag. I get all my candy/chips/etc. from Sams. My snack operation is tiny, so I can't really justify ordering things yet until I'm at a volume to make up for it. All my soda gear is cans, so I just ride the sales- there's always some store with the name brands on sale around here. If u dont mind defin tiny. Im in the process of acquiring 4 machines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspells Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 I'm doing 12oz Coke core products from Costco ($0.25/can) and then flavors when they're on sale at Target and Wal-Mart (got 'em at $0.28/can a few weeks ago). Take my advice, never buy tax-free at Target, it's the most painful check-out experience you will ever have. Tax-free at Wal-Mart is great though, they give you a customer ID card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformaVending Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Do you guys have a resellers permit??? If u dont mind defin tiny. Im in the process of acquiring 4 machines. You need to have a sellers permit at the bare minimum to vend anything, at least around here. Check your local laws and regulations, as some places require health inspections, additional tags, labels, insurance, etc. It all depends on where you live. I've got three snack machines at this point in time, with a 4th (hopefully) on the way. None of my accounts are by any means "big". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspells Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Do you guys have a resellers permit??? In some states, like Georgia, your sales and use tax certificate acts as your resale certificate. If you want to do it the completely legal way, then yes, you do need one and you may need some other things as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dorseys Vending LLC Posted August 16, 2015 Author Share Posted August 16, 2015 In some states, like Georgia, your sales and use tax certificate acts as your resale certificate. If you want to do it the completely legal way, then yes, you do need one and you may need some other things as well. OK what other things??? I know i need to file LLC, EIN, Sales and use tax, Permit for each machine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bspells Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 OK what other things??? I know i need to file LLC, EIN, Sales and use tax, Permit for each machine... So you've got the basics right there, except I'm not sure what permit you're talking about for each machine. I'm sure there's more in-depth tax stuff that I don't know about but you should be fine with just that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 You need to ask a local accountant. Each city, county, and state may have their own rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PHX1 Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 Costco business and the pepsi bottler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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