Starcat Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 i am still pretty new to vending, and sams closing is a big deal to me, so far its the only place ive gotten my candy, do you guys think this will destroy vending? i know that vending has been around long before sams club so obviously its not going to do away with vending entirely, but to me it sure is a kidney punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnackShackVendingLLC Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 They're not going outta business or anything, so I'm thinking it really won't hurt us that much except for the ability to pick up locally to avoid shipping costs. I read an article that said they were repurposing those stores for their online service. In which you can still get everything, actually more from their website. I get just about all of my candy from there, the stuff I can't walk in and pick up locally. They have as good of a selection as most of your 'wholesale candy sites' but actually at wholesale prices. The only real downside is, they've cancelled mike and ike and hot tamales. Forcing me to get them elsewhere. But the rest (Bonz, Cotton Candy Flavored Hard Candy, Pucker Ups, Toostie Tarts, 850 Gumballs, Cry Baby Tears, and so much more) can be had readily from the website. Hope that helps ease your mind some. PS - Costco online has Hot Tamales for $6.99 a bag, which is better than Sam's price was ($7.47) and they only charge $3 to ship if I read that right. https://www.costco.com/Hot-Tamales%2C-Fierce-Cinnamon%2C-4.5-lbs.product.100381553.html?pageSize=96&catalogId=10701&dept=All&langId=-1&keyword=Hot+Tamales%2C+Fierce+Cinnamon%2C+4.5+lbs&storeId=10301 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuikVend Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 The closings, at least in my area, we're just down-sizing. We had 5 in our area, all in a small radius, some even within a 10 min drive if each other. 2 of those were shut down. They figured the businesses and other customers would drive the extra 10-15 minutes to use their other clubs. Makes sense financially, but they really should have given shine advanced warning to the employees. That's the part I didn't like about the whole deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSnackShackVendingLLC Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Yea I have friends that work at our local Sam's Clubs, and they said it was basically an overnight, via email kinda thing. So much for a proper notification. SMH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Before Sam"s came along every decent sized city had at least a couple of good wholesale bulk suppliers. Most are now gone. But there still are suppliers that specialize in bulk, you will just be paying shipping. Near Chicago; TJ King, Baltimore; Cardinal Dist and A&A. The best thing for you is if Sams completely stopped supplying anything for bulk. A lot of small location owners were able to buy their own machines and supplies at Sams. Sams did a lot of damage to bulk operators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcat Posted January 21, 2018 Author Share Posted January 21, 2018 there is no sams club within 100 miles of me now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musser Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 3 hours ago, Starcat said: there is no sams club within 100 miles of me now So if you develop a good supply chain for your business you will be miles ahead of your competition. Every adversity is really an opportunity. 3 hours ago, Starcat said: there is no sams club within 100 miles of me now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted January 22, 2018 Share Posted January 22, 2018 Yup, I use no product from Sam's. I only run a few candies, Gumballs, Skittles, Bonz, and some mint tab gum and Reese's Pieces for the odd location. Skittles and Reese's are available for a very good price from Smart and Final, and their gum is priced ok. Bonz and tabs I just order online. Toys, AA global, their freight rates are decent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 1/21/2018 at 11:15 PM, orsd said: Yup, I use no product from Sam's. I only run a few candies, Gumballs, Skittles, Bonz, and some mint tab gum and Reese's Pieces for the odd location. Skittles and Reese's are available for a very good price from Smart and Final, and their gum is priced ok. Bonz and tabs I just order online. Toys, AA global, their freight rates are decent. Check TJ King for good shipping rates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD Snacks Posted January 29, 2018 Share Posted January 29, 2018 Costco business center carries a lot of the basic candies too. At least ours here does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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