livinginthe80z Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Just pulled a couple machines and super slow sales this month. Anyone else have the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCandyMaN Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Seasons change, never pull bc of 1 or 2 bad months, never a bad month! Just service less until it picks up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformaVending Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 I usually don't pull locs unless they're significantly lower than normal for a long time- say 6 months or so. It's a slow time for sales all across the board; only restaurants, laundromats, and auto shops are still moving well for me right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinginthe80z Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 1 machine doing 3-4 bucks for 2 months and 2 others had some sales drop. I think I see how maybe some of the cheap Chinese machines might actually be a better fit for places like this. What you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gumball guy Posted March 28, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 28, 2019 5 hours ago, livinginthe80z said: 1 machine doing 3-4 bucks for 2 months and 2 others had some sales drop. I think I see how maybe some of the cheap Chinese machines might actually be a better fit for places like this. What you think? Low quality machines are not the answer and you rarely are they priced "cheap". If the location isn't consistently generating enough revenue down the road then relocate it. Adding substandard equipment does nothing but generate out of cycle service calls, lost sales due to misvends and possible eviction from the location because of complaints. Slow sales are part of the game at times. Be smart with your service cycles, change up candy variety if necessary, continue to look for good deals on quality used equipment and don't let a few bumps in the road bring you down. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 13 hours ago, gumball guy said: Low quality machines are not the answer and you rarely are they priced "cheap". If the location isn't consistently generating enough revenue down the road then relocate it. Adding substandard equipment does nothing but generate out of cycle service calls, lost sales due to misvends and possible eviction from the location because of complaints. Slow sales are part of the game at times. Be smart with your service cycles, change up candy variety if necessary, continue to look for good deals on quality used equipment and don't let a few bumps in the road bring you down. Yep. Too many worries. If I had to I would just drop some used beater oaks or something in. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCandyMaN Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I got beavers on the loose, people are just stealing them, don't like any other brands, trying to get rid of AA and NW, anyone think about investing into a GPS TRACKER? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendin it Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I lost a 4 way Northwestern Iam guessing with over $150 in it, wierd feeling now that they how much can be in our machines. GPS tracker Good good idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformaVending Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 3/30/2019 at 9:55 AM, NYCandyMan said: I got beavers on the loose, people are just stealing them, don't like any other brands, trying to get rid of AA and NW, anyone think about investing into a GPS TRACKER? I'd buy one. I've got one loc that was always a solid earner until the machinery would inevitably "disappear" and no one ever had any idea what had happened to it. With a GPS tracker, I wonder if I could solve the persistent mystery of the Adams County Triangle once and for all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYCandyMaN Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 ive been looking into the trackers, problem is.... they have active and non active, and gps and non gps, Bluetooth and wifi. active: always on very good, but battery life sucks a max of 2 to 3 days if lucky non active: only activates with a tracker, battery life is a bit better, but tracker has to be within a distance to recognize it gps: is the best one long battery life and best reception, but too expensive, requires a sim car PER UNIT with monthly service Bluetooth: only works with devices close to the tracker, and the app has to be installed on a nearby device for the tracker to kick in wifi: only works within the walls, if you don't have the password for the network it might or might not pick up the signal. so I found a decent unit made by Milwaukee, battery life is great, the unit is cheap, but reception sucks, if no one has the app, it will not kick in, with the app it kicks in, takes a bit of time, but does kick in, ive been testing them for a month now, and not the best, but ok. if anyone finds something good and cheap we should all get in on it, it will eliminate the theft of our machines and put stupid people where they belong! any good ideas feel free to send me a text 9one7 73one 389one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplady1 Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Do you somehow mark the machine with a inventory number or something to prove you own them? I had a friend with over 2000 out and he was always losing equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gumball guy Posted April 14, 2019 Share Posted April 14, 2019 Unfortunately losing equipment is just part of the bulk vending business especially if you are running alot of singles. Most of the time they are smashed and destroyed within minutes of being stolen so I'm not sure a tracker would help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerrybrooksvendall Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 On 4/14/2019 at 4:03 PM, Poplady1 said: Do you somehow mark the machine with a inventory number or something to prove you own them? I had a friend with over 2000 out and he was always losing equipment. Friend having 2000 machines out is awesome. That would be the only job he could do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poplady1 Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 Jerrry he was a sales man for a product sold in 3 States. He carried his product in his car and when he toured those states he serviced the equipment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livinginthe80z Posted May 2, 2019 Author Share Posted May 2, 2019 Poplady who is a great locator in Alabama for drink machines? I wish I could get blue moose but y’all don’t do Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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