Assembling Capsules

[GumballPrincess]

It just took me 32 minutes to assemble 101 small 1" capsules. So, it will take me 1 hour and 15 minutes to assemble 250 small 1" capsules which equals 1 bag. There are 4 bags in a box. I make $5.00 a box and it will take me 5 hours to do a box. I knew I wasn't going to get rich. That only equals $1.00 an hour!! I guess I'm returning 9,250 unassembled capsules. LOL

[RoadDogAmusements]

It's not about it being "worth the time" to fill capsules. there's no way you're going to be cheaper than the industrial packing machines that big companies use.

It's for when you want to have toys that other operators don't have, or when the supply of precapsuled product becomes so scarce that you're forced to do what you can to keep product on the "shelves."

[gumball guy]

9 hours ago, GumballPrincess said:

It just took me 32 minutes to assemble 101 small 1" capsules. So, it will take me 1 hour and 15 minutes to assemble 250 small 1" capsules which equals 1 bag. There are 4 bags in a box. I make $5.00 a box and it will take me 5 hours to do a box. I knew I wasn't going to get rich. That only equals $1.00 an hour!! I guess I'm returning 9,250 unassembled capsules. LOL

If you're doing it for your own business it is definitely a cost saving measure but by the sounds of it you are doing it for someone else. If that's the case, it isn't a big moneymaker as you have found out. I will suggest that it is a good task to do while watching TV or talking on the phone so if you are just sitting around the house with some down time, at least you are getting paid something for that time. If it is impeding a better job opportunity then it's not worth it. 

[Guest Gumball prince]

   
 

Edited April 22, 2022 by Gumball prince

[GumballPrincess]

On 4/18/2022 at 5:42 PM, gumball guy said:

If you're doing it for your own business it is definitely a cost saving measure but by the sounds of it you are doing it for someone else. If that's the case, it isn't a big moneymaker as you have found out. I will suggest that it is a good task to do while watching TV or talking on the phone so if you are just sitting around the house with some down time, at least you are getting paid something for that time. If it is impeding a better job opportunity then it's not worth it. 

 

[GumballPrincess]

It winds up that the 4th bag (250 x 1" capsules) only took a hour. I knew that the 2" capsules paid twice as much but that still would only be $2.00 an hour. So I packed up what I had finished, put everything in my car and returned it to Cardinal Distribution. The young man who helped me empty my car said that the 2" capsules not only paid twice as much but that they were easier to assemble. I asked what other people are making a hour and he said that they were averaging $4.00 an hour. I'm looking for a part time job that at least pays minimum wage. 

[AZVendor]

So you are posting here to find out how to do a part time job by piece rate which has nothing to do with vending. As an old band used to sing, "how bizzare, how bizzare." Interesting that Cardinal doesn't pay employees to do this. How saddly cheap on their part and dissapointing that they prey on the unknowing.

[GumballPrincess]

16 hours ago, AZVendor said:

So you are posting here to find out how to do a part time job by piece rate which has nothing to do with vending. As an old band used to sing, "how bizzare, how bizzare." Interesting that Cardinal doesn't pay employees to do this. How saddly cheap on their part and dissapointing that they prey on the unknowing.

I haven't been here for years but I've been a member since 2014. My original question was asking for suggestions to hold the bag open. I was very happy with the replies I got. So posting here was a great idea!! I think that with anything it takes longer the first time you do something then it does after you have some experience. My second question was asking how long should it take to assemble 250 x 1" capsules. I was happy with the replies I got. So posting here was a great idea. I don't have a problem with Cardinal Distribution. I'm sure that their employees do assemble capsules. I don't think that they have employees who just assemble capsules. I think that everyone who works there including a owner assembles capsules when they are done their job and or don't have anything else from do. I've been going there for 22 years. Shopping for gum, candy, slime and toys for myself personal. I always thought I everone who worked there was so nice and helpful. I've done the calculations and the cost to purchase 1,000 pre-assembled 1" capsules verses assembling them yourself is $6.50. I'm assuming A&A Global also sub-contracts people to assemble capsules. They probably only pay an average of $4.00 an hour. They are a good 35 minute drive from where I live but it could possibly be worth my time and gas. I will have to call them. 

[AZVendor]

Oh boy!  I really want a $4.00 per hour job too!.  Maybe I can even get a $2.50 per hour job.  Hmmm

[GumballPrincess]

3 hours ago, AZVendor said:

Oh boy!  I really want a $4.00 per hour job too!.  Maybe I can even get a $2.50 per hour job.  Hmmm

No!! I don't want a $4.00 an hour job. I said "I'm assuming that A&A Global is also paying an average of $4.00 an hour for someone to assemble capsules as a sub-contractor and that I would call them just incase I'm wrong. I called A&A Global, was transferred and left a message but no one has called us back. When I hear something I will let you know. 

[RoadDogAmusements]

I'm currently capsuling up some of my own toys. I am doing ones that are not available for purchase pre-capped. Or not currently available for purchase at all. I am not doing it to save money or try to get a good hourly wage... it's about getting toys out for sale. AA's stock of 2" is fluctuating so hard right now it's difficult to even get a lot of product.

[jay22]

yikes, i think i'll stick with bouncy balls

[GumballPrincess]

On 4/29/2022 at 2:43 PM, RoadDogAmusements said:

I'm currently capsuling up some of my own toys. I am doing ones that are not available for purchase pre-capped. Or not currently available for purchase at all. I am not doing it to save money or try to get a good hourly wage... it's about getting toys out for sale. AA's stock of 2" is fluctuating so hard right now it's difficult to even get a lot of product.

 

I completely understand the reasons behind why anyone would assemble their own capsules and it makes perfectly good sense. I'm just a Gumball Machine collector and are correctly looking for a part time job from home. I was really hoping assembling capsules was going to be it. 

[GumballPrincess]

9 hours ago, jay22 said:

yikes, i think i'll stick with bouncy balls

Assembling your own capsules is worth it. For me to do it for a part time job an average $4.00 an hour isn't going to pay the bills. 

[AZVendor]

Keep on looking for that quick buck.  You know, you could just go out and get an actual job.

[GumballPrincess]

1 hour ago, AZVendor said:

Keep on looking for that quick buck.  You know, you could just go out and get an actual job.

Are you serious!! You don't know anything about me. 

[AZVendor]

Your comments and questions tell it all, my dear.

Edited May 5, 2022 by AZVendor

[GumballPrincess]

4 hours ago, AZVendor said:

Your comments and questions tell it all, my dear.

Like I said "You don't know anything but me" I was raised that if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all. That doesn't mean that you don't stand up for yourself or what you believe in. My father worked at Bethlehem Steel for 35 years. I'm very familiar with, you work hard for what you have. I've been working up till recently at the same place since 1988. The property and building were sold. The building will be torn down and another business will be built in it's place. So none of the employees got to stay on with the new owner. On Memorial Day 2018 my husband and I rented a two man gas powered auger. At the time we thought that would be easier then digging 9 x 12" x 36" holes to pour footers for the deck we were going to build. The first 3 holes went okay. The 4th hole!! We hit a brick or something about 2' into the ground. The auger locked up and was thrown to the ground. I torn my ACL but have been left with a #8 knee and that the specialist still can't figure out why. Over the past 4 years the arthritis in my right thumb and turned into both of my legs are totally dislocated and I need reconstructive surgery on both of them. Then in October of 2019 I developed Parsonage Turner Syndrome. It took 4 months of Physical Therapy before I could lift my right arm up over my head. In December 2021 I had 2 relapses. Now the muscles in my right arm are deteriorating faster then I can strengthen them. So I'm loosing the strength in my right arm. So I've only been working 3 or 4 hours a day for almost 4 years. When you have been working somewhere for 30 years you can afford to do that. Now you know a little more about

[GumballPrincess]

On 4/18/2022 at 4:38 PM, RoadDogAmusements said:

It's not about it being "worth the time" to fill capsules. there's no way you're going to be cheaper than the industrial packing machines that big companies use.

It's for when you want to have toys that other operators don't have, or when the supply of precapsuled product becomes so scarce that you're forced to do what you can to keep product on the "shelves."

 

On 4/18/2022 at 4:38 PM, RoadDogAmusements said:

It's not about it being "worth the time" to fill capsules. there's no way you're going to be cheaper than the industrial packing machines that big companies use.

It's for when you want to have toys that other operators don't have, or when the supply of precapsuled product becomes so scarce that you're forced to do what you can to keep product on the "shelves."

I finally spoke with someone from A&A Global. They are paying $25.00 more for 10,000 capsules. He said that they are trying to pay minimum wage and that it should take 1 to 1-1/2 hours to assemble 1,000 capsules. Can you do 1,000 in that time?

[RoadDogAmusements]

On 5/11/2022 at 10:59 AM, GumballPrincess said:

 

I finally spoke with someone from A&A Global. They are paying $25.00 more for 10,000 capsules. He said that they are trying to pay minimum wage and that it should take 1 to 1-1/2 hours to assemble 1,000 capsules. Can you do 1,000 in that time?

well, there's a few factors there. like 1.1" or 2" and what is the thing being stuffed. for instance... sponge bob yo yos are floppy and take more care to pack in the capsule than a hard toy like nfl helmets.

 

i would say it takes me much more than an hour to do 1000 capsules. more like 2 hours or more. I do it while watching tv/movies or listening to music. I wouldn't want to do it full time that's for sure... but I just got in an order of 2750 2" toys and 4000 1" toys that I got done in about a week. i wouldn't think of it in terms of "worth it for x amount of time" because it won't be. It's "worth it because it's the only way" is more likely. If the supply chains were solid like they used to be and AA was fully stocked on 1" and 2" I wouldn't be bothering with stuffing my own. They're definitely doing better now than a few months ago, but it's not back to normal yet.

[GumballPrincess]

On 5/12/2022 at 4:44 PM, RoadDogAmusements said:

well, there's a few factors there. like 1.1" or 2" and what is the thing being stuffed. for instance... sponge bob yo yos are floppy and take more care to pack in the capsule than a hard toy like nfl helmets.

 

i would say it takes me much more than an hour to do 1000 capsules. more like 2 hours or more. I do it while watching tv/movies or listening to music. I wouldn't want to do it full time that's for sure... but I just got in an order of 2750 2" toys and 4000 1" toys that I got done in about a week. i wouldn't think of it in terms of "worth it for x amount of time" because it won't be. It's "worth it because it's the only way" is more likely. If the supply chains were solid like they used to be and AA was fully stocked on 1" and 2" I wouldn't be bothering with stuffing my own. They're definitely doing better now than a few months ago, but it's not back to normal yet.

First I want to apologize for not replying to your message earlier. But, "I'm now a Grandmom!!" Thank you for your long in detail reply. For both companies the 2" Capsules pay twice as much as the 1.1" capsules. With that said, I'm assuming that you can assemble 2" capsules twice as fast. The one Company said "People are averaging $4.00 an hour." The other Company said "People are averaging minimum wage." That's a big discrepancy!! My 4th bag of 250 x 1.1" capsules took me an hour to assemble. If I could do the 2" capsules in 1/2 that time and did the math correctly I would average $6.25 an hour. That doesn't include travel time, gas, loading time, unloading time, making boxes, sealing boxes, putting labels on boxes, loading again  time, travel time again, more gas and unloading time again. I'm going to skip on this opportunity to make $25.00 more per 10,000 capsules with A&A Global. Thanks again.