placig machines questions

[Agapevending]

I have been trying to come up with a list of places that I think might be good locations but i keep hitting walls.

What types of places do  you all look for?

I am  also  working on trying to  find them  in a new city  that I really don't much about . Any  help there.

Has any one ever gotten  one in a  hotel. I found out yesterday that one of my wife's students family's owns the Best western in town.

would that be a good location

look forward to  anwsers

[chowchowjailboss]

I find that anywhere you have foot traffic such as in the front or exit of a supermarket, tattoo shops are good but be careful to make sure it is safe from vandals, break rooms in factories, family restaurants, employee break rooms if they have 20 or more employees.  Hotels are hit and miss.  If you can place it next to the other vending machines, you should do OK.

[tooldini]

I think many people on here have hotel locations. I am new so don't have any right now. I never knew this but party stores seem to be good around here. I chat with some of the owners and they say they have to fill them every other week they do very well. Pizza joints are good I here. Basically anyplace were there are plenty of people waiting or walking thru that could see the machine. I am evening thinking of a neighbors every week garage sale he has seems maybe I could put one of my beatup vendstars there you never know it may get some use

[joebob051977]

I can give a stock answer here. Every location is different and has the potential of being a great location. If you have a captive audience that is good. Several employess or good foot traffic are good indicators. Locations with employees who aren't at the office, I think someone mentioned a Merry Maids office in "Oddest location," are generally not good.

I put a machine at a Vet office, a Dentist's breakroom, and a novelty dog treat store. Those aren't exactly run of the mill locations, but have the potential to do well. I've read about someone locating at a cemetary in the grounds crew office. People have even located at funeral homes (to keep with the morbid theme). You just never know. Don't limit your list. Breakrooms are nice since you have a hungry, captive audience and the kick out rate is lower.       

[vendman]

Where is everyone placing these machines at hotels?

[lak20019]

I don't know if this will help, but my library gives me access to the ReferenceUSA database (I just enter in my library card number online). It's a database that can be used for telemarketing (what I think locator services use). When you look up a business (or type of business), you can look it up based on how many employees they have, their sales volume, etc. I'm using it to start a list of leads. It's just amazing how many businesses were in my area that I had no idea about.

[lurtsman]

I don't know if this will help, but my library gives me access to the ReferenceUSA database (I just enter in my library card number online). It's a database that can be used for telemarketing (what I think locator services use). When you look up a business (or type of business), you can look it up based on how many employees they have, their sales volume, etc. I'm using it to start a list of leads. It's just amazing how many businesses were in my area that I had no idea about.

Lets hear more about this.

[vendman]

I have one in a Office of Home health Agency. It does real well. Look kinda bad at first only about 5 in office, then I found out they have about 75 that come in and out daily. May have to service it twice a month.

[sherlock]

I don't know if this will help, but my library gives me access to the ReferenceUSA database (I just enter in my library card number online). It's a database that can be used for telemarketing (what I think locator services use). When you look up a business (or type of business), you can look it up based on how many employees they have, their sales volume, etc. I'm using it to start a list of leads. It's just amazing how many businesses were in my area that I had no idea about.

WOW!!

Gave you a respect point for that one!

I never knew this database was available to me.

I do quite a bit with the local public library in person and online.

Yet I had never come across this.

I just logged in to my public library site, searched for the ReferenceUSA database and BAM! There it was.

I did a couple of quick searches and found A LOT of useful info about area businesses just as the poster above mentioned.

[lurtsman]

Delete me 

I found the answer to my own question.