How many bulk locations can one person handle?

[vend777]

Would like to ask how many bulk locations you think one person can handle and if anyone uses employees to assist with a bulk route. Thanks.

[JEREMYTINA]

We are new ourselves, so I do not know how many machines you could handle by yourself.  I think that would vary greatly with the amount of distance between locations.  I also could not imagine being able to pay someone to pull money for you and not have them rob you blind.

[T BIRD]

For me?  with over 400 locations, I hire a young guy ( 26 yo ) to work for me.  We work together.  He is not full time but does work a good 3 days per week.  We do between 15 and 20 stops per day.            ( these are racks not single or doubles )

I could probably do it myself but would be useless when I got home from work everyday......lol.

[kai1836]

  How often are you servicing your racks John?

[jwhite]

The amount of machines you can handle, would seem to depend on the amount of time you have available to service the route.  If you work 8-5 M-F and have busy kids with activities in the evenings and weekends, you will be limited IMO.

My full-time job is very flexible.  I can easily take 4-5 days a month to service a route.  I want 200 machines and I think I can handle that amount.

I talked to a guy the other day who wants to sell his route of 14 doubles.  With his full time job, he doesn't have time to service the route he said.

[mainor5251]

Well not sure how it will work but I'm not planning to quit my full time job until i have around 200 locations, not sure if that's realistic but that's goal.  Might have to get the wife to help, she has 3 days off a week as it is.  I think it will be tough bridging the gap between part time and full time.