statik27 Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 I thought I'd throw my hat into the ring. This has been a growth month for me, picked up 3 new locations with only one being serviced so far on the first 2 week service. These are all charity locations. Barber Shop: $56- 5 weeks- Triple with PMM's, Skittles, Gumballs. Nice location, but I always have to go fix the machine, it gets abused quite a bit. Taco Shop: $33- 4 weeks- Double head- Gumballs/Superballs. Not the greatest part of town, but the folks are nice and they take care of my machine like its their own. Its always cleaned when I get there lol. Italian Rest.: $26-4 weeks- Double head- Gumballs/Superballs. This machine would do better if they didn't lay the "Nickel Classifieds" on top of it all the time. Taco Shop: $102-3 weeks- Single head- Superballs. This is the biggie. Had it since June, had to put it on a 3 week rotation because it was empty every time I serviced it. I would upgrade, but there's already 2 other double heads in there with candy in them, not sure what that guys thinking in a food establishment. At some point I'd like to try gumballs for the margins, but why mess with what works right now. Auto Shop: $6.50-4 weeks- Single head- PMM's. Have I mentioned how much I hate Auto shops? The machine is always dirty and hardly used. This one is getting pulled as soon as I have a place to put it. Taco Shop: $20- 2 weeks- Single head- Gumballs. Love the taco shops. People are always nice and they have quarters in their pockets. Looks like a definite upgrade in the near future. Hope the numbers continue on the 4 week service. Still have a few more locations to do before the end of the month, plus the 2 week service a couple of new ones. A sandwich shop and another Italian place. All of these locations were found by kickstart. statik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 What area of the country are you in? That Taco place is a gold mine. We have found sucess in the $40-50 range with candy and gumballs at a few locations. We have been considering toys, and this certainly makes me want to move in that direction. Is it a 50 cent or 75 cent vend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statik27 Posted March 28, 2010 Author Share Posted March 28, 2010 I'm in central california. In general California is pretty saturated, but I've found my area to be alright. As far as product, I'm trying to keep my selections to a minimum. Candy in places that don't serve food, gumballs and bouncy balls in places that do. It simplifies my product ordering and makes servicing pretty easy I find. Perhaps in the future I'll do toys, but right now if I have a bunch of gumball locations doing 30 or 40 dollars a months, that ok by me lol. statik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 Most of our restaurants are going to be switched to bouncy balls in about 60 days in one of the two heads, We plan to still vend at a quarter for a while, because of the additional investment into new mechs. I vend candy next to a guy that sells 2" Superballs for .75, and according to the owner, he blows through about half a machines worth every two weeks. That's money I want to start putting in my pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fogcity Posted March 28, 2010 Share Posted March 28, 2010 What's everyone's experience -- Do the 1" bouncy balls sell as well as the 2" ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dapreachaman Posted April 30, 2010 Share Posted April 30, 2010 statik where in central cal. I am in tulare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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