aiyeas Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Hello I'm not sure if you gentlemen know this, but i found double bubble 1'' at Bj's 850ct for 16.50 instore. My first purchase from xyz was for 30.00 almost double ha ha.:? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Aiyeas, I'm not trying to one-up you but Sam's has these for $15.86. Are you near a Sam's? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aiyeas Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 no there was one in Natick but closed 15 or 16 bucks is still very good that 30 bucks that i paid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Yeah, I wouldnt make the trip to Worcester to save .64 either. I just thought maybe there was one closer to you than the BJ's. Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo7068 Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 What is a BJ's? Is that like a wholesale store without memberships? In California we have wholesale stores without yearly membership fees (Smart and Final) that offer PMM at 7.49 rather than Sam's at 7.36. With less than a handful of machines I prefer not to pay the yearly Sam's membership of ?.?? much. They also have 5lb runts for 6.99 and 900 count gumballs for 21.99 (not so good I quess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T BIRD Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 BJs is like Sam's and Costco. My next batch of gum balls I buy will not be Jelly Belly. Too expensive and the taste and longevity of the flavor when you chew is NOT exceptional IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T BIRD Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 Remember we had a discussion on one of the threads about how Jelly Belly Gum Balls was so much better than Double Bubble even though the price is more than double for it ? It's amazing how much better Double Bubble is to me at $16 for 850!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Our experience with double bubble was never very good. Chipping, fading, and a very hard gum base were causing complaints galore. We switched long ago to Ford gum. 15.70 a case delivered to our door. Oakleaf also offers a superior product I believe. chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 That's a great price, Chuck. Please let me know where you are getting gumballs for that price delivered to your door. Are they 850 count? Do you have to buy huge quantities? Do you buy on-line? Thanks Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 850 ct assorted by the pallet, 85 cases. You can mix and match so we get nerds, chicles and assorted. chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 850ct, 85 cs, pallet quantity... MMMMM, I smell a "group buy" Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniocinisi Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 850ct, 85 cs, pallet quantity... MMMMM, I smell a "group buy" Steve lucky you wish I had someone to do that with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuck Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 caserri wrote: 850ct, 85 cs, pallet quantity... MMMMM, I smell a "group buy" Steve Trouble is shipping will kill you. You'd have to have it sent to one place to get free shipping. Breaking the pallet down and shipping cases to different operators would make it way too expensive. Vending is a business built on volume. chuck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Yea. Thats the issue I ran into with our stand supplier. That was what I was eluding to. I can always dream though! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Thanks for all the great information Chuck but 85 cases is just to much for me right now. I know there are some folks here that could handle those quanities. Maybe someday soon I will be there but for now I will have to stick with my current suppliers. Shipping would kill it for sure. Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmedspub Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Steve, I would consider going in on a bulk buy here in Connecticut. Let me know if there is anything we can get cheaper and Ill consider it. Schmedspub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T BIRD Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 My next few machines are going to be gumballs right? I could not find gumballs at Costco or 2 BJ's. Sam's is too far away from me. I didn't feel like driving 2 hours total for gumballs. I ordered them from TJ Kings for $15 and change plus shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpapageorgio Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Leo, Be careful the PMM at Smart & Final are 45oz vs. the 54oz at Sam's. They look identical. RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dperry Posted January 2, 2008 Share Posted January 2, 2008 My next few machines are going to be gumballs right? I could not find gumballs at Costco or 2 BJ's. Sam's is too far away from me. I didn't feel like driving 2 hours total for gumballs. I ordered them from TJ Kings for $15 and change plus shipping. What are you buying at TJKing? I can't get 850c for less than $20 plus shipping. So a box of gumballs costs me $30 from TJKing. When I buy DB from Sams, I pay $15.86 plus tax for a total of $17.17. I don't know why I have to pay tax on a food product, but I do. go figure! I have found that you can get Ford Carousel brand from http://www.quill.com for $18.99 a case if you get 3 or more. And when you get 3 or more cases, you get free shipping. The gum is as good as any of the concord or oak leaf varieties that I've tried. So for me, to have gum shipped to my house, without having to go buy DB at Sam's, the ford gum from quill is the best deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo7068 Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 If they are charging you tax on a food item I would talk to a manager, because it's probably just the register not recognizing the fact. When I was a register jockey at a nursery I had an old man that threw a fit when we charged him tax on a 99 cent tomatoe plant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antoniocinisi Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I thought tax on a food item was 1% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 I think it varies from state to state. I know when I lived in Tennessee, they charged tax on EVERYTHING. I have not lived there in 10+ years though so please don't quote me Guth! Here in Massachusetts, they don't charge tax on food or clothing. (Unless its prepared food, like at McDonald's.) Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshbrooksflorida Posted January 6, 2008 Share Posted January 6, 2008 OK, so the goal is to get my business big enough to where I need to order a pallet. Then I can enjoy $0.02 gumballs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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