VEND NORTH TEXAS Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 This was a great starting point that I actualy bipassed upon my first visit! Fantastic and valuable info Mage! Thanks so much for contributing for the masses. My name is Steve, and I am 39 (soon to be 40) in the DFW area and have purchased my first full line soda machine. Excited to see how things shape up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDJD567 Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Thanks for all the information, i am looking forward to being apart of this vending community as i have just started out in the vending business. Sincerely Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growliebusters Posted December 5, 2012 Share Posted December 5, 2012 Hello from the Great White North of Calgary Alberta Canada. Just getting started in vending, and from what I've read here so far, this is going to be a wealth of information for me. I'd like to say thanks to everyone ahead of time for all your information that I'll be drawing on/swindling/begging for over the next little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bd490 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Thank you for the tips on how to get started in the vending biz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meky Posted December 16, 2012 Share Posted December 16, 2012 Hi, My name's Omar and I live in NJ. I just got involved with the vending business and purchased 2 soda machines. I wish I saw this forum earlier cause I probably should've started smaller with bulk vending. Anyhow, seeing this forum did teach me not to trust all the stuff professional locators say. Can anyone point me to a good locating service for full size vending? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wleigaber Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I am new today. I bought a triple head pro-line for a grandaughter to place in a friends restraunt here in South Carolina. Please wish her luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Hi Everyone and thank you, thank you, what a great site this is. I joined today after lurking and reading for the last month, after doing so I decided on Venstar 3000's cheap, simple, and a quarter in a venstar is the same as a quarter in an Oak or NW, the clincher for me was a quote "they are like disposable razors" I made a deal on 30 today all in good shape total cost $300 plus $50 in gas and lunch, now to clean'em and place'em ! Thanks everyone ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thbackman Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Thanks for the great advise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoTerri Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Hi, I am kinda new to this also as i have been managing 1 soda machine, 1 cold drink dispenser and 1 snack machine at my work location. But I am excided to mayby buy a route or some routes in my area in the near future. But until then I'm getting as much information and Forms/Cards ready, so i don't have to scramble to find the forms/cards that will work for me. Also I can use them for my current situation to get familar with the forms. So far this site looks interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morjo619 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Thanks for the advice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ts5461 Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Thank you for the tips. I am in south Florida and will be getting started in bulk vending with 15 machines after doing research. I am glad to have stumbled upon this forum and look forward to interacting with other members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thenewdude Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I too a new to the game. i kinda started out backwards but now i turned the game around. I have 3 machines out in high traffic areas and am working on getting into breakrooms and hospitals near here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenboog74 Posted February 11, 2013 Share Posted February 11, 2013 Thanks for the post, I also like the vast amount of knowledge here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekobun Posted February 20, 2013 Share Posted February 20, 2013 Love this forum so far. It's great to get different perspective on vending of all kinds. Hope to include my experiences too in the time coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vis4Vending Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Thanks so much for providing this forum. Though I am a new member it is obvious that this forum will be a tremendous help to those persuing the vending business. Looking foward to spending much time here. Again thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budda77 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Welcome, I'm starting small vending bussines in Bosnia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazenevenson Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Excellent advice I started when I was 16 with only one machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jperez0730 Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 Brand New and learning a bunch every day! Thank you for even having such a site =) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henriquehpm Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Thank you for all advise. I'm from Brazil and will start a full vending business here. The price of one machine is much higher than USA, actually I will import from USA. Any suggest of machine brand? I'm looking for cold vending machines like this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 Henri, If you want to do food in Brasilia, don't import from the US. You might be better off importing from Australia or New Zealand, or even Mexico. You are more likely to get proper voltage machines and machines that will be easier to get parts for. The industry in the US is moving away from cold food to frozen food, so you might want to investigate that as well. The machine in the video is a Rowe 548 which you probably can't even find in an Export model, and it hasn't been in production for several years as Rowe was absorbed by Automatic Products after 40+ years in business. Later, Automatic Products was absorbed by Crane who owns Dixie Narco and National Vendors. If you are adamant about importing from the US, then you will want new equipment you would want to check out the www.cranems.com website from which you can get information for all the brands of machines mentioned above. You should also check out The Wittern Group at www.vendnetusa.com to view all the machines they have, as they export more machines to Mexico than they actually sell in the US. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 It think it would depend on what part of the country you are located in as different parts of parts of Brazil have different voltages. If you were in an area that has 110v power supply you should be fine but in 220v areas you will need to install a transformer inside the machine to change the voltage. The frequency will be fine though as both your 110v & 220v power supply are 60Hz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 It think it would depend on what part of the country you are located in as different parts of parts of Brazil have different voltages. If you were in an area that has 110v power supply you should be fine but in 220v areas you will need to install a transformer inside the machine to change the voltage. The frequency will be fine though as both your 110v & 220v power supply are 60Hz Hey Kiwi, Is there a converter you can use to drop from 60 hz down to 50 hz? Just curious, we haven't seen 50hz around here for at least 50 years and it's odd that New Zealand would still be using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Hey Kiwi, Is there a converter you can use to drop from 60 hz down to 50 hz? Just curious, we haven't seen 50hz around here for at least 50 years and it's odd that New Zealand would still be using it. Hey mate, There are converters that change 60Hz - 50Hz but I am unsure how cost effective this would be or whether the process would meet our laws here when it comes to electrical regulations. Maybe Ron may chime in on this subject as I think there are a few operators in Oz that have imported 110v equipment but am unsure what modifications & changes they have made besides using a step-down transformer to make this legal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy0777 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 Thanks for the great info...still reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txnewbie Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I'm so excited to find this forum! I'm wanting to start out with honor boxes and mint boxes, but i'm trying to do as much research as possible before I make the plunge. Thanks to everyone for so much great advise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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