PnutGallery Co. Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Does anyone have candy or gum in funeral homes. I am just starting and it seems as if this may be a good location?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacho Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Does anyone have candy or gum in funeral homes. I am just starting and it seems as if this may be a good location?? Every place is a good place. If it doesn't sell, pull the machine. You won't know unless you try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jax Snacks Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 My local funeral home has 4 vendstars in the foyer. Three of them appear to be abandoned. The M&Ms are all cracked. Looks like those Vendstars should be cremated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lak20019 Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I've personally never been hungry for candy at a funeral, but gum could be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dude Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Those locations can really be dead at times. HAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I've personally never been hungry for candy at a funeral, but gum could be good. lmao....I agree about the gum though. A Silent Sales Force machine would do well in there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillbilly Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Those locations can really be dead at times. This one is sure to be a classic Maybe vend some Bonz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PnutGallery Co. Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thanks for the entertaining commments. I am going to try and place a tripple in one and see what happens. A local funeral home here has multiple funerals most days and I have a good feeling about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Thanks for the entertaining commments. I am going to try and place a tripple in one and see what happens. A local funeral home here has multiple funerals most days and I have a good feeling about it. Sounds like people are just dying to get into the hippest place in town... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PnutGallery Co. Posted March 25, 2011 Author Share Posted March 25, 2011 All joking aside, one word comes to mind. TACKY ! I wish I could see the funeral directors expression when you try your sales pitch. I was just at the funeral home and was involved with a funeral director and watching all of the charges they run up, and how they more than likely get a cut of the flowers, the dinner afterward, and just about any service they are in the middle of helping provide. I really think they are all about making money and a good quality machine like a Beaver Triton with some class might just fit in. I will definatly give it a shot and I will be sure to get back to you all with the expression I got as well as the answer. I know for certain it will not work if I never try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 Here is an older thread about placing machines in a funeral home... You are not alone Pnut. http://vendiscuss.ne...an-odd-location Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PnutGallery Co. Posted March 27, 2011 Author Share Posted March 27, 2011 Here is an older thread about placing machines in a funeral home... You are not alone Pnut. http://vendiscuss.ne...an-odd-location Thanks for the link. I have had the unfortunate luck of attending two family funerals in the last two days. I have been talking quite a bit with the funeral director and seem to be hitting it off good. Going to wait until my new machines arrive and am going to give it a shot. Both days I was there I feel would have produced had there been a machine there. Strange as it sounds, but this will be my first stop to try and place my first new machine. I know business can be dead at times, but they had five funerals between Friday and Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T BIRD Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 All joking aside, one word comes to mind. TACKY ! I wish I could see the funeral directors expression when you try your sales pitch. I agree with Prince. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 All joking aside, one word comes to mind. TACKY ! I wish I could see the funeral directors expression when you try your sales pitch. I have to disagree. Business is business. The funeral home doesn't think it's tacky to charge money for their services. A location is a location. If you can get it, go for it. But then again, I have a much different view on death than others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGranger Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 I agree with Prince. Actually the many funerals that I've been to had mints for free (though I'm sure we were charged somewhere for them), but if there had been a tasteful gumball or candy machine there I probably would have gone for that. Not everyone likes the mints, especially the kids. I'd definitely make that a charity machine, but it could work and be appreciated. It's the perfect place to have a machine that could help sooth a child. But I wouldn't go so far as a capsule machine with Sticky Hands or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 How about a crane machine? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PnutGallery Co. Posted March 28, 2011 Author Share Posted March 28, 2011 How about a crane machine? lol with skelleton dolls in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGranger Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 with skelleton dolls in it? You've got to be more practical if you're dealing with a location like this. Consider your audience. And if you're going do something other than candy then I'd put in a 2" Voodoo Doll machine. Then the family can get revenge on someone and feel better in their time of grief. Always think of your customers' needs. (Don't forget to put a few pins in each cap.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 You've got to be more practical if you're dealing with a location like this. Consider your audience. And if you're going do something other than candy then I'd put in a 2" Voodoo Doll machine. Then the family can get revenge on someone and feel better in their time of grief. Always think of your customers' needs. (Don't forget to put a few pins in each cap.) LOL....How about an old snack machine with the wood grain front....that looks antique. Might even generate new business for the place with the right selections.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Vend LLC Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 I think your first post says it all. You said there are vendstars that seem to be abandon. Think about that. Why has the owner given up on machines that are making him money? Oh wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Interesting timing on this thread. I just heard about recent legislation in the Massachusetts house that seeks to lift the ban on food in funeral homes. http://www.enterprisenews.com/business/x1840140579/Some-local-funeral-directors-want-to-serve-food-at-wakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEREMYTINA Posted March 29, 2011 Share Posted March 29, 2011 Interesting timing on this thread. I just heard about recent legislation in the Massachusetts house that seeks to lift the ban on food in funeral homes. http://www.enterpris...e-food-at-wakes Time to put in a cold food/frozen machine, snack, soda, OCS, and a microwave! If you're really savvy, convince them they need an OreIda french fry vending machine too. Better hurry though, Subway may see this as the opportunity of a lifetime to put franchises into unique places. i was also thinking that one of those antique popcorn carts would do well. You'd just have to pop before the funeral gets under way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicglide Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Time to put in a cold food/frozen machine, snack, soda, OCS, and a microwave! If you're really savvy, convince them they need an OreIda french fry vending machine too. Better hurry though, Subway may see this as the opportunity of a lifetime to put franchises into unique places. i was also thinking that one of those antique popcorn carts would do well. You'd just have to pop before the funeral gets under way. Just do the popcorn at a gangbangers funeral. I could see everyone diving under the seats when the popping starts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenP Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 My wife is the GM at a funeral home and under no terms would a bulk machine make its way into her place. The kitchen is all high-end GE Monogram. She gives away minis and other assorted candies, no charge. The idea of someone wanting to put a biz-op machine in the foyer outside her chapel gave her the "chills". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caserri Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 The idea of someone wanting to put a biz-op machine in the foyer outside her chapel gave her the "chills". I don't think I'll ever understand why people are so freaked out by the notion of death. We will all do it and when it's my turn, there better be a whole room full of vending machines there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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