mainor5251 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Went to place a couple machines and do some servicing today. Well things did not go exactly as planned. The first issue was I noticed I did not bring enough .50 mechs along so I could upgrade some more locations. The second issue was I ran out of runts in the middle of the day. Third, forgot my wallet at home. Only ended up servicing 4 locations and got 1 new machine placed, but had some good pulls. Average $47 a location, not bad for triples. I will spend more time in the future planning my service days to ensure I got everything I need. Gonna order 3 cases of runts tonight. The best way to avoid not having the equipment or parts I need is gonna be getting a work van just for vending, gonna have to wait till next year though. But will definitely start keeping more product on hand. A Ford Ranger is not a good choice for this business, even with a tool box for storage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainor5251 Posted April 21, 2011 Author Share Posted April 21, 2011 Momma said their would be days like that, she just didnt' say their would be so damn many! I also have ran off and left my wallet...it sucks. I live about 40 minutes from where I do most of my business, so forgetting something is a pain in the arse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will.vend Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 I live about 40 minutes from where I do most of my business, so forgetting something is a pain in the arse! wait till you get my age, I have forgotten my wallet, cell phone, route book and enough supplies all in one day! Thank god for my gps or I might not have remembered how to get home! A mind is a terrible thing to lose! who's there? come in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I run out of two inch from time to time. Sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Profits Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I run out of two inch from time to time. Sucks I thought you had a 40k sq foot warehouse. You still run out of 2"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinnJinn Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 I will never forget the time I was in bulk vending (the first time around) I was roughly 50 miles from home servicing my route, I filled the car up with $42 worth of fuel only to realize I didn't have my wallet with me! To say the least, the young clerk was not happy about counting $42 worth of quarters! Guess it was a good thing I serviced a couple locations before I fueled up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvAlmonte Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 LOL!!! I feel sorry for that poor clerk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedk Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I will never forget the time I was in bulk vending (the first time around) I was roughly 50 miles from home servicing my route, I filled the car up with $42 worth of fuel only to realize I didn't have my wallet with me! To say the least, the young clerk was not happy about counting $42 worth of quarters! Guess it was a good thing I serviced a couple locations before I fueled up. I was that far away the other day and had everything i needed..... except keys for the machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havending Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I was talking about running out while servicing machines. Isn't the topic about not having all you need while servicing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinnJinn Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 Profits has been hitting that crack pipe again. I think Kelly has been hitting the pipe again. Havending is the one that posted the comment to get back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGranger Posted April 23, 2011 Share Posted April 23, 2011 I think Kelly has been hitting the pipe again. Havending is the one that posted the comment to get back on track. There appears to be a lot of crack going around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Safari Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Went to place a couple machines and do some servicing today. Well things did not go exactly as planned. The first issue was I noticed I did not bring enough .50 mechs along so I could upgrade some more locations. The second issue was I ran out of runts in the middle of the day. Third, forgot my wallet at home. Only ended up servicing 4 locations and got 1 new machine placed, but had some good pulls. Average $47 a location, not bad for triples. I will spend more time in the future planning my service days to ensure I got everything I need. Gonna order 3 cases of runts tonight. The best way to avoid not having the equipment or parts I need is gonna be getting a work van just for vending, gonna have to wait till next year though. But will definitely start keeping more product on hand. A Ford Ranger is not a good choice for this business, even with a tool box for storage. I truly admire your determination. I have had similar lousy days. Customers just LOVE Pistachios. I have one location with a U-Turn 8-selection, and last time I picked-up exactly $79.75. And all this done in 1 month. It is a very, very small Mexican restaurant with a high volume of customers. I use 2 canisters of Pistachios because they go so quickly. I managed to install a SOLO CUP DISPENSER on this UTurn and observed that my revenues had increased by a large volume. The problem that I ran into was that this dispenser could only hold 200 or so cups and by the end of the second week all the cups were gone. One case of 200 cups would cost me $5 so I decided to remove the dispenser for a while.If you plan on using a cup dispenser you may need to drill holes on your machine, though. HOWEVER, your overall sales is going to rise from $47. By the way, I personally use my 2005 Honda Civic for business, including moving machines from place to place. A Dodge Sprinter van is the ideal vehicle for this business. You can actually stand upright on the rear cargo hold area and even stand upright a soda machine. However, these Sprinters are a bit expensive, even the used ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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