Starting a Vending Machine Business

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mercy gonzales im interested,,,how will i know d details? 1/30/2012
Nora Hammond this has been helpful 1/23/2012
lal yes vending machines so kids have more things to eat 1/12/2012
Shirley Please provide information on the Dstv vending machine, where people pay for their monthly Dstv fee, how can one start this type of business? 8/4/2011
Ms Fran Belton I will like to start a vending machine business. I need to talk to someone to diresct me to the right direction. My e-mail is and my phone # is 405 921-5035 (cell) Dayphone 405 456 3665 7/19/2011
Juna That information was very useful. I have been thinking of purchasing a vending machine to see how profitable it could really be. Your information was in line with my thinking. 5/3/2011
xaish its awesum 4/28/2011
Barbara Mills Are there any booklets or information how to start a vending business the right way? 4/22/2011
larry i like to open a vending business so i can pass it down to my kids so they can keep it up so there kids can do the same. 3/19/2011
CJ Thank You for the information. I do have one other questions though, what about insurance and licenses? 3/18/2011
mike How do you ensure your machine is restocked with snacks? (or whatever your selling). Who does this, and how often do you pay them? 2/15/2011
Mariana Seams great, how much do I need to start,and the bussiness owners need to make some money too. 2/7/2011
Marsh Great! 1/30/2011
Ben Nice article mate!
Thanks for the info		 1/23/2011
Tiare THANK YOU for such informative and honest advice. Very much appreciated 1/10/2011
Doug where do you buy to stock up your inventory like soda and snacks for vending machine? 12/20/2010
Avi This info was realy helpfull thanks tuns! 11/28/2010
Valentina Ibeac I found the article very useful. Thanks. 11/23/2010
Theresa Thank you so much, I'm interested in the vending machine business,but don't know what manufacturers is a reputed manufacturer.How do I go about finding that out and what do I look for besides tall claims of earning big amount of money from day to day. 10/25/2010
C Great insight, thanks! 10/12/2010
Brian Very helpful article. Thanks. 9/25/2010
Shirazi This gives me a reason to start one... 8/26/2010
Brian Thanks for this helpful info. 8/24/2010
lazaro I have read many of these articles buh honestly yours worked best on me 8/18/2010
Dmitry GREAT Source of information.
Thank you.		 8/12/2010
James Joyce I would like to work only two - three days a week as a supplement to my income. I am retired. 7/19/2010
rich from MI Hey , Kevin good sound advice for the person considering this type of business. 7/18/2010
WILLIAM E. CONN I was looking for a machine that keeps items frozen. What the cost is to rent or to buy.What the cost is to run electricly. 7/11/2010
mutasem Thank you for your information it did help me a lot however I am thinking on starting all of this in a country where they don’t have this idea , it’s the Pepsi company who is doing throughout the region but thank god they don’t sell any candy bars . Now I have to worry about customs and shipping and handling fees. 6/7/2010
Vlad Thank you. Seems really interesting. 5/26/2010
SDG this article gave an excellent idea of the vending machine business. and yeah the location is decixive factor in this business 4/29/2010
david lopez i bought 10 gum and candy machines out of those 10 3 had bad mecanisims that i had to ship back now im just waiting on the parts to come back and i only have 1 machine left in the meantime. who should i contact for better machines and help putting them together. 3/22/2010
matt My personal experience with this vend placement company was this. I bought 50 Vendstar vending machines and was referred this company to place all the machines. I purchased a warranty contract from this company, they assured me that they would move any machines that weren't doing well after they were intially placed. The guys who came out to place my machines ended up being by Todd Parker words "blacklisted guys" who did a horrible job of placing all of my machines, now I have 25 machines that were given back to me by the intial locations that they were placed. So I call Todd Parker, to see if he can relocate the machines that are in bad locations and the machines that were given back to me by store owners. I called Todd for months, only to be ignored. So, I paid Secure Placement $1225 for a warranty that they will not honor. I just wanted to make people aware of my experience with Todd Parker and Secure Placement.

Todd Parker, Locating Manager
Secure Placement
866-841-4131		 3/3/2010
evelyn excellent article, I am looking to buy my first machine now that I have a location for it. I'm a little scared though because the client wants it in thier TV room in a large apt complex.( 300 apts) 2/4/2010
George Great info Thanks 1/20/2010
jude wow...i love this article.i would like to start up a vending machine business in africa...do you have any ideas or advice you could offer. 1/10/2010
Brad Not bad. Good writer. 12/22/2009
michael this is the most informative note ive read, thanks a ton and keep it up. 12/18/2009
Brandi S. Thank you so much for posting this! I'm 15 and I'm about to have two of my vending machines put in my high school. 12/3/2009
tom Seems like good advice. A good place to start in checking out if this is a good business to get into. 11/16/2009
CATHY WHEN DO YOU PAY THE SALE TAX? AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OR AFTER YOU SELL ITEMS? 11/9/2009
VALENCIA SMITH I LIKE THE IDEA HOW MUCH WOULD I NEED TO START? 10/30/2009
Mark This article is very informative for those interested in starting a vending machine business. Kevin points out many misconceptions associated this business and provides valuable insights on how to be successful. 10/28/2009
R. MITRI we own 2 pizza shops and i thought a pizza vending machine in a bar or games room etc would be a hit . WHERE COULD I SOURCE ONE OF THOSE 9/18/2009
Kathryn I I am definitely interested in the vending machine business. 9/9/2009
Andrew Very informative. Thank you for you input. I'm 21 years old, and I just bought a gumball machine. This information has helped. Thanks again 8/28/2009
kendrick G I wanted to know how much do need to start up my vending machine business. 8/22/2009
olga portnoy Hi read good stuff 8/12/2009
N.Lalani Hi,
It was great ideas, but i have question to ask? Do Vending Machine business require any liscense? I also want to print my business card but how would i know if some one carry the same name as my business name?		 8/3/2009
Gman I believe that this is great post and all vending machine dreamers should take note of. 7/13/2009
Moses Koorapets Having read thrugh this article and as an aspirant entrepreneur, i believe vending machine is quite simple and or as long as the location andthe machine is being maintained effectively. so, iwant to take this opportunity to thank you, Mr. Mathias for your info. i just cannot wait to find myself started. 6/20/2009
JOE SLEDGE JR WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ON THIS ,MAIL ME SOMETHING AT JOSEPH E SLEDGE JR 7927 OOLTEWAH-GEORGETOWN RD OOLTEWAH TENN.37363 6/19/2009
T. Prince Thanks for the great advice! 5/20/2009
Kevin Call Candy Machines to get started in the vending business: 800-853-3941 4/23/2009
Marcos Ok article. Terrible grammar. 4/21/2009
Michael Im in the process of starting a vending business in California. What do you think about purchasing used machines in excellent condition to start and then working my way up to new machines? Thank you for your time. 3/8/2009
Tony - Va Beach Very well written. Informative. To-The-Point. 2/28/2009
m coppin Your information was extremely helpful.
Thanks,		 1/15/2009
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