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How profitable/easy is it to have a vending machine business? The vending machines themselves don't seem as expensive as you would think they are. (Good gumball ones are 100-200, normal vending machines are 500-2k). But I have no idea outside of that or how to even contract people to put it in places

>> No.57337965

>>57337263
You can probably get an MBA in vending machines on YouTube, brother.
the difference between the winners and the losers is going to be the amount of work you put in.
Copy the work ethic of the ones coming up, not the ones who've made it.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkCSvh3GRE8

>> No.57337975

>>57337263
AND STAY OUT OF BLACK AREAS

>> No.57338303

>>57337965
>>57337975
Thank you. There are a couple of places walking distance that gets people walking around a lot.

>> No.57338316

Oh! one more thing:
Be different. Vending machines in Japan are next level. Look into them. I lived there for awhile. One of the most used vending machines was one that dispensed hot cans of coffee.
If you have a college near you, look into snagging a vending machine from Japan.
There are probably areas (such as college campuses) where something like this would be well received.

>> No.57338325

>>57338303
No worries, brother.
Do your research, don't fall into the trap that "it's going to be easy!", and build your way up profitably.
This is probably a good idea.

>> No.57338340

If you're young (like sub 23), you can probably approach other vending machine owners directly and they'd be willing to help you out with advice.

>> No.57338650

>>57338316
Cool, I know there are sites that have some used ones for 1-2k, mostly Ramen stuff.

>> No.57338976

>>57337965
the youtubers are making money on youtube videos; not so much the vending machines i suspect

same with guys who sell financial advice lol

>> No.57339377

>>57338976
Okay, that's fair.
Look to the early videos. The ones where they're actually hustling. Probably anything during the first year. Do those contain value?

>> No.57339383

This is fun. Thanks for posting this, anon. It's like having a real conversation.

>> No.57340022

>>57338650
Hot ramen vending? Put it near colleges

>> No.57340117
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57340117

>>57337263
There are actual forums for people that operate vending in all kinds of different machines. The hardest part is margins and placement. You have to walk into random businesses and make the case that they should let you set up shop there, even if its just an "honor box" of suckers on the check out counter. The fact that you can't sell much of anything for a quarter or 2 and expect to make money means a lot of the cheap "bulk vending" machines simply can't make enough to justify the gas to check on them and the cut to the building owner.

The consensus from a lot of the guys that still want to stay in the business is that the future is "micro markets". Basically larger coolers filled with drinks, fresh(ish) sandwhiches, salads, fruit etc... with an automated checkout. These really only work in places where there is a high volume of people that will be in or around a facility for a long time without the time or inclination to go somewhere else to eat a real meal. Think college campuses or a break room at a large office park.

And if you do decide to ask around about putting up a machine, please don't be like the guy that walked into building with a no-soliciting no-trespassing sign, then walked into an employee-only laboratory area to ask me if I could tell him who to ask about putting in a coke machine.

1) I'm going to tell you to fuck off because you're somewhere you shouldn't be.
2) I'm going to tell you to fuck off because I already run a little vending shop at my work.

>> No.57340286

>>57340117
>These really only work in places where there is a high volume of people that will be in or around a facility for a long time without the time or inclination to go somewhere else to eat a real meal.
Alright, hear me out OP: Construction companies hire in port-a-johns. Is there a market for port-a-food?
I know nuke plants, ethanol plants, etc. all shut down in cycles. They bring in hundreds of dudes for a week or two to do a lot of work, then they all fuck off to a plant down the road or a couple hundred miles away.
... Fuck, never mind. Those plants bring in caterers. It's kind of expected...
Hmmm... Can you take this mobile somehow?

>> No.57340293

>>57340286
Caveat: I've been drinking at this point. So maybe don't listen to me.

>> No.57341663

>>57340117
The ultimate boomer slacker job

>> No.57343419

>>57340117
Do you have a link to them?