When I first started out in the vending machine business I really didn’t know what to expect. I thought choosing the machines I wanted was the hard part. Little did I realize that there is a science to picking the right places to put my new machines. Then there’s the sales part of the business, convincing the business owner that having a machine would increase their sales and make their customers want to return over and over again.
I thought that locations with the most foot traffic would always be the most profitable, but I’ve found that with few exceptions it’s the employees of a business who are the ones who use the candy machines the most. It doesn’t make sense, but it’s true.
However this doesn’t apply to sticker, tattoo and capsules machines. Those seem to do better in high traffic locations like supermarkets and convenience stores. I’ve found that the only real way to tell if a location is good or bad is by trial and error. I leave my machines at a business for a few months and then I know whether it’s the right place based on the amount of money the machine generates.
Then there’s the issue of where in the business the machine would be best located. You don’t want it hidden in a dark back corner where there’s no traffic. I had one convenience store owner whose only available space was in a dark hall by the restrooms. After three months I had only made $5.00, so I took the machine out and placed it in another business. It was a big waste of my machine.
That brings me to the selling part of the business. I’ve found selling a business owner on having a vending machine in their business can be easy if you approach the owner by just starting a conversation. I’ve found you really don’t need a script, the most important thing is being honest, confident, genuine and look the person in the eye. If the business owner says no, there’s always the option of offering to pay the owner a percentage of the sales. I’ve found that 10 percent sometimes changes the owner’s mind about having a machine in their location.
Placing machines is just like any other sales job. It’s a numbers game. There are always going to be a percentage of business owners who will say yes. If you talk to enough people you will get all your machines out in the world.
For more information about machines and the best locations to place them do like I did and contact the experts at candymachines.com.
One of the most recognizable members of the Looney Toons cartoon characters, the Tasmanian Devil, now has its own gumball bank. You can get yours from candymachines.com.
Known for its ravenous appetite, the “Taz” first appeared in animated cartoons in the mid-50’s, yet even today its popularity is ever growing.
Although there’s very little resemblance, Robert McKimson, the creator of the Warner Brothers “Taz”, based the character on the real Tasmanian Devils of the Australian island state of Tasmania .
Real Tasmanian Devils are small furry carnivorous marsupials found in the wild. They have large heads and short legs, and the only real similarities to the cartoon character are limited to a voracious appetite and a shy demeanor.
The Taz Medium Gumball Machine is a perfect gift for the Taz collector or youngster in your circle of family and friends. “Taz” himself is sitting on top of the bright red gumball bank. The machine comes with an 8 oz bag of gumballs, and holds either 24 oz. of candy or ½” of gumballs. The bank is a great way to start children saving money and you can set it to take pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters or adjust it for free play. Any way you set it it’s great fun for all Taz fans.
You see them in every classroom. They’re adorable, colorful and unique.
What are they? Pencil toppers or squishies as the kids call them. They make every kid’s writing assignments way more fun. And the kids love to trade them with their friends.
The hottest selling squishies are the Zoomania 1 and the Zoomania 2 Vending Capsules. They have been so popular that the manufacturer couldn’t keep up with the demand. Finally they are available again, and just in time for summer time parties because they make great party favors and gifts.
And kids will love their teachers who give them out as awards for writing assignments and honors for good behavior.
The Zoomania 1 Vending Capsules , one of the hottest selling squishies include bright colored pigs, elephants, monkeys, cows and penguins, just to name a few of the critters.
The Seamania squishies have orange and green fish and a black and white whale plus other sea creatures.
Or you can pick from the brand new series of under water treasures in the Sea Mania 2 vending capsules . This new release includes a yellow blow fish, a pink walrus, a bright red lobster, a blue crab and a white-haired clam with big black eyes.
Every case of 250 includes 25 rare and highly collectible pencil toppers.
Squishies are all the rage for elementary kids and candymachines.com has them all in stock now. So order early before the supply is gone.
Youngsters love mini capsules, and can you blame them?
They come packed with every imaginable toy. The latest crazy are the Mini Hardwear Vending Capsules . Kids can get their hands on handcuffs, rings, chains or skulls with red eyes. Be sure you order plenty to put in your 1” vending machines at supermarkets, convenience stores and anywhere else kids frequent. Don’t forget to order your display card for maximum exposure. While you’re at it, check out all the other great 25 cent vending capsules that candymachines.com has to offer.
For a long time some of the hottest selling pencil toppers were so popular that the manufacturer couldn’t keep up with the demand. They are available now just in time for your youngster’s summer parties. These are just what the kids want as party favors and presents. Then again teachers can order their supply of squishies (as the kids call them) for summer school or back-to-school days in Fall. These make great writing awards and giveaways for everyone in your classroom.
These adorable pencil toppers include critters like silly monkeys, blue elephants, darling pink pigs, green frogs and black and white penguins, just to name a few. Included in each mix of 250 are 25 special and rare squishies collectibles.
Another favorite with the kids are the Seamania Vending Capsules . As the first of the series, these popular rubber pencil toppers include a black and white whale, green and orange fish, and other sea creatures.
Brand new on the market are the Sea Mania 2 Vending Capsules . This series of squishies contains a blue crab, bright red lobster, a pink walrus and best of all a white haired, crazy eyed clam. These are just part of the fun and different toppers in this new series.
All of these squishies are kid safe and candymachines.com suggests you order early before the supplies run out again.
Just in time for summer school, and your summertime parties, the original and enormously popular first in the series of Seamania Vending Capsules are back and ready for your 1” vending machines. The original series of collectible Sea Mania rubber pencil toppers include the black and white whale, and the green and orange fish. The kids are crazy about them, and will want to collect all six of the cuties.
Brand new to the series are the Sea Mania 2 Vending Capsules . These darlings include a yellow blow fish, a pink walrus, a red lobster, a blue crab and best of all a crazy face, white haired clam. You know all the kids will want to have a different one for every pencil they own.
Also now available are one of the hottest selling 1” capsule toys ever, the Zoomania 1 Vending Capsules. These fun toys include the brown monkey, the blue elephant, the white cow, pink pig, and the penguin.
Right along with the Zoomania 1 squishees (as the kids call them), the Zoomania 2 Vending Capsules are now in stock. These darlings include a bug-eyed green frog, a kangaroo and other critters.
Every case of 250 capsule pencil toppers has very 25 rare collectible ones included. Kids know these rare animals are limited and they just love to try and get the ones they need to complete their collections. And they like to trade these treasures, too.
Every vending route operator who has 1” toy vending machines ought to try these to see their sales soar. When you order be sure to get a display card for an additional $5.00 for each of your machines. It really helps attract attention.
All of these kid safe toy capsules have a safety seal band. They will dispense in machines with a 1” vending gumball or capsule wheel. Catch these hot selling pencil toppers from candymachines.com . while the squishies are in stock now!
Some artists just paint pretty pictures, then, there are those artists who change the way you and I perceive art. One artist like that is Ed Hardy, an American born tattoo artist, who pioneered the change in the world’s attitude toward skin art.
Before the late ‘60’s tattoos were mostly associated with military men, bikers and criminals. Today getting a tattoo is a fad that is popular with young and old, rich and poor worldwide. This phenomena has developed in great part due to Hardy’s brilliant technique and his interpretation of the world around him. And the demand for his artwork continues to grow every year.
Known as “The godfather of modern tattoo” Hardy developed the medium with emphasis on its Asian heritage. During the ‘70’s and ‘80’s Hardy studied with a traditional Japanese tattoo master, and has used the Asian technique to develop his own personal style of artwork.
Today Hardy maintains a studio called Tattoo City in San Francisco where young tattoo artists continue to study his unique work format. Getting a tattoo from Hardy these days is almost impossible, however candymachines.com offers 10 classic Ed Hardy Celebrity Temporary Vending Tattoos for standard sticker and tattoos flat vending machines.
This series of tattoos includes numerous skulls, some with red hair, wolves, fish, tigers, and eagles all in bright vivid colors that people can’t ignore. Tattoos come individually packaged in cardboard folders measuring 4 ½ x 3 inches. Since one box of 300 fills one column of your machine, be sure to order enough for all of your machines. To give them maximum exposure order a display card for each machine at a nominal price.
You will need to order plenty of these new temporary tattoos from candymachines.com because there’s no doubt that they will be a hit with everyone who sees them.
Whoever thinks up the stuff to put in capsules has a truly active imagination.
My kids had a ball the other day when they checked out the new capsules in the vending machines at the convenience store.
My five-year-old daughter giggled all the way home at the silly Monkey Head Danglers Vending Capsule she got out of the vending machine. She immediately put it on her school backpack and says it will help find her pack at school because so many of them are the same color. And now she wants to go back and get one for her jacket zipper because she loves all seven different monkey faces.
I also let her get a Too Cute Rings Vending Capsule because they really are too cute. She got a pink and white heart for herself and a blue and green butterfly for her best friend. There again, with 14 more darling rings of all colors you know we’ll be back for more.
Then my seven-year-old son had his turn at the machines. First he wanted the Glow Mouth Guards Vending Capsules , to scare all the girls at school, but then he saw the Splatterz Eye Balls Vending Capsules and couldn’t resist them. He’s sure the sticky eye balls will horrify the girls even more. The eye balls come in green, blue, blood shot red, pink, orange and more, and yes, they are scary.
But I like the mouth guards, so we got two of them, one for my son and one for me. Each capsule has a glow stick and a mouth piece, so we can use them over and over and they’re non-toxic. I want to surprise my husband when he gets home from work. I’ll tell him I just had my teeth cleaned today.
The My Lil’ Pets Money Stickers feature nine different colored pets. Some are mean, some sweet and cuddly, and some are just plain crazy looking. In other words there’s a sticker for every kid on the block. And the stickers come in real looking denominations, so the kids will keep coming back till they have all nine.
The bright colored Sponge Bob Money Stickers show every kids favorite guy in 12 poses, each one a delight for the young kids.
These stickers are now available from candymachines.com , and are made to vending in most sticker and tattoo flat vending machines. They come in 300 count boxes that are easily loaded, and each sticker is individual wrapped in cardboard. You can also get display cards for a nominal price.
Everyone has thought about getting a tattoo at one time or another. Here’s the chance to offer your customers a beautiful temporary tattoo that may help them decide if they want to get a permanent one later.
The Fairy Temporary Vending Tattoos come in 10 beautiful poses, all with dancing, winged fairies in bright reds, blues, yellows, greens and purples. Any gal or guy of any age will be thrilled to display these gorgeous works of art.
With the annual 4 th of July celebration not far off the Stars & Stripes Temporary Vending Tattoos are a perfect way to show your patriotism during the up coming festivities. No doubt wearing one of these patriotic tattoos will make your customers stand out in a crowd. There are 10 different tattoos featuring the bald eagle, skulls, cow horns, the flag and “Love Free’ in a variety of poses.
All of these tattoos come from candymachines.com in 300 count boxes and are easy to load. Tattoos arrive in individual folders measuring 4 ½ x 3 inches. Each column of your standard flat bulk vending machine takes one box. Don’t forget to order a display card to increase sales.
Vending machine route owners know that getting the right machines and the right supplies for their machines are two of the most important aspects of starting a vending business. Choosing the wholesale supplier that makes it easy for you to get your business going is worth their weight in gold.
An established, dependable supplier will provide quick service and a large choice of products which makes ordering, receiving and restocking your machines a breeze. The supplier should have a variety of supplies from the machines themselves, to the machine parts, to the product, and don’t forget labels. Candymachines.com provides machines, products, parts, advice, and personal service to vending machine owners around the world.
When you’re ready to start your route the first thing you’ll need are machines. There are machines for just about any product you can think of. There are machines for sodas, snacks, toys, gumballs, tattoos, and more. And, machines come in all sizes, shapes and colors.
Once you’ve picked the machines you need to decide where to place the machines and which products to put in them. Candymachines.com specialists are professionals you can depend on to help you with information about the types of machines available, about which locations have more traffic, and which products are the most popular. They also have great vending machine packages to choose from. And you can count on them to give you personal service like they have to hundreds of vending machine owners for years.
After you have your machines in place the ongoing priority is to keep them stocked with product because an empty machine not only irritates your customers, but takes money out of your pocket. Again, candymachines.com is a company of dedicated people you can count on to have an enormous variety of products to help make all your machines moneymakers.
See the Uphill Battle vending machine in action! This machine is great for all ages and locations. The Uphill battle vending machine provides unique game experience that will challenge your customers to defy gravity. This machine provides a great return because it is very addicting and can be very challenging. Buy the Uphill Battle vending machine here:
With the economy in a down turn and the price of everything going up, everyone is feeling the money pinch. Even folks who still have a steady job are looking around for more income.
If you’re looking for a stress free second income with unlimited potential the vending machine business may be just the right answer. For more than a 100 years bulk vending has been a source of income for people who like to make their own rules.
Actually bulk vending was popular in Europe years before it caught on in the United States . The first commercial coin operated machines here were placed on the subway platforms in New York and stocked with Tutti Frutti gum. It wasn’t until 1907 that the round candy coated gumballs were introduced to vending machines.
Today vending machines are found everywhere, and there are an enormous variety of items to put in the machines, all at reasonable prices. You can choose from tattoos, stickers, sodas, gumballs, toys, snacks, and chocolates, just to name a few.
Bulk vending is one of the least expensive and easiest small businesses to start up, and
there are numerous advantages to starting this kind of business. The gross margins can be quite high, the machines are generally inexpensive, the price of the vend can be changed easily, there are a large variety of machines and products, everything is portable and easy to service, and the big advantage is that you pick the hours you work and how many. In other words you are your own boss.
As with any business you’ll need to do your homework. Researching locations for the most possible foot traffic, and planning which products will do best where is a big part of your homework. Then contacting the business owners on having your machines in their establishments is most important. And finally deciding which machines and which products you want to vend.
Nowadays there’s an enormous variety of vending machines to choose from. If you want to go high tech there are flashy machines called Whirlers , and there are machines with anywhere between 1 and 10 heads so you can vend a variety of products in the same location. Or you might be attracted to the interactive game machines and Crane machines that are appealing to every age. Plus some machines are free standing while others sit on a counter top.
Spring is finally here and the warm sunshine gets everyone out of their winter houses. With that in mind candymachines.com is offering big savings on a large variety of their products.
Who do you know that can’t resist bouncing a ball?
You get one in your hands and it’s like we’ll all on automatic pilot, we just have to bounce it.
And the ball that bounces the best are bouncy balls . They come in all sizes, colors and themes. I’ve found that candymachines.com is a great source for all the different bouncy balls for my vending machines.
I put the bouncy balls in many of my machines because they don’t get ruined or go bad like candy, and kids can’t wait to get their hands on them, especially the brightly colored ones.
Surprisingly enough young people are turning to the taste of coffee, even over soft drinks and the latest craze high powered drinks. Apparently the health benefits and improved mental focus are the main reasons for the increase in sales of anything coffee flavored.
I’ve noticed the increase in the sales of Coffee Time Gumballs in my vending machines, especially in convenience stores around schools.
The Coffee Time Gumballs sell out fast I guess because they are a combination of the flavor of dark chocolate and coffee, and everyone loves chocolate.
The Sugar Free Nips Coffee Candy are a great tasting candy too since they’re a hard candy with a rich and creamy middle that almost melts in your mouth. And because they’re sugar free the gals like them. People with diabetes really appreciate the quality and taste of this candy.
I always get my supplies from candymachines.com because they offer discounts when I buy multiple case orders.
I’ve been buying my vending machine products from candymachines.com for years. I see that they just added some new tattoos and capsules that I know the kids will love.
What with the country divided about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan the new Peace Out Temporary Vending Tattoos will be a hit! It reminds me of the ‘60’s when peace, love and rock ‘n roll were all the rage.
These 12 different temporary tattoos come in stand out reds and greens, and several have peace symbols and the peace sign covered with our flag.
They’ll fit in my tattoo and sticker machines and I like the fact that they are packaged in 4 1/2x 3 individual cardboard folders which make them easy to load.
For the young kids the Feelin’ Ducky 1.1” Vending Capsules are just the thing. With school in session the kids will want to put them all over their binders. They come in bright reds, blacks and blues, and yellow with green sparklies. They’re a “can’t resist” addition to my vending machines because the kids either get two stickers each time they put money in the machine or they get the bonus collector ducks . Candymachines.com provides display cards for this capsule at a decent price.
The other new item I like are the Urbanzees Vending Capsules . These are crazy, colorful very unique “people” (I guess you can call them “people”), with names like Man Zilla, Gamma Ray and Emo Joe. The kids will want them because besides glowing in the dark the colors are so bright you can’t miss them in daylight. The 56 different characters come in red, gray, white, yellow, blue and green and the kids will want to trade with their friends until they have them all. And they vend in my machines with a 1” vending wheel.
I’ve had a vending machine route for many years and find that the Whirler Gumball Machines attract the most attention wherever I put them, especially the 4′ Deluxe Whirler LX Gumball Machine and the 5′ Deluxe Whirler LX Gumball Machine . I’m pretty sure it’s the multi-color chasing lights and the fact that the gumballs go round and round on a track and spiral out of the covered dispensing chute that make them so popular. Kids can’t resist the light show!
I like the Whirler machines because they vend gumballs, jawbreakers, capsules, super bouncy balls or Sweet Revenge Candy, so I can change the product as often as I want.
It’s great too because with the special Beaver coin mechanism if someone uses a penny, nickel or dime the coin just drops through and does not jam the mechanism.
Also, since they’re made in the U.S., if I need replacement parts it would be simple to get them, although that’s never happened. The machines come supplied with a 9 page operators manual that includes helpful tips, diagrams and cleaning instructions.
In addition the 4′ Whirler only weights 24 pounds, while the 5′ machine weights only 35 pounds empty. That makes them both easy to move from one location to another.
Candymachines.com also sells the 4′ Whirler Gumball and the 5′ Whirler Gumball machines without lights in bright yellow, blue or red. One other thing I like about the Whirlers is the false bottom on these machines. It makes the machines heavier and prevents them from tipping over.
I got a great deal from candymachines.com by buying a package of 10 Whirlers at one time, and my profits have sky rocketed.
If you’ve ever been to the zoo and watched the monkey’s antics you know that the old saying, “monkey see, monkey do” fits perfectly.
The Monkey Madness Vending Capsules now available from candymachines.com include monkey silliness like the see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil bunch, the monkey standing on his head, or the monkey sticking out his tongue. You know the kids will want to have all eight of these goofy brown monkeys for their collection.
Now you can fill your 2” vending wheel machines with this series of monkeys acting out all sorts of crazy poses.
Candymachines.com has great prices for these capsules plus they offer a colorful display card showing the different figurines at an additional cost.
Every young ice hockey player in the world dreams of being on the National Hockey League team that wins the prestigious Stanley Cup. And with ice hockey gaining increasing popularity every year around the world the new Stanley Cup Hockey Mugs Vending Capsules will be a hit everywhere kids frequent.
These 2” ceramic mugs have the logos of several of the winning teams, like the Montreal Canadiens, the Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche.
These collectible mugs are keepers not just because the Stanley Cup is ice hockey’s yearly championship trophy, but also because it’s the oldest professional sports trophy in North America and the only professional sports trophy that has the names of the winning team’s players, coaches, management and staff engraved on its chalice as well as its rings and base.
The first Stanley Cup was originally called the Dominion Hockey Challenge Cup and was donated by the Governor General of Canada Lord Stanley of Preston in 1892. The name was later change to the Stanley Cup in 1915 by the then two professional ice hockey organizations, the National Hockey Association (NHL) and the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA). After several league mergers it became the de facto championship trophy of the NHL in 1926.
There are several regulations governing the cup. First the trophy winners must return the cup each year in good order so it can be handed over to the next year’s winning team. Secondly the winning team, at their expense, may have the club name and year engraved on a silver ring that fits the cup. And, the cup can never become the property of any one team.
Many traditions are associated with the Stanley Cup. The oldest started in 1896 when the winning team drank champagne from the bowl after their victory. After the 1950’s the tradition began of presenting the cup to the team captain on the ice, followed by each member of the winning club carrying the trophy above their heads and skating around the rink.
Candymachines.com sells the Stanley Cup Hoc
key Mugs Vending Capsules that fit 2” vending wheel machines and they offer a colorful display card for a nominal fee.
I just tried a new bubble gum that’s a softer chew than most. It’s perfect for me, because I’ve noticed that the older I get the harder the standard bubble gum seems to chew. These new soft chew Bubble King Classic Assorted Gumballs and Bubble King Classic Pink Gumballs make it fun again to blow big bubbles. Plus my grandchildren get a big kick out of challenging me to bubble gum blowing contests. The biggest bubble I can blow is 18 inches, but Susan Montgomery of California is the world’s best blower with a 23 inch bubble. Maybe someday ……..
Seems like bubble gum has been around forever, but actually it was first founded in 1906 by Frank H. Fleer and introduced to the United States in 1911.
But can you imagine, it wasn’t a hit until 1924 when the Shelby Gum Company of Shelby , Ohio produced bubble gum under the name “Blow Gum”.
Today candymachines.com offers the Bubble King Classic gumballs in eight bright colors and the Bubble King Classic Pink Gumballs in the traditional pink color each with the Bubble King logo stamped on every piece. And you know I’ll be back for more and so will my grandchildren. They’re determined to beat my record bubble. I may even try out for the Bubblegum World Championship contest.
With the economy in a turmoil these days everyone needs a smile. Smiles are contagious, once you receive one, it’s easy to pass it on to the next person.
Now smiles have reached the vending machine market in the form of Smiles Assorted Gumballs . When you see a globe full of green, white, blue, yellow and red Smiles looking at you from a vending machine you can’t help but smile and want one!
Smiles first appeared in 1963 when State Mutual Life Assurance Company needed an internal campaign to improve employee moral, so Harvey Ball, a commercial artist devised the face.
