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It’s A Great Time To Get Into The Vending Machine Business!

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A vending machine business means making money! The vending machine business has an impressive 90% success rate. This is much better than the 85% failure rate of most small businesses. Think about the differences between a vending machine business and your average small business.

Many businesses fail due to lack of overhead for advertising costs, rent, and other expenses. Finding and retaining quality employees can also add to the list of problems small businesses have. With a vending machine business, your machines work for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, allowing you to make money even while you are sleeping. That’s a great way to earn extra money!

With the recession the country is in today, there is no job security out there really, especially when 90% of us work for someone else. The only way to achieve the "American Dream" is to be your own boss. Starting a vending machine business will let you work smart and not hard to achieve what you want in life.

New NFL Goodies

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NFL Premium Football Caps Vending Capsules - Click Here To Buy

With the 2009/2010 National Football League season in full swing you can score a goal  by putting the latest NFL memorabilia in your vending machines.

The first of two new items are the NFL Football Jumbo Helmet Vending Machine Stickers. These stickers are officially licensed by the NFL, and there’s one for each of the 32 teams. Every helmet sticker is painted with the official colors and logo of each team.. The stickers work great on school binders, backpacks, shirts and footballs. And they’re sure to be a hit with every NFL football fan.

The stickers vend in most standard sticker or tattoo flat vending machine, and they are packaged individually in 4 1/2×3 cardboard folders. Be sure to order plenty since to fill each column of your machine requires one box of stickers. Candymachines.com also has display cards available at reasonable prices.

Right along with the helmet stickers you will want to add the NFL Team Hats Vending Capsules to your machines. Each NFL team’s authentic color and logo are prominently displayed on each 2” hat. These hats will work in machines with a 2” vending wheel, and they are made for either 50 or 75 cent vends.

You’ll want to order the Quick Flip display card along with your product order. These display cards are two sided and are available for an additional $6.00.

Some Snack and Soda Vending Machine Tips

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Here are some tips that will help make your snack and soda vending machines more profitable. Check out our Snack and Soda Vending Machine section to view all the great products we have available!

If the location your snack and soda vending machine is at wants a commission, you should generally mark your sale price up to cover the commission.  So, rather than 50 cents for a soda, to cover a 10% commission, you would sell them for 55 cents.  Sometimes when you tell the location this, they will tell you never mind and to just keep the prices low for their employees.

If it is possible, vend your sodas for 50 cents and your chips for the same. The customers will be likely to spend the whole dollar in your machine. As opposed to chips for 55 cents and soda for 60 which means they’ll need to spend 2 dollars and are less likely to do so.

After working on or loading soda and candy into your vending machine, before you leave always take a quarter dime & nickel and put in machine and then push coin return. How many times have you seen someone change flavor ids or something else and get called back after leaving. A distraction can lead to not finishing the job.

In your soda vending machine, one of the hottest selling sodas is Mountain Dew, for some reason kids seem to really love that stuff and it will bring in loads of money for you.

Triple-Head Pro Vending Machine On Sale This Month!

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Pro Vending Machine Triple-Head - Click Here To Buy

One of our best selling vending machines is on sale all month long!

The Triple-Head Pro Vending Machine is a great investment if you are looking to invest in your first machine or to add an additional machine to your route. Some of its machine specifications include:

  • All Metal, drop-through jam-resistant coin mechanism
  • $.25 coin mechanism
  • Includes cash box
  • Holds $150 in quarters
  • Chrome mechanism and trim
  • Easy to fill
  • Each Machine holds 475 gumballs or 14 lbs of candy
  • Polycarbonate globe
  • 8"x8" lid
  • 7"x7" base
  • 15" tall
  • 8 lbs empty weight

It offers 3 different types of gumballs, candy, or toy capsules so that your customers have a variety of choices for whatever they desire that day!

We have many other great products on sale this month that would go great in this machine or for any other machine you might need to refill including; Peanut Butter Gumballs, Kaboom Jawbreakers, Kooky Bananas Bulk Candy, Boston Beans Candy, and Strawberry Banana Gumballs.

Dinosaurs Need Love Too

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For  more than 230 million years dinosaurs have fascinated children and adults alike.
Dinosaurs were a varied group of animals with more than 1,000 different species.
Some dinosaurs were herbivorous, other carnivorous, and remains have been found on every continent on Earth.

The term “dinosaur” was originated by Sir Richard Owen using the Greek words for terrible and lizard.

Since the first dinosaur fossils were found, they have been mounted and displayed in museums worldwide. And still today, they are one of the most popular attractions not only for museums, but also classrooms, movies and best selling books.

Now you can get 1.1” Microsaurs Vending Capsules for your machines from candymachines.com. These figurine toy creatures are great learning tools for children at home or at school. There are eight different colors, including bright reds, pinks, yellows, oranges and greens.  The Microsaurs not only familiarize children with these amazing creatures, but does it in a non-scary way.

You can also get a two sided 7×9” display card for an additional $5.00.

5’ Deluxe Whirler LX Gumball Machine On Sale!

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5' Deluxe Whirler LX Gumball Machine On Sale!-Click Here To Buy

Have you been thinking about investing in a gumball or candy vending machine to bring you in a little extra cash? Well look no further! We have a few great machines on sale right now that would be perfect for you!

Our 5’ Deluxe Whirler LX Gumball Machine is on sale for $55 off our already very low price! It holds up to 3000 1-inch (25mm) Gumballs (850 count), Jawbreakers, Sweet Revenge Candy, Round Capsules or Super Bouncy Balls. Which means you don’t have to refill it very often. It has a very sleek and eye-attracting design to draw customer to the machine.

Also, our Pro Vending Machine Triple-Head, Double Vending Machine with Stand, and Northwestern Square Deal Combo Vending Machine are on sale for great deals from now until 11/30/2009!

Our Monthly Specials section can show you all the great sales we have going on at candymachines.com this month. So check them out!

Coffee Time Gumballs On Sale!

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Coffee Time Gumballs - Click Here To Buy!

Have you coffee lovers ever wondered if there was a gumball for you? Well there is, and it is on sale, along with many other great products, now until 10/31/09!!!

Our Coffee Time Gumballs are a great treat for all you coffee lovers and make a great treat even if you aren’t a big coffee drinker. They are packed full of delicious flavor, either mocha or espresso and come in brown or cream colors.

We have other special gourmet flavored gumballs which include; Ball of Fire Gumballs, Outrageous Orange Gumballs, Peanut Butter Gumballs, Sunshine Strawberry Gumballs, and Hawaiian Pineapple Gumballs.

With all these great tasting gumballs, we are sure there is one that every member of your family will love!

Bulk Candy Vending Tips

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We have a few tips below to help your bulk candy vending machine business be more profitable for you.

1.  Two of the easiest ways to boost sales is by cleaning your  vending machines each time you service them and by changing the product mix of your bulk candy and check it regularly to see how it is doing.

2.  Moving your vending machine to a different spot in the same location is another method to use before relocating it to a new location if your vending machine is underperforming in the location it is in.

3.  You can keep bulk candies like Hot Tamales or Mike and Ikes from sticking together by using non-stick spray on the candy.

4.   Keep your vending machine out of direct sunlight as it will damage the candy quickly and make it no good for customers.

5.  Never let your vending machines go empty or have a prolonged amount of time with an out of order sign on the vending machine so make sure to service them because staying organized and planning ahead will help you service your vending machines more quickly.

6.  When servicing your vending machines, get a gym bag or travel bag to put tools, petroleum jelly, and candy into so as not to draw attention to yourself.

7.  If you are going to go on a vacation make sure you service your vending machines before you leave or train someone else to do it for you while you are away so can continue to make money while you are vacationing!

Some History Of The Gumball Machine

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Although there were vending machines for stick or block shaped gum as early as 1888, the first machines to carry actual gumballs were not seen until 1907 (more than likely released first by the Thomas Adams Gum Co. in the United States).

Generally, a gumball machine consists of a clear sphere (mostly glass) which is filled with gumballs, sitting on top of a metal stand. It has a metal top on top of it with a keyhole in top of it so that the top can be removed and gumballs can be put in. The coin is inserted into the base and a handle is turned around clockwise about 45 degrees, depositing the coin and allowing a gumball to be dispensed into a container at the bottom of the machine that is closed off by a little metal door. Then the handle is turned counter-clockwise about 45 degrees so that another coin can be deposited.

Most gumball machines have a simple mechanism for dispensing the gumball, to the point of the actual dispensation being mostly invisible (after turning the handle the gumball is deposited behind the door). However, some gumball machines have more tricky methods. Most of them utilize the potential energy to power various forms of transit for the gumball on its way to being dispensed, as well as ramps and drops.

NFL League Team Cups

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With the 2009 football season in full swing every passionate football fan is not only cheering on their favorite team, but they’re also buying football related goodies.

A great collectors item for the kids in the family are the NFL Team Cups Vending Capsules. They’re great souvenirs of this season of hard charging football action. Each cup has a team logo done in a frosted style. There is a cup for every one of the 32 NFL teams. And years from now kids will have a great collection to pass down to their kids.

These cups are in capsules and work in machines with a 2” vending wheel. You can order them along with Quick Flip display cards from candymachines.com.

Have a Baby Shower Coming Up?

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Here at Candy Machines we have a great selection of candy for just about any occasion. One of those occasions is baby showers! Whether it’s a shower for a relative or a friend, or your own baby shower, you will always win the guests and the mommy over with these candy treats.

We have 3 selections that we think you’ll love, Baby Pacifier Candy, Teddy Bear Candy, and Baby Face Tears Candy. All three selections are small chewable candies made of pressed powder that will be sweet and tangy. All of these are made in pretty colors, have shiny coats, and have fruity flavors that will tempt your taste buds!  If your color theme is pastel the Baby Face Tears are the perfect candy to incorporate into your color scheme.

These sweet candies can be used for party games, or put into gift bags for guests to take home.  They are also great for decorating party tables or baked goods, and they can even be put into small bags and used for balloon weights. Be sure to liven up your party with these fun candies the next time you or a loved one throws a baby shower.

My Sons Love College Sports

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My two boys are crazy about sports, especially college sports. It doesn’t matter if it’s basketball or football, they simply want everything they can get their hands on that relates to their favorite college sport.

The other day at the market I found the College Football Helmets Vending Capsules.
These 2” helmets are mini replicas of the helmets the players wear. The boys love the helmets because all 33 NCAA college football teams are represented. The team logo and name are on each helmet and so far the boys like LSU’s yellow and black and the Longhorns white and orange helmets best.

Anyway, I got three helmets the first day and today I went back to the market and noticed that the display card in the machine was changed. Today the
card shows the teams that won this weekend. So I bought three more helmets.

Another vending machine had the College Basketball Self Vending Balls. All 20 NCAA teams are represented by 2” balls painted with the team’s colors and logos. Since my boys next favorite sport is basketball I just had to buy three balls for each boy. They’ll be so surprised when I get home. I lucked out because they follow every move of the University of Kentucky team and that was one of the balls I got.

My friend told me to check out the web site candymachines.com because that’s where she gets toys for her son.

Buy a 4 Column Sticker and Tattoo Machine

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I bought the 4 Column Sticker and Tattoo Machine for my family’s restaurant about 5 months ago and have to say it is one of the smartest investments that I have made.

I generally refill my machine once a months but on a couple occasions my machine had to be filled twice a month because the sales had been extremely good with certain products. The products that have sold the best for me were the Black Ink Temporary Tattoos, the Ed Hardy Celebrity Temporary Vending Tattoos, the Hannah Montana 2 Vending Stickers, and the MLB Baseball Prismatic Vending Stickers.

Overall this machine has been a great investment and I have already made my money back for the machine and products I have purchased. That means that everything I bring in now is profit after I pay for my products to fill my machine. At such a great price why not invest in one of these wonders or another great vending machine!

4’ Whirler Gumball Machine On Sale Now!

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4' Whirler Gumball Machine On Sale! - Click Here To Buy

Looking to spice up your business or home with a vending machine? Well look no further, our 4’ Whirler Gumball Machine is on sale now!

Not only does it dispense gumballs, but it also dispenses jawbreakers, capsules, Sweet Revenge Candy, or Super Bouncy Balls! It has the capacity to hold 1500 1 inch gumballs so you don’t have to refill it that often, but if you do that means the business is booming with your machine!

It’s on sale now for just $399 and it ends on 10/31/2009, so you better hurry up and get one while the sale lasts! Or you can view our other great gumball and candy vending machines and see what else we have to offer.

Snack and Soda Machines Are A Great Investment

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Are you thinking about buying a snack and soda vending machine for your business or for a certain location you have in mind? Well think no further because we have a few great options for you to buy and start making money.

Our 9 Column Snack Vending Machine is the cheapest option, with obviously 9 items that vend for $.50 a piece. It can be set to vend 6 candy bars and 3 chips options for a wider variety of selections. Our other Snack Machines include; the 11 Column Snack Vending Machine, and the 18 Column Snack Vending Machine.

We have one option for a soda only vending machine, the 5 Can Select Soda Machine. This has 5 soda can slots that are preset to vend for $.75 a piece and has high quality insulation for effective cooling.

Now if you want a vending machine to do both then take a look at the 9-5 Snack and Soda Vending Machine. It has the capacity to hold 155 sodas and 111 snacks so it can service even the highest traffic locations effectively! Soda is preset to vend for $.75 and the candy for $.50, but each row can be upgraded to vend for up to $1.25.

So stop thinking about it, and get one of these great machines today so that you can start making lots of money!

Tips For Vending Bulk Capsules, Gumballs, and Candy

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When filling your bulk vending machines for the first time in a new location, only fill each selection about 2/3rds full.  Then, check it frequently until you learn how that location will do.  This will avoid having too much candy or gumballs sit in a machine going bad rather than being vended in your busiest locations.  The exception to this is if this location is out of town & not serviceable for long periods of time. 

On bulk candy vending machines, do not stick candy labels or gumball labels on your machines with their adhesive on the backs.  It can be difficult to remove and if you use the wrong remover, it can discolor your machine or fade your canisters which you don’t want.

Don’t assume just because a location already has a machine, you that won’t be able to locate yours there as well. Especially notice if the current machine has been "out of order" or near empty longer than a month. The business owner may readily accept yours alongside the other to have something else to attract customers.

When seeking a location for your bulk vending machine, do not immediately seek the most expensive and glamorous place you find. First brainstorm your friends, associates, relatives, or anybody who will not charge you as much, or at all to locate your machine there. Even if their shop is small, I find often that I get still a large amount of profit and I don’t have to shell money out to some of the greedy  people who own stores.

Are You Ready For The World Series?

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The World Series is right around the corner from now, and if you aren’t prepared for it there are a few items you might want to take a look at.

Our MLB Penant Sticker Vending Capsules make a great decoration for your World Series party. They include all 30 MLB teams with their name and logo.

We also have MLB Baseball Caps Vending Capsules that are great collectibles for you and your family. We have MLB Prismatic Vending Stickers that are awesome to decorate anything. Our MLB Self Vend Baseballs are fun for the whole family and great party favors for your World Series party.

So if you aren’t ready, be sure to check out these items and be prepared for the big series coming up!

Pool Balls For My Kid

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My husband has been rack ‘em up for years and he finally got tired of going to the bars to shoot pool. Instead he bought a pool table for the family room. And he’s teaching our 10-year-old the game.

So, the other day I took our sons to the convenience store and they checked out the vending machines. My four-year-old saw the Pool Ball Self Vending Balls. Well, he just had to have some so he could be like his Dad and older brother. He took a couple home to show his Dad, and now Dad has decided to make him a miniature pool table so he can start practicing the game.

There are all 15 different toy balls in the set. And they are just like the real pool balls with the bright colors and the numbers on them, except they are plastic. They are great for the little guy!

Thanks to candymachines.com I can either order the balls I need off their web site or go back to the convenience store till I have all 15.

New Animal Capsules

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Kids will love the new animal capsules that candymachines.com has to offer.

Pencil erasers are all the rage these days and the Eraser Pets Vending Capsules are sure to be seen at every school.  There are 10 cute choices, from yellow and orange lions, blue fish, yellow seahorses, orange and black kitties and a doggie wearing a hat.  The mix also included cute pet temporary tattoos.

The other great new capsules are the Sticky Jungle Vending Capsules. They’re fun for kids of all ages. These creatures include red monkeys, red lizards, orange and black frogs and lots more slimy animals.

All of these capsules dispense with a 1” vending wheel, and you can buy display cards for your vending machine with your purchase of these capsules.

History of Bulk Vending

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Bulk vending dates back to as early as the late 19th century. Vending machines were used widely in Europe before they became very popular in the US. In the early 1880’s, the first commercial coin operated vender came out in London stocked with postcards. In 1888, the Thomas Adams Gum Company introduced bulk venders to the US, using the machines to sell Tutti Frutti gum on elevated subway platforms in New York City. In 1897, the Pulver Mfg. Company added animated figures to its gum machines. In 1907, the round gumball, a staple product in modern vending machines, came out. In 1909, Emerson A. Bolen formed the Northwestern Novelty Company, selling the Yankee, a penny matchstick vending machine, at this point Bolen’s company is now one of the most popular bulk vending machine manufacturers. In 1913, Ford Mason leased 102 machines and placed them in stores and shops of communities in western New York, he would eventually open the Ford Gum and Machine Company, an empire of over half a million vending machines. In 1948, Oak Manufacturing opened up; it would become one of the largest equipment manufacturers in the vending industry ever. In 1949, Roger C. Folz purchased his first vending machine, Folz Vending was the largest operator of bulk vending equipment in the US, owning and operating over 150,000 machines nationwide at their peak.

In 1950, the US Treasury Department attempted to impose gambling excise taxes on bulk vendors on the grounds that there was no way for consumers to know for sure which item the machine would dispense. For a short time, manufacturers installed viewfinders in bulk vending machines to display the next item to be purchased. Vendors organized to found the National Bulk Vendors Association (NBVA), which successfully lobbied against the taxes, saying that items being vended were of equivalent value. The NBVA has since lobbied on behalf of bulk vendors on a variety of issues.

NFL Team Cups Capsules Are Here

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NFL Team Cups Vending Capsules - Click Here To Buy

I recently purchased these NFL team cups for my vending machine route which I have had for 5 years now. However, my husband is a big football fan, especially the New England Patriots. So before I was even able to put these in my vending machine, my husband took a couple out for himself and his friends. But since I put them in my machine they have been selling very well for me so I can’t really complain because my profit has still gone very well.

A month ago I also purchased the NFL Football Vending Machine Stickers from candymachines.com and they have been selling very well also. I buy all my vending products from candymachines.com because they have such a great variety of items at great prices.

New Capsules Hit The Market

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Halloween is coming and now you can select from a wide variety of new capsules that will make safe treats for children of all ages.

Trick or treaters will have fun with the 2” Bone Chillers Vending Capsules. They can trick the houses they go to October 31st, just before they get a treat with these eight chilling capsules. There’s everything from the Grim Reaper, skeletons, gargoyles and skulls. But the most fun are the eight glow in the dark gothic skull and gargoyle figurines. These capsules vend for 50 cents and the new QuickFlip display card is available for your machines.

For the boys there are the brightly colored 2” Zip Cars Vending Capsules. The best thing about these NASCAR-like race cars is that the kids can actually race them. They come with a key that you insert into the car, then squeeze the key, and the cars zip around the room, no race track needed.

Necklaces are a girl’s best friend, after diamonds of course. And candymachines.com has 2” Lucky Charmed Necklaces Vending Capsules for every girl on the block. The gold plated charms include horseshoes, stars, anchors, serpents, and six other favorites. Even boys will be charmed with these lucky necklaces around their necks.

The latest in pencil erasers are the 2” Sugar Shack Erasers Vending Capsules. They’ll keep papers free of errors while getting the kids ready for a treat. Donuts, ice cream cones, strawberry covered cake and cheese cake are just some of the 15 different eraser goodies

Another new series are the colorful 2” Bok Choy Boy Vending Capsules. Each figurine has a Chinese symbol and earth sign that goes along with peace, fire, luck, love, moon, sky and more. The 12 red, blue, green, orange and red boys are made of vinyl for durability. These capsules vend for 50 cents.

All of the capsules come in 250 count and display cards are available for all of them. Place your orders early from candymachines.com while supplies last.

Bulk Vending Information

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Bulk candy machines are entirely mechanical machines that vend a handful of candy, a bouncy ball, or perhaps a capsule with a small toy or jewelry, for one or two coins. The items may be unsorted; in that case what the customer exactly gets is subject to chance. In other instances, the customer is guaranteed a specific type of candy.

The gross margins in the bulk candy business can be quite high — gumballs, for instance, can be purchased in bulk for 2 cents apiece and sold for 25 cents. Gumballs and candy have a relatively long shelf life, enabling vending machine operators to manage many machines without too much time involved. In addition, the machines are typically inexpensive compared to soft drink or snack machines. Many operators donate a percentage of the profits to charity so that locations will allow them to place the machines for free.

Bulk vending may be a more practical choice than soft drink/snack vending for an individual who also works a full-time job, since the restaurants, retail stores, and other locations suitable for bulk vending may be more likely to be open during the evening and on weekends than venues such as offices that host soft drink and snack machines.

What are Realistic Profit Margins for a Vending Machine?

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Because vending is a numbers business and requires multiple machines, your profit margin will be based on your route’s average, not on an individual machine.

Bulk Candy Machines:
Example:
If you sold 240 customers a month (8 per day) then:

240 X $0.25 = $60
$60 (Gross Profit)
– $20 (product Cost)
$40 net profit a month

If machine costs $480.00 – the return on investment would be 12 months. No location fee is given, most non-electric machines are placed with a charity association, or as a convenience to the location.

Helpful Vending Machine Tips

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A well maintained vending machine will be used more often than a neglected one.  Service your machine often and it will yield a bigger return.  Keep records. Change slow moving products to alternatives. Spread out your route, it will bring up your sales average. Service your machine yourself and when you’re comfortable with it you may want to hire someone to help you. Check their work regularly.  The more selections of products you put in a location, the more profit that location will bring in.

A colorful machine will bring in more revenue. Check with other vendors to compare notes. Try not to go at the same time to collect your money like every Monday or on the 1st of every month. You never know who is watching you. Try and go at different times of the week or month. It’s good security.

When approaching a new location, take a "gift basket" filled with a good variety of top selling items to distribute to employees. Be sure to include several business cards so that the employees are familiar with your business name. If you follow these tips they should help you vending machine business.

Baseball Caps Galore

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My son loves baseball. It doesn’t matter which team is winning, he cheers for all of them.

So, when he saw the 2” MLB Baseball Caps Vending Capsules in a vending machine at the pizza parlor yesterday he jumped up and down and begged me to buy him a few. So, of course, I did. The first one he got was an Arizona Diamond Back cap and then a Los Angeles Dodger cap. They are great because they have the authentic team colors and logos on each cap.

He wanted all of them now, but I said no and promised him we would come back for more. I suspect we’ll be going back many times since there are 30 different MLB team caps.

Now I know what I can put in his Christmas stocking!

Licensed Products Can Increase Sales

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With the economy in a downward swing vending machine owners need to keep a constant eye on what’s selling and what’s not.

It’s a proven fact that the sale of licensed goods continues to grow for the bulk vending industry. There are several reasons why licensed products are selling starting with consumer exposure. That exposure is triggered by promotions, marketing, and advertising that goes along with say the opening of a Hanna Montana movie

Film and marketing companies generally spend millions of dollars on promotional campaigns and that exposure trickles down to the licensed merchandise that relates to the movie or special event.

Another plus for licensed products is the familiarity factor. Now that consumers are counting pennies when it comes to unnecessary items they look for well known name brands for the products they buy first. And they will buy the brand names that they can relate to.

When you’re out rounding up new accounts, offering brand names to business owners proves to help with the resistance factor you sometimes come across when asking for a spot in their business.

Also choosing machine locations based on demographics is one of the most important decisions you’ll make. Your sales will increase significantly if you know who you’re appealing to and where they visit most often.

Candymachines.com offers a wide variety of licensed products including the 2” Major League Baseball Self Vend Baseballs, Zoomania 1 Vending Capsules, Zoomania 2 Vending Capsules, the Marvel Hero Vending Stickers, the NFL Football Vending Machine Stickers, the Ed Hardy Celebrity Temporary Vending Tattoos, plus many other items. Contact candymachines.com for a complete list of licensed stickers, tattoos and toy capsule products for your vending machines.

What is Black and White and Red All Over?

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Skelanimals Vending Stickers - Click Here to Buy

The Skelanimals Vending Stickers, that’s what, and they are here in time for Halloween.

Skelanimals are adorable little animal creatures and each has a story.  Due to their ill advised behavior and recklessness they’ve all met with an untimely end.

For example, meet Matt the Mouse whose favorite scary movie was “9 Lives” until he met his demise with a kitty cat and that’s how he became a Skelanimal.  Timmy the Spider was shy and when he saw himself in the mirror he froze and paralyzed.

Because they are now just bones, the Skelanimals want a warm, loving home with someone special.  And they still want to watch scary movies!

This collection of adorable animal stickers are sure to be a favorite of all children. The series has 14 designs including a Skelanimal bat, dog, panda, rabbit and others.

They come in 300 count for flat tattoo and sticker vending machines, and are packaged individually and protected by a 4 1/2×3 inch cardboard folder. Each column of your machine takes one box of 300 stickers.

Candymachines.com also has display cards for a nominal fee.

An Array of October Specials!

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An array of October specials

October is here and candymachines.com is offering a great variety of sale prices on products.

There are 12 different gumballs on sale in tubs or cases including the Blueberry Blast, the Baseball – Tub of Gumballs, the Xtreme Grape Filled, the Yellow Gumballs with Smiley, the Home Run White Baseball, the Original Dubble Bubble – Tub, the Smiley Face, the Nerds Candy Center, the Mouth Full Giant Gumball, the Coffee Time, the Apple Cinnamon, and the Painterz – Tub of Gumballs.

If your machines are needing candy get a special deal on Candy Hearts Bulk, Skull and Bones bulk, and French Burnt Peanuts Candy .

The jawbreakers sale priced this month include the Boulder Breaker and the Extreme Red-Hot Jawbreakers.

In addition the Chlorophyll Chicle Chews Tablet and the Giant Bubble Gum Eggs that are filled with sour powder are priced right this month.

Other October specials include toys like the Gooey-2 Creatures Vending Capsules and the Clear & Cool Rings Jewelry Vending Capsules. If you vend tattoos the Best of Marvel Comic Heroes Vending Tattoos are sale priced this month.

Great gift banks on special are The Simpsons Gumball Bank and the Topper Gumball Bank.

For those of you looking to buy new machines the choices are endless for October. There’s everything from the Four Vending Machine J Stand, the Tracker Gumball Vending Machine, the Pro Vending Machine Six-Head, the Vending Pro Machine Double-Head, the 4” Whirler Gumball Machine, and the Bubble Machine Single Stand .

Candymachines.com has all of these products in stock, but be sure to order early while supplies last.

Collect MLB Baseball

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MLB Major League Baseball Self Vend Baseballs - Click Here To Buy

With the Major League Baseball season coming to a close in just weeks everyone will want to collect memorabilia of their favorite team.

The 2” MLB Major League Baseball Self Vend Baseballs are the perfect choice for young and old alike.

The collection includes not only 30 baseballs but also an additional six limited edition baseballs featuring team colors and logos for the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets, New York Yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals.

Candymachines.com has a good supply of these baseballs, and are offering the new Quick Flip blister display for an additional $6.00.

Super 2 Combo Machine Offers Variety

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Super 2 Combo Machine - Click Here To Buy

Super 2 Bouncy Ball Machine with 2 Barrel Machines. Great for any vending location, it gives your prospective customers more options than just a single product vending machine! Super 2 Bouncy Ball Machine vends 45 or 49mm size super balls, 2″ standard capsules, jawbreakers or gumballs. Holds 590ct. 45mm super balls, 500ct. 49mm super balls, or 500ct. 2-inch gumballs. Add 2 Barrel Machines with 25 cent coin mechanism to vend candy and 1″ gumballs and your customers will be thrilled with their options. Hold 10 lbs. of candy or approximately 350 1-inch gumballs.

Why not invest in a Super 2 Combo Machine today and start making more money today!!!

Vending Machine Tip

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Helpful Hint for vending capsules

Every so often does an acorn shaped capsule get hung up in the dispensing wheel of your bulk vending machine? Need just a hair more room?

If your machine has an adjuster plate that sits on top of the gumball wheel, simply remove it! This will make the opening just a little bit bigger and allow the capsule to fit and vend more smoothly.

Zoo Mania GIANT Capsules Are Coming

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Zoomania Giants on demand

I’m a teacher, and with school about to begin I’ve been looking for new fun prizes to give out to the kids in my classroom.

And now with the economy so out of control and the school districts cutting funds, teachers, including myself, have had to buy a lot of the goodies we use to get from the school.

One of the prizes I gave out last year that was a gigantic hit with the kids were the Zoomania 1 and 2 pencil toppers, or squishies, as the kids call them.

The other day I checked out candymachines.com because a fellow teacher said she got squishies from them at reasonable prices. I know squishies were a big hit and all the kids were collecting them last year. Anyway, what I found were the new 2” Zoomania Giant Vending Capsules. Apparently they are a gold special edition because the original Zoomania squishies were so popular.

I bought a bunch of the capsules so I won’t run out of them. There’re so soft, kid safe, and cute and my favorites are the blue elephant, brown monkey, pink pig, and black and white dog. I’m going to make sure every kid in the class gets one, either for writing a good report or just being helpful in class.

Now I’m all set for school to start next week. And I’m emailing all my teacher friends about the new 2” Zoomania Giants at candymachines.com.

New Vending Capsules

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New party capsules available

My five-year-old son is having a birthday party next week and I’ve been running around trying to find some party favors for the 15 friends he’s invited.

I was having a heck of a time figuring out what little boys like when I found these Ultimate Fighters Vending Capsules at the local convenience store. These will definitely get the boy’s macho going. These 1.1” figures include characters in boxing, wrestling kickboxing and karate fighting poses. They should keep the boys busy after the cake and ice cream.

One of the other machines had the 2” Sticky Animals Vending Capsules , and I’m hoping the girls will like them. The animals are pretty and not so macho. There’s a purple lion, pink elephant, red rhino, green tiger and more. I got them all.

Now that the favors are taken care of I can figure out what cake to buy.

I see on candymachines.com web site that they have all kinds of capsules

to pick from for my daughter’s next birthday party.

Green Machine Arrives

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Green Triple Vending Machine - Click Here to Buy

$$$$ making green machine arrives

Looking for more profit from each of your machines?

The perfect answer is the green Triple Canister Vending Machine . You get three canisters in one machine and it comes on a stand. This is a win win situation for both you and your customers since you can offer them three different treats at the same time. The outer canisters dispense candy, while the middle canister dispenses 1” gumballs, jawbreakers, bouncy balls or toy capsules.

These machines work great in high volume areas because they have scatch resistant ABS bodies, heavy duty steel lid and locks, shatter proof rounded square globes and metal coin door and base. They also come with a lifetime warranty on the coin mechanism against manufacturer defects.

Now is the time to buy since candymachines.com has these great green machines on sale through August 31 st .