Bulk Candy Vending – The Perfect Business Kids Can Start!

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Bulk Candy Vending – The Perfect Business Kids Can Start!

Is your wallet always empty because your child is always raiding it because they don’t have a job? In these economic times, it is more difficult for young teens to find lawns to mow, babysitting, or fast food jobs. Wouldn’t it be great if they could find a way to earn money, while at the same time building their self-esteem and self-reliance by starting their own business?

Bulk vending is a perfect solution that can be done part time – which is ideal for students. There are many affordable vending machines that can be great starters for a budding entrepreneur. Take for instance our Barrel Machine Single Stand for $90 plus shipping or our Vending Pro Machine with Cash Drawer for $104 plus shipping.

Each box of our 1” assorted gumballs has 850 gumballs for $25 to vend for .25 cents each and after selling the entire box you will make $212.50! What a return on your money!

By starting off slow and adding machines as you go, your teenager can build themselves quite a lucrative business where they can learn customer service, budgeting, purchasing, and servicing their machines. With each machine they acquire, they can learn AND earn more for their future.

$387.6 MILLION —-

$387.6 Million. That’s the total bubble gum sales for a 52 week period ending in February of this year. That’s a lot of gumballs ! I love gumballs!

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$387.6 MILLION —-

$387.6 Million. That’s the total bubble gum sales for a 52 week period ending in February of this year. That’s a lot of gumballs ! I love gumballs!

Gumballs remind me of a time when I could run outside all day barefoot and just chew my bubble gum on the porch with my friends. We would have a contest to see who could blow the biggest bubble. I never seemed to win but it was tons of fun trying.

My favorite gum was anything cherry flavored. I would run down to the corner store and put 25 cents in to the vending machine and get the giant gumball that barely fit into my mouth. It was AWESOME! If they didn’t have the cherry gumball in the machine I would get the grape gumball.

Now that I have gotten older, I have found a new gumball love. The Bubble King Soft Chew . Oh! It is wonderful. It’s the great flavors of gumballs that we know and loved as kids but now easier to chew for us grown-ups. You get to be a kid again!

Now days there are so many different flavors of gumballs too. There of course is the standard classic assorted gumballs, cherry and grape but it has extended past that. There is Lemonade gumballs , Sour gumballs , Filled Gumballs just to name a few. I love the new variety.

If in one year there was over $387.6 Million in gumball sales can you imagine how much it will be in the next year? This could be a good time to be the person owning the vending machine down at the corner store.

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The great news is that candy and gum dollar sales are on the increase, according to Information Resources, Inc.

In the four week period ending December 28, 2009 sales increased 5.1 percent over the previous December. That accounts for a [...]]]>

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The great news is that candy and gum dollar sales are on the increase, according to Information Resources, Inc.

In the four week period ending December 28, 2009 sales increased 5.1 percent over the previous December. That accounts for a yearly increase of 4.3 percent, and a continual trend of big sales in December. Some of the biggest increases were for mass merchandisers at 6.6 percent.

Chocolate singles were up 10.6 percent, non-chocolate chewy candy increased by 11.6 percent, while licorice was up 4.7 percent and sugar-free gum raised 7.3 percent in sales. And the biggest increase for overall Christmas confectionery was mass merchant sales at 7.4 percent.

Even with the economy in a slump, there’s no stopping customers from enjoying their candy and gum treat, no matter what. That’s very good news for vending machine owners everywhere.

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Lots of people know that the vending machine business has the potential of earning you a high profit. But that’s not the only thing you should consider when deciding whether to start one or not. Before you start, you should understand some facts about the vending machine business. This will help you to have the complete vision of the business and its complexities.

There are many advantages of choosing to run a vending machine business, such as: low start-up cost, no advertising necessary or personal selling, no worrying about bad credit or bad checks, and potential to earn a high profit.

There are some other things you should be aware as well, you need to be dedicated. You must have a good attitude and treat the business like any other business. Although start-up cost is low, you should calculate the total cost to start your vending business: from buying vending machines, products to vend, paying for space to place your machine, hiring a vending operator (if necessary), etc. Also you should determine how much you are willing to invest so that you can make a better plan of the size you want your business to be.

In order to choose the best locations to place your vending machines, you have to do some research as to whether the location is well populated, whether there have been similar vending machines with the same products, and what are your competitive advantages in that location.

You should also understand that when you are involved in the vending machine business, that you have to do the maintenance yourself, including: checking the supply of products, making sure that your vending machines are working properly, and buying stock of products periodically. Also, are you ready to handle all the money matters efficiently?

If this sounds like stuff you can handle, well then I guess it’s time to get into the vending machine business! The sooner you start, the sooner you start to see profit!

Increasing profit in your Bulk Vending business can be easy with these simple steps.  Don’t overlook their importance even though they sound simple. These steps will work to put more money in your pocket and increase your residual income:

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Increasing profit in your Bulk Vending business can be easy with these simple steps.  Don’t overlook their importance even though they sound simple. These steps will work to put more money in your pocket and increase your residual income:

Put out all of your Vending Machines – Most vendors I know have several machines in storage (usually several dozen).  The more machines you have in the field the better your asset will work to add money to your pockets!  Putting out more machines sounds simple, but this is a huge point.  Get those machines out of storage and get rid of that 0% return on your investments!

Evaluate Your Route - Pull the lowest 10-20% of your machines and redeploy them in brand new accounts. Some of those machines may bring in $30, $50, or $100 per servicing.

Change Your Product – Try a different candy. Change the gum to a candy choice. Try toys instead of gum or candy if it is a place frequented by children.

Find Out What The Employees Like – Don’t assume you know what they like. Ask them! It only takes one or two people to support a machine and make it a good "bread and butter" account.  Better to salvage an account by changing product than having to go out and find a new one.

I hope these tips make your 2010 vending year a much more successful one!

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Who would have known? I guess everyone nowadays needs a break from the bad news on TV so they go to the local pizza parlor or arcade for a momentary escape.

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Since business is booming I wanted to try crane machines so I bought the Captain Claw Pirate Crane Machine and a Tractor Time Crane Machine to put in a supermarket and a pizza parlor.

For me this is the best part time business I could have picked for several reasons. I can decide how much I want to work and when, take my kids on the route with me, and I make good extra money.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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!

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:

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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.