candymachines.com blog - Gumball Banks, Vending Machines, Gumballs, Vending Business, bulk candy » snack vending tips http://www.candymachines.com/blog Official candymachines.com Blog -Gumball banks, Vending Supplies, Vending Gumballs, Vending Candy Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:05:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Some Snack and Soda Vending Machine Tips http://www.candymachines.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/04/some-snack-and-soda-vending-machine-tips/ http://www.candymachines.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/04/some-snack-and-soda-vending-machine-tips/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:22:24 +0000 admin http://www.candymachines.com/blog/?p=682 18 Column Snack Vending Machine - Click Here To Buy

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!

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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.

]]> http://www.candymachines.com/blog/index.php/2009/11/04/some-snack-and-soda-vending-machine-tips/feed/ 2 Candy vending rules of thumb http://www.candymachines.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/candy-vending-rules-of-thumb/ http://www.candymachines.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/candy-vending-rules-of-thumb/#comments Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:01:07 +0000 admin http://www.candymachines.com/blog/index.php/2008/07/23/candy-vending-rules-of-thumb/ When you start out with candy vending machines, it can be a little tricky trying to figure out how much candy you should allow to be vended at a time. You want to keep your profit margin high, but you also need to keep the customer satisfied so they don’t feel ripped off and become [...]]]> When you start out with candy vending machines, it can be a little tricky trying to figure out how much candy you should allow to be vended at a time. You want to keep your profit margin high, but you also need to keep the customer satisfied so they don’t feel ripped off and become a returning customer. Here is a list of recommended amounts to vend different types of popular bulk vending candy:

Peanut M&M’s: 8-10 pieces

Plain M&M’s: 12-14 pieces

Runts: 10-12 pieces

Skittles: 12-14 pieces

Reese’s Pieces: 12-14 pieces

Mike & Ikes: 6-8 pieces

Hot Tamales: 6-8 pieces

Chiclets and Gum Tabs: 10-12 pieces

Cashews: 10-12 pieces

Pistachios: 10-12 pieces

This is merely a RECOMMENDATION to give you an idea, don’t feel like you’re stuck to this. Experiment and decide what works best for your locations!
Thanks to Caserri of Vendiscuss Forums for sharing this list

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