When you go past a store, walk around in an office building or hospital, have you ever noticed the vending machines there? Have you ever given them a second thought? Such as, how did that business get those machines- did they buy them as a convenience for their employees and customers? If so, who puts the snacks and sodas in there?
On the other side of the coin, have you ever wanted to get a soda out of a vending machine, and ended up with the wrong flavor, hot soda, no change, etc? That's when you're really saying to yourself, "Who owns this darn thing?" We've all had that happen. Keep that in mind, we'll bring that up again shortly.
There are a few vending machines that are owned and serviced by large companies, but most machines are actually owned by individual vending operators. That means, regular folks who place their own machines in locations just like yours. The location gets snack and soda (or coffee and pastry, etc) vending machines for free, and the vending operator collects the change.
How can you get your location set up with some great machines, for free? There's one friendly company that maintains a ginormous, nationwide database full of vendors all over the country looking for locations to place their machines in. Locations just like yours. It's called 4VendingTips.com. They will send you up to 3 vendors for you to interview. Chances are, one of these vendors will have both the machines and the personality to fit right in.
Now, back to the issue of those broken machines with hot sodas and stale snacks. If you sign up with 4VendingTips.com and they find you a vendor, you can be sure that the vendor in question will be a responsible one. You may also request photos of the machines that the vendor intends to bring into your facility, before allowing the vendor to take your location.
Check out 4VendingTips.com. There is a very quick and easy form for you to fill out and submit. Get it in there and let their friendly staff look over your employee and /or customer traffic, to determine what vendors will have the right machines for you.
