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after you place all your machine constantly look for better locations.
1. 5+ story office buildings with shared break rooms, hard to get with only candy/nuts, you need soda and sometime it is good to partner with a coffee service to get these accounts.
2. stay away from outside locations
3. manufacturing with 200+ employees, hospitals, community colleges, 24hr large laundry services, seasonal fruit/vegetable packing plants (depends on your area of the US), large car dealerships.
The high-end Mercedes dealer ships you can put very high priced items like starbucks iced coffees, macadamia nuts, Godiva chocolate bars, - soda machines sold the shit out of sparkling waters (tried to get wine and beer at one time).
get in tight with the office managers a month or two before your competitors leases are up on choice locations. Make sure they know they will be able to pick out at least 25% of the items. Later one you can explain that some of these are not selling and you need to try other things. Also provide them a list of eveything you offer for their employees to vote on. If you can't get in the door leave a few lists laying around their break room if you can get in or know someone that works there and have them leave it laying around, you might get a call. Offer a company paid pizza party for lease signing bonus. Marketing is tax deductable.
WATER MACHINES, I wish I would have got in on this a long time ago. Simple water and electric hook-up. All you have to do is clean it when you empty the quarters and change the filter when your xxx gallon rate has hit the filter change mandate by the county you live in or state regulations. Also the UV lamps are pricey but the profit margin kicks ass.
1. Trailer parks with over 700+ trailers, 55+ communities they will never buy soda or candy but they will buy water (gallon/ and jugs). Just beat Glacier's payout to the owner or homeowners association.
2. small chain or regional discount grocery stores (5-10 stores), again just beat Glacier. Don't bother with the big boys they lock them up on contract nationally.
3. RV/camping parks
4. certain convenience stores on the outskirts of town and near apartment complexes and high density suburbs
5. by accident I found that strip malls with a major anchor store like K-mart, Publix (grocer in my area), homedepot, etc. Do not try to get it outside the main store buy contact the nearest small store franchise or private owner just next to it. Struggling clothing stores, shoe stores, jewlery, etc. Once you tell them what they could expect as a monthly shared income they will be happy to let you place your machine. This will start slow but continue to build up. People will just make a special trip out to get all their water containers filled and if they do not have to wait in line inside a major grocery and just pull up and park almost next to the machine they will always use your location. Just like the person that drives around the parking lot trying to get that closer spot.
anyway hope this help in some small way.
Debbie N.
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