Vending Machine Connection

Most people attempting to start and sustain their own home business running a vending route make the assumption that it will be as simple as just buying a few machines and then collecting large amounts of money each month. The unfortunate truth is this is not the case, but if done right and with enough dedication can be very rewarding. So why do most people fail in the vending business? The average national income per vending head is around seven dollars. Minus the product costs and the average double vending head will net you 10 to 12 dollars monthly. Using a percent of the income to support a charity can allow you to obtain new vending locations easier.

One of the reasons most people fail is because they fail to realize exactly how many machines are really required to make any decent income. If you start out a solo vendor it is safe to say you could potentially run about 600 machines per month. Locating the machines to vend can take a lot of time though; assuming you have a decently reliable route to cover you could probably service around 3 to 4 locations including the driving time it takes from one to the other. This is usually just a simple servicing like filling the heads, emptying the coins out, and also cleansing the machines. Running a 400 machine route will usually take around 100 hours, with a few exceptions. Add around 25% of that estimate of time to take into consideration doing additional tasks like cleaning, breaking down machines, changing out the product, locating, shopping for the candy and doing book keeping.

This could run the time up to around 125 hours for 400 machines with the exception most machines require intense servicing every 45 to 60 days. The absolute hardest part of this business is building and maintaining decently sized vending routes of 400 machines or more, which can often take a ridiculous amount of time. That is the number one reason most people in this business fail. Starting this kind of business takes quite a bit of money to start, if you are not able to work hard now to be able to succeed later, you probably will not succeed in this business.