Vending machine round start up

[FlintVending]

SteveJ
do not be put off, it is perfectly achievable to make £100 profit a week in vending?
I been doing it since late 80s and no regrets from me!
You have to have Passion and determination, for sure but vending is great because if you ever need money you just grab the keys and go out and collect it and there is a lot to be said for that.
I have friends in construction industry who have been taken for tens of thousands by customers who didn't pay, no such problems in vending.
Anything that gets you out and about is always a good thing, ok a sweet tower is hardly going to make you a fortune but you never know what else it may lead too?
All a question of being savvy and making a friend of site owners/ management

[SteveJ]

Thanks for your advice. I totally agree about not being put off, with determination and by using your brain any business can succeed. From research I have discovered that towers make on average around £4 a week profit, which seems very little, but with 25 machines sited it could be worthwhile doing. Some people have over 100 machines......

[Mark@YorVend]

Exactly, if you make £4 a week profit from each machine and you collect once a month thats £16 on average, from each machine. If you can do perhaps 3 machines an hour (with travelling time), thats £48 for an hours work!

Obviously to get a good income you will need to build up to about 100 machines at least, but it has been done by most of the operators on here. The business still has plenty of life left in it yet, you just have to be professional, keen, hard working, and optimistic! Keep your machines clean, tidy, in good working order, and refill regularly with the best stock you can!
Im always trying new products in my towers, it stops them looking boring if they are constantly changing, and you occasionally hit on something that sells like hot cakes.

You will always have bad months/good months, and quite a few problems, but if you take a pragmatic approach you should do ok.