Does anyone supply these? Looking into buy a few, just wanted to know if anyone had experience in this, good earners? Reliable?
Kind of like a vending machine without the need to stock
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Re: Coin operated straighteners
I believe that VendandGlow on here did a load of them at one time. May be worth a PM. Also there are good and ***** machines out there I believe
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Re: Coin operated straighteners
I think one problem was that they get nicked/vandalised.
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Wondered how you straightened your hair Matt x
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Re: Coin operated straighteners
Hello, long time no speak!
OP the best machines for reliability are the Beautiful Vending ones, i have never had a problem with the mechanics and build quality.
I actually got rid of my GHD's a couple of months back.
They do ok but only in certain venues. The obvious locations are busy bars and nightclubs, HOWEVER, they get a lot of damage.
The customers try to pull the GHD off the machine to take it home with them or they just smash the straightner against a wall and smash the ceramic irons.
The irons cost around £80-90 a pop!!
The best locations from my experience (although not as much revenue but less damage) are Hotel gyms and Spa's.
These places attract a decent customer who really do appreciate the machine. One of my customers (Qhotels) wanted a machine because a number of their regualr customers wouldn't use the pool because they couldn't sort their hair afterwards!
The machine went down a storm with those customers. It did around £7-£10 per week. If you can pick up a cheap Beautiful vending one on Ebay for £80-100 then it's worth a go.
One thing to consider however is you will need an electrician to install the machine and take it out. Mine cost me £120 a time for each install.
I have never had a call out for the hotel machine but the pub ones ALL got smashed up!
OP the best machines for reliability are the Beautiful Vending ones, i have never had a problem with the mechanics and build quality.
I actually got rid of my GHD's a couple of months back.
They do ok but only in certain venues. The obvious locations are busy bars and nightclubs, HOWEVER, they get a lot of damage.
The customers try to pull the GHD off the machine to take it home with them or they just smash the straightner against a wall and smash the ceramic irons.
The irons cost around £80-90 a pop!!
The best locations from my experience (although not as much revenue but less damage) are Hotel gyms and Spa's.
These places attract a decent customer who really do appreciate the machine. One of my customers (Qhotels) wanted a machine because a number of their regualr customers wouldn't use the pool because they couldn't sort their hair afterwards!
The machine went down a storm with those customers. It did around £7-£10 per week. If you can pick up a cheap Beautiful vending one on Ebay for £80-100 then it's worth a go.
One thing to consider however is you will need an electrician to install the machine and take it out. Mine cost me £120 a time for each install.
I have never had a call out for the hotel machine but the pub ones ALL got smashed up!