How many charity sweet boxes are out there?

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Shropvend
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How many charity sweet boxes are out there?

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There seems to be an explosion of these, I can name 6. Promise dreams, Sweet wishes, NSPCC, Macmillan, Sweet appeal and Sweets for life. This is what I have seen competing with my towers, are there any more out there that any one knows about? Its not good when they are also selling the same lines as well.

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choice vending
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Re: How many charity sweet boxes are out there?

Post by choice vending »

Hi Lee we spoke on the phone last year if u remember. I found them pain in the arrsse mate! they diluted my sales in tower sites. So i got involved doing them myself. I still have your number mine is 07980 635 049 we should meet up at some point.
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Re: How many charity sweet boxes are out there?

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Shropvend wrote:There seems to be an explosion of these, I can name 6. Promise dreams, Sweet wishes, NSPCC, Macmillan, Sweet appeal and Sweets for life. This is what I have seen competing with my towers, are there any more out there that any one knows about? Its not good when they are also selling the same lines as well.

Regards
Lee.
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You are right, they are thorn in the side of towers.
I can add to your list, how about
Snack appeal , East Anglian Childrens Hospice, Barnados, Marie Curie. Great Ormond street Hospital
I would say there is AT LEAST a dozen more nationally :thumbdown:
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Re: How many charity sweet boxes are out there?

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Yep a pain indeed
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Re: How many charity sweet boxes are out there?

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i get them kicked out of my sites

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Re: How many charity sweet boxes are out there?

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Ade wrote:i get them kicked out of my sites

Ade
Ive have done the same Ade. i had a car sales place and the charity box halfed my sales we gave him the ultimatum and the box went. The site had low averages before the box came in so it was imperitive we delt with it either way. I have since taken towers out of some offices because of diluted charity box sales. Obviously a busy pub is different because averages are still good.

Now my charity box girls target MY pub tower sites with the hope our charity box will be the only one allowed in the pub. At least then all the sweet sales come to me.
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