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Wednesday, January 21, 2009

10 Must-Know Tips For Successful Vending

So you’re ready to start a vending business…

That’s wonderful if you have considered all the fine print and essentials of running this business. If you haven’t, this article may help you learn the basics of successful vending!

Firstly, never make the mistake of considering it as a low input, high output endeavor. If you go about it in the right manner, vending is a very lucrative opportunity.

1. Preliminary research about the product demand needs to be conducted along with estimation of the profit margins you could earn from the sale of different products. Vending Products can vary from candy, toys, snacks and soda to hygiene and digital products.

2. Following the product decision, your next task is to find a good location where your vending machine can be installed. These include train stations, subways, business offices, restrooms, etc. Planet Antares provides you with vending locator services to help you to find the best location for your machines.

3. You can either go for buying new vending machines or take them on rent. A new Planet Antares vending machine is not very expensive and will return profits relative to its worth within a year.

4. Generally, used machines are very inexpensive and can be used to begin a vending career. Companies sell used machines with rational payment options and guarantee for the machine’s efficient performance.

5. Real time comparison shopping has now become possible with the help of internet. Use the web to locate special deals and offers to get the best vending machine at reasonable prices.

6. Verify the ability of your Planet Antares vending machine to work with present currencies and speed of dispensing. Customers may not like a vending machine where products frequently get stuck in the machine or take a long time to come out.

7. Of course, metal vending machines are more stable than plastic ones. Make sure that your vending machine supplier includes repair, maintenance and replacement services in his contract.

8. be creative and persistent in your efforts to convince a potential location owner.

9. Careful evaluation needs to be done before fixing the profit margins which are to given to the location owner as commission for keeping the vending machine.

10. Buying an established Planet Antares vending route is a great way to start vending. Ask the previous owner for information regarding the popular products, machine problems and other important factors.

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