r/vendingmachines

Does anyone have experience setting up initially with nayax? I’m just gonna call first thing in the morning and try to expedite onboarding.

Hey everyone! I’m seriously considering purchasing a fully automated cotton candy vending machine and would love to hear from operators who currently own one.
For those who have experience with these machines:

What types of locations have performed best for you?
Are children’s museums, malls, trampoline parks, arcades, or family entertainment centers good locations?
What would you consider a good number of daily sales?
Do you typically pay fixed monthly rent or offer the location a percentage of sales?
How much maintenance/cleaning do these machines realistically require?
Is there anything you wish you knew before purchasing your first machine?

I’m especially interested in hearing real numbers and experiences—good or bad. I’m trying to make sure I choose the right location before making the investment.
Thanks in advance! Any advice from experienced vending operators would be greatly appreciated.

I have seen people take forever to pick something, then end up buying the same thing they always get.

What is something you have noticed?

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Hello All;

I'm new to vending and am starting a healthy vending machine biz, would love feedback on popular products, machines and do's and don'ts!!Thanks!

I'm having an issue with the Seaga snack machine at our business (Model SPX536R / INF5S). When we make a selection it vends multiple products, so if we choose A4 it vends A4 as well as B4, C4, D4, E4 and F4. It's always vertical, so the same numbers will attempt to dispense if it appears in the row regardless of what "letter" was chosen. I've tried powering down the machine but that hasn't helped and there's no error codes displayed. The settings were not altered at all before this started. One guy on another forum suggested I have a shorted driver circuit on the board. Any ideas on how to fix and where to get parts? I'm in the Charlotte, NC metro if anyone is local and would like to tackle this for me, I've tried contacting local companies but no one calls back.

I like the grab-and-go style of a lot of AI vending machines, and I like that they can allow you to track inventory remotely. I just have this ethical concern about how the data centers affect the environment. I know not everyone will share that type of concern, no shade to those people.
I'm basically wondering if there are certain vending machines that would have a lower impact than others. From what I've learned so far, it seems like maybe the machines that don't upload to the cloud would have less impact, as would machines that process video locally instead of sending it to a remote data center.

Does anyone know of any smart machines like this?
I'd appreciate any info I can get.

I am planning to import from China but need a feedback if anyone using made in china vending TCN, AFEN are the company i am in contact of are there any other company better that them if u know please help us

Hey folks,

Looking to purchase 4 brand new machines about 4 hours away from. This is direct from the manufacturer warehouse.

They are 4 combo machines 584 lbs each.

Reason I’m considering this over shipping is I have just had placement contracts and signed for all 4. But was quoted $900 and 10 business days for delivery.

Worth picking up instead?

I’d be able to find an extra body and could hire one more. Thinking of going the U-HAUL route but looking for better recommendations.

When pitching to property managers or business owners to place a vending machine, what terms do you usually offer?

I’d love to know how you typically handle this:

• Revenue Share: Do you pay a percentage of sales (e.g., 5–10%) or a fixed monthly rate?
• Free Placement: Do you pitch the machine as a free amenity for their staff and customers without paying rent?
• Conditions: Do you set minimum monthly sales requirements to keep the machine on-site?

How do you usually balance these options when negotiating? Thanks for sharing your experience!

Has anyone ever heard of or used TCG Card and Pokémon Vending Machines for Sale | VapeVM? I see that they have vending machines for quite a bit lower of a price than the competition and just wanted to know if anyone has any experience with them. Is it worth it? How is the quality? Any info at all would be greatly appreciated!

Good afternoon,

I am new to the Vending machine game. I am looking for get my very first TCG vending machine but I am overwhelmed with the different insurance options. Does anyone have any insight on which company might be best for a small business owner? Or maybe a couple of different competitive options to choose between? Any help would be greatly appreciated

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For those running machines while working a regular job, how much time does vending actually take up?

I see some people doing a few refills after work or on weekends, then others have routes that basically became their full time job.

Like with 2-3 machines, probably manageable on the side. But once you get to 10, 20, 30 machines, are you still calling that passive income?

Anyone here actually running vending machines, do you treat it as passive income, a side hustle, or has it basically become a full-time job for you?

I'm looking for a POS machine for protocal 101.1 and 101.8

I am sure this has been debated a number of times on here but here’s my back story for some context.

Purchased 2 machines with locations making decent numbers a couple days ago. Before agreeing to the purchase I called Cantaloupe to find out what an imposition it was going to be to get an account with them, if I could begin the process early for ease of transition…you know, all the questions I could think of at the time. Was told it was simple, fill out the online form, you get an email, fill out the paperwork, wham bam you got an account. I was also told 2-3 days MAX to change over. So I make the purchase, former owner calls to cancel their subscription, she gets the email saying in 1-2 days they will be off (tomorrow is day 2). I call this morning to find out where the welcome email is and find out it can take 3 days to get the email for starters and then 10 days to get everything setup to begin accepting credit cards again on these.

As we all know these days virtually no one carries cash anymore, it’s all contactless payments, which is why these companies have gotten as rich as they have. So now I have 2 fully stocked machines potentially making 10% of what they had before because I was not given all of the information off the get. And I feel like if Cantaloupe is going to be a PITA to work with I’m looking for pros and cons AND options for others.

Please and thank you! All of you have been so helpful thus far. Much love! ❤️

Just talked with the store manager and told me a little secret that they are getting a vending machine next month. I’ll keep an eye out