Doing the refilling yourself buying in bulk doing all the labor and repairs yourself or buying used will help bring that 20 up.
Owning vending machines reddit.
4 i have.
1 i have 10 machines.
I m looking for suggestions on how to stock a machine located in a bar.
Vending machine in a night club bar.
I bought the rout all together not individualy 3 its hard to say per machine but i make about 120 bucks a day in one location 2 drinks one snack 50 in another and my last location i make around 90 bucks a day.
When you start the business and look at your profit loss keep into consideration that drink machines cold drinks and coffee are seasonal.
What you need most is what every startup business requires hard work and a desire to succeed.
Don t pick any location that you can setup a machine.
Keep in mind that like most small businesses you are not likely to get rich from running a vending machine business.
That said they can be profitable if you are the owner of a high traffic area like a strip mall or coin op where the clientele already have coins in hand and time to kill if you own or service a laundromat always invest in vending machines.
If you put a machine in and it only breaks even its going to cost you 75 or so to have it moved to a new location.
But being your own boss and calling the shots are rewarding in themselves.
Currently the place does 90 of its business friday saturday nights as a night club but the new owner is intending to expand the location into being open 7 days a week day night.
Vending machines are time intensive and low margin.
4 snack 5 drink powerade and coke and one coffee machine 2 depending on the quality anywhere from 500 to 1500.
Try to be strategic.
This comes out to around 2500 a month.