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I recently bought a VM and it has a little dust inside, but nothing too crazy. I just want to clean it next time I go there. What are some do’s and don’ts when cleaning a vending machine?

Hi all, was curious on where you get candy bars from? Cheapest I can find per item is between .95 to 1.15.

Specifically Reeses, Snickers, Skittles, and other name brand candy bars.

I’m located in Kansas City , MO and my business has around 50-80 people that would be using the machine on a weekly basis . Please send me info or if this is not the right way to ask on this sub, please let me know so I can remove or edit .

I’m starting a new business and want to operate my own machine inside of the same building. I know nothing about vending machines but would like one that can stock both drinks and snacks to save space — bonus points if it accepts card.

I found a good deal in a town kind of far away from me and am afraid of making the drive without more information. I can’t find anything about this brand online so I’m hesitant, but the price is right and the machine seems perfect at a glance. Is this brand reliable? Is there support available for amateur users?

And if I should try a different route, do you have any advice for me? Thank you so much!

Hi, I have a vending machine business and have salads in cardboard bowls from a local vendor and the expiry date is about 3 days.

This is not convenient as from the practice I need a solution with salads to have an expiry date of more than 6 days.

Do you know any way to achieve more days for example for a Caesar Salad? (Which is the most sold salad in my vending)

And do you have expertise in vacuum sealing? How many days can a regular Caesar salad can have?

Hallo, Bin gerade dabei ein tcn snack automat touch 22zoll Und hatte das Hintergrundbild geändert bekommen auf dem Gerät (TCN Folder) und dann bild im passendem Ordner (Backround).(Geteilter Bildschirm)

Nach weiten einstellung und einigen malen restart wo immer das Bild passte

Ist jetzt eine Holzwand im Backround die weder im Ortner noch irgendwo auf dem Gerät überhaupt zu finden ist dieses Bild exestiert nicht auf dem Automaten und ich kann es nicht mehr ändern.

Irgendjemand ein Tipp ???

I have a problem with a few of my locations. It looks like someone is coating quarters in wax to be able to jam open the coin return area? Once that area is jammed, the coin mech drops the entire load of coins in the tubes.

I have no idea how it’s being done. I’ve blocked the buttons on the coin mech device that allows for coins to be dispersed, but it’s still happening. The only way for me to completely stop this, is to block the coin slot so it cannot be used.

It’s happening on BC-10s, 40 select snacks, chill centers, frozen machines, any machine.

No idea what to do here.

I’ve recently began considering starting a vending machine and/or ATM business in Chicago.

Is there any knowledge you wish you had when you were in your first stages? Any resources that you find/found to be valuable?

It's a cornelius soda machine ED250-BCZ and was wondering what these go for?

Hey you guys! Just wanted some recs on routers that you all use in your locations.

For background, i just started a vending business a few months ago. I purchased my fourth machine a few weeks ago and have been attempting to fix a MAJOR issue with it. BEVMAX 5591, error message continuously pops up stating LOW LINE as well as LOW 28V. Per the manual, that means the AC Distro Box is bad, power input is bad, or control board is bad. HERES THE THING--- the AC Distro Box is brand new, the control board is brand new. Probing the outlet the compressor plugs into shows 120v, outlet that the machine is plugged into shows 120v. Theoretically there should be no issue with power into the machine.

all wire harnesses have continuity, all male ends of main power harness reflect correct voltage shown in schematics

When the compressor is unplugged, the machine functions 100% normally, no errors, no issues. when compressor is plugged in it will cycle on and off---it will run for about 45seconds in which the display will say "enjoy a refreshing drink" but will then switch off and show out of order. 30 seconds later it cycles on again and the error message (which can be mid message) cuts out and then goes to "enjoy a refreshing drink"

Compressor was refurbished in 2023 and is exceptionally clean, proper tubes warm and cold air is blowing throughout machine.

With that, does anybody have ANY clue what could be wrong with this machine? to some degree i am also wondering if the outlet at the storage unit i have the machine at are dialed back and not putting out the proper amps to run the machine.

any insights would be helpful

What is everyone using in their machine and where is the best place to purchase before I purchase the .50 cent replacement mechanism.

I’m looking for people who own multiple machines in the Bay Area. If that’s you please reply here or DM me I’m starting a vending business and would like to rent some space from you inside your machine I can explain more

15 years ago, as a side business, my wife and I had 25 phone card vending machines. Fairly easy business to run, once a month, remove the bills, add the cards, make sure the machines were clean and signage displayed, move on to the next stop. Occasionally one would malfunction, necessitating a mid month trip out to address it. But no big deal.

I'm nearing retirement, and want something to do part-time, so I want to get back into vending. Technology has come a long way in 15 years, and I'm not skilled enough to troubleshoot or fix the modern electronics when something goes wrong. And sooner or later, things will break down.

Would i be better off buying new machines with maintenance agreements (once i find locations of course) instead of buying a route with 5 year old machines that may be getting old and end up costing me more in repairs?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

Does anyone know is a crane national model 147 is upgradable to a MDB board or has a boards that is credit card compatible already?

Or any other thoughts on the machine? Is it shit?

I got a DN 276E HVV from an auctioned storage unit. From what I read is if I don’t have the FOB to open the electronic lock I’m screwed……

Anyone know if I am or if I can somehow disassemble enough of the machine to remove it.

TIA!!!

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Hey everyone!

It's been great to have this subreddit revived and to see what you all have posted so far!

As this subreddit is community oriented, I'd like your thoughts and opinions!

Do you have any suggestions to make this subreddit better?

Are there any things you'd like to see added? (helpful resources and stuff like that?)

Should we have some sort of weekly or monthly post?

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I own a repair shop and I have a pop vending machine that I would like to fill but I can not for the life of me find where I can get pop for a reasonable price. I am just trying to set it up for my customer's and employees to not have to run to the gas station. Any help would be appreciated.

Hi all. 👋

I launched my first vending machine last month. It's been 6 weeks and the refurbisher I bought it from hasn't had any luck fixing it. Hoping someone here can help.

Two issues:

1. In the supervisor menu, when attempting to set individual prices, the up and down arrows jump dozens of items down the list when hitting the buttons once. Giving me the ability to only set a few individual prices. However the arrows work fine on all other menus. So I can only set prices by full row which isn't ideal.

2. In the process of acquiring all 84 selection MDB codes, I only get about 25 unique MDB codes because there are numerous items with overlapping MDB codes. This makes it impossible to accurately track inventory because it doesn't accurately reflect which items are being purchased.

Notes:

• I have it configured to all single coils. 12 selections wide by 7 trays tall.
• Model - Crane National 181 Merchant 6

I hope there is a lifesaver in here somewhere 🙏

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Does anyone know how i can find locations?

After i find one on how to contact the owners of that location to add a machine there?

I enjoy watching videos of people filming going to different vending machines and was wondering if any had any recommendations.