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Anne Rawland Gabriel (Author), Entrepreneur Magazine's (Author)
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Start Your Own Vending Business December 1, 2003

Looking for an opportunity to make big profits while setting your own schedule? A vending machine business could be your ticket to the top. Americans feed vending machines over $22 billion a year for sodas, candy, coffee and other snacks. That's a nice chunk of change you could be pocketing.

Starting out is easy. You can begin part time out of your home. As your customer base increases, you can hire extra help, buy more machines, and expand your service area. There's no real limit to how large you can grow your business.

This guide will answer all your questions, including:

  • What are the secrets of scouting out territories?
  • Which items sell, and which don't?
  • How do I establish routes and hire route workers?
  • Should I buy new or used machines?
  • How do I arrange the best placement for my machines?
  • Where can I get supplies at a discount?
  • What are the laws and regulations I need to know?

Easy-to-understand instructions, checklists and worksheets guide you through every phase of the startup process. You'll also get useful resources, such as business forms, a glossary and a list of professional organizations to help you along the way.


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  • Paperback: 200 pages
  • Publisher: Entrepreneur Press; 1 edition (December 1, 2003)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1891984853
  • ISBN-13: 978-1891984853
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,106,376 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Bland - not worth buying, August 27, 2003
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This book is bland, bland, bland. Basically it was written by someone who knows nothing about the vending business...they just did a little research on it and put together a lousy book. I own a successful vending business and thought a book from Entreprener Magazine might be handy to get some new ideas from...but it's not. There are few good ideas in this book, old or new. There are better books out there on vending - this one is a waste of time & money.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Better vending books available..., September 24, 2009
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I just assumed that a book by Entrepreneur Magazine would be of the same caliber as their magazine. I was wrong. I've read all the best-selling vending books offered here at Amazon and this one is the worst (see the best, below). The author clearly knows very little about the vending industry. It reads like a high school level book report, which I would give only a "C" grade. Most of the material stems from "superficial" interviews with established route operators. The section which covers how to locate machines uses a lady's stocking (hosiery) vendor as an example... far from a typical machine. [...] There is so much MISinformation or superficial information as to render the book useless. An unknowing reader would not be able to differentiate fact from fiction. The best book I've read regarding how to start and run a vending business is Vending Success Secrets. That book covers everything a new route operator needs to know, and also offers a lot of helpful tips for even an experienced person such as myself. From reading all the books which came out after the first edition I get the impression that many of those books have plagiarized Vending Success Secrets, which seems to have become the industry "Bible." Anyway, I'd pass on this book.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just began reading, criticisms are biased, this is a helpful starter!, September 25, 2008
Although I just started reading this book, I have already learned how to avoid the numerous scams out there. I am also happy to see that it takes you through the typical day of a vendor's workday. This is the real deal, not the glitz and glamor, not the promise of great wealth for little effort. I'm sorry to see how many biased (dare I say...compensated) reviewers there are on Amazon sabotaging legitimate, helpful books to help sell their competitor's third rate promises. I gave this book 5 stars partly to help it's overall rating, partly because I see that it is a legit book on the topic. Glitz and promises are just going to make you poor while making someone else rich. Good luck.
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