vendingondemand.com » Vending Machines http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:01:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Vending Machines: Not Just for Chips Anymore http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/vending-machines-not-just-for-chips-anymore.html http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/vending-machines-not-just-for-chips-anymore.html#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:02:51 +0000 admin http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/vending-machines-not-just-for-chips-anymore.html Vending machines are some of the most impressive pieces of technology of our time. When was the last time you went out without seeing some sort of vending machine dispensing a needed product? We get all sorts of things from these helpful machines, from food to water to those plastic security checkpoint bags at the airport. The variety of items found in vending machines today is ever-expanding. In some places, it’s possible to get an emergency overnight kit in a vending machine. The kit contains such essential items as a razor, shaving cream, toothbrush, and soap for when you get stuck away from home for an evening. As the cost of vending machines goes down, it will be very interesting to see which items will no longer be sold by a clerk in a store but a machine behind the counter instead.

]]> http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/vending-machines-not-just-for-chips-anymore.html/feed 0 A Brief History of Vending Machines http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-vending-machines.html http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-vending-machines.html#comments Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:23:58 +0000 admin http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-vending-machines.html The very first vending machines known to man dispensed holy water to church goers, but this crude forerunner to today’s modern machine was more of a convenience to congregation members than it was a money-making scheme. It was not until 1880 in London, England that people began to use machines to sell goods earnestly. Post cards were the first items that people sold in vending machines in the U.K., but in the United States, the first item that anyone sold in a vending machine were sticks of gum. Soon, every train station in every major city in the country sported a gum machine. When gum machines saturated the market, vendors began treating customers to a little show of movement by a small toy figure inside of the machine each time they made a purchase. This little movement led to increased gum sales, slot machines and pinball tables.

]]> http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/a-brief-history-of-vending-machines.html/feed 0 Types of Vending Machines for Sale http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/types-of-vending-machines-for-sale.html http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/types-of-vending-machines-for-sale.html#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:58:25 +0000 admin http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/types-of-vending-machines-for-sale.html If you are interested in acquiring and maintaining a vending route, you can find vending machines for sale that you can use to earn a satisfactory income. You have many choices for the types of vending machines you wish to place and service in businesses. You might prefer to have a soft drink route, which would require you to purchase soda vending machines. On the other hand, you can just as easily find candy and snack vending machines for sale, so you might prefer to have a route that supplies candy and snacks. You could also choose gumball machines, cigarette machines, milk dispensers, hot coffee dispensers or change machines. Alternatively, if you are a business owner that wishes to snacks or drinks to your employees, you can also purchase any of these types of vending machines.

]]> http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/types-of-vending-machines-for-sale.html/feed 0 History of Vending Machines http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/history-of-vending-machines.html http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/history-of-vending-machines.html#comments Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:33:29 +0000 admin http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/history-of-vending-machines.html The earliest vending machines are believed to have been created by Hero of Alexandria, a first-century inventor. His machine accepted a coin and then dispensed a specific amount of holy water for the buyer. Once the coin was deposited it fell into a pan attached to a lever. The lever opened up a valve, allowed some of the holy water to flow from the machine. The pan continued to tilt with the coin’s weight until the coin fell off, causing a counter-weight to snap. After this, the lever would back up and turn off the valve, stopping the flow of water. The first modern coin operated vending machines were introduced in London, England during the early 1880’s, and they dispensed postcards. Today, the vending machine is a common sight in public areas all over the world.

]]> http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/history-of-vending-machines.html/feed 0 Start Making Money with Vending Machines http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/start-making-money-with-vending-machines.html http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/start-making-money-with-vending-machines.html#comments Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:20:16 +0000 admin http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/start-making-money-with-vending-machines.html Vending machines offer the potential to make anywhere between $50 to $200 an hour. In fact, making money with vending machines is easy to do, and serves as an excellent income supplement. One benefit of income derived from vending machines is the fact that it cannot be taxed. This year-round business has no advertising costs and no overhead.

It is for reasons like these that many people have started making money with vending machines. More cash is produced because there is no outgoing cost to employees, benefits, or health insurance. Vending machines are also quite reliable. Even if there is a problem, service calls are cheap. If you want to find out more about making money with vending machines, look online. Vending machine websites offer options and information for success in this field.

]]> http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/start-making-money-with-vending-machines.html/feed 0 The Ways in Which Vending Machines Operate http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/the-ways-in-which-vending-machines-operate.html http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/the-ways-in-which-vending-machines-operate.html#comments Fri, 28 Mar 2008 23:10:57 +0000 admin http://www.vendingondemand.com/blog/the-ways-in-which-vending-machines-operate.html Vending machines add a great amount of convenience to many daily activities. This is because vending machines provide a variety of different products in just a matter of seconds. There are two main types of vending machines that are commonly used by consumers. The first type of machine will release the product, which will fall into a slot where it can be collected by the consumer. The second type of machine will have a door that will unlock after the money has been inserted. In this instance, the consumer will have to be honest and only take the amount of products that they paid for. This type of vending machine is often used to sell newspapers and other types of periodicals.

The most common types of vending machines will sell snack products like sodas, chips and candy; however, there has been a recent movement by vending machine manufacturers to produce full line vending machines. Full line vending machines are different in that they will sell a wide variety of products that could include fresh fruit, cold foods like sandwiches and even frozen foods like ice cream. While it is not common to see full line vending machines on street corners, it is very common to see them inside cafeterias and lunchrooms at businesses and corporations. This is because many corporations and businesses want to promote a healthy lifestyle to their employees and want to provide them with healthier snacking options.

When most individuals think of vending machines, they imagine ones that are used to dispense sodas, candy and other types of snack items; however, there are many different types of specialty vending machines that are being used to dispense a wide variety of different products. Many hotels will have specialized vending machines inside the lobby that will contain personal hygiene items like toothbrushes and toothpaste for visitors that forgot to pack theirs. Another type of specialty machine that is no used much in the United State any more is the cigarette machine; however, it is still possible to find this type of machine in European countries. Australia has even begun to use vending machines to sell gemstones that are mined within the country.

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