I was just wondering how you all would answer these questions. How many machines can you service and maintain a full time job? How many machines did you have when you decided to switch to vending full time? It seems to me that you will need to have enough machines to support your standard of living and have enough left over to keep expanding. Did you save for awhile first before making the leap? This will help me set my goals since I eventually want to run my vending business full time.
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Full vs. Part Time
Started by kpower, Jul 02 2007 07:42 AM
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Posted 02 July 2007 - 02:05 PM
How many machines can you service and maintain a full time job?
In my opinion, I think 240 to 280 machines would be close to max with a full time job but you really have to hustle. It really depends on how close or far your locations are from one another. In my case I serviced about 280 machines when I worked full time. I put in about 8 to 10 hours a day on Saturdays, Sundays and on evenings doing roughly 60 machines each week. Each weekend I would hit a different 30 machines and by months end I serviced all 280. Others might do more or less but I have found 30 a day to be just the right amount. Once you reach your max with a full time job you could take on a part time and fill your open days with more locations. Then its just a matter of replacing 1 job day with 1 vending day until you have 5 solid vending days (or 7 for you ambitious types).
How many machines did you have when you decided to switch to vending full time?
I had 1. I knew when I had only 1 machine that I was going to switch to full time. It just took a little longer than I would've liked and I had to wait until I hit about 280.
Did you save for awhile first before making the leap?
Absolutley! My wife insisted on it.
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Posted 02 July 2007 - 02:19 PM
when you say 280 is that 280 head or 280 doubles or what?
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Posted 02 July 2007 - 02:31 PM
by the way thanks for being so helpful and kudos on your website its very nicely done. I like how you make it seem like you are almost doing them a favor by putting a machine in their business.
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Posted 02 July 2007 - 05:45 PM
when you say 280 is that 280 head or 280 doubles or what?
Whenever I talk about machines I always talk about heads. I run mostly doubles and singles with a few racks here and there.
kudos on your website its very nicely done.
Thank you for the kind words. It means alot since I made it myself and I am, by no stretch of the imagination, a web"master"
