Howdy,

I've had good experiences with U-Turns. I've had better experiences with Beaver. Still, U-Turns have some advantages: They're space efficient and can really rake in the money with all thier different choices in a high traffic location.
I was lucky enough to have an 8 Selection U-Turn in a major breakfast franchise restaraunt for about 18 months. Right on the Interstate. This baby made $160/month profit on a slow month! And that's after commissions and free candy to the waitresses! Sadly, a corporate exec came along and ordered it removed.
U-Turns are somewhat more reliable than thier repuation and spare mechs aren't expensive. They're cheap when bought used.
Eggman

Howdy,

I'm primarily a gumball vendor. I have a few U-Turns which do fairly well for me. Candy has reached a price-point where I'll soon be tempted to just get out of the candy biz. (Gum is a different thing; it's great).
Candy has more "down-sides" than bulk gum: It's less profitable, shorter shelf life, so many different kinds to keep up with. OTOH, a couple of simple Beaver heads in a breakfast house needs just one waitress with a lust for Reese's Pieces and it's Profit City for the operator! It's happened to me just enough times to keep me in the candy biz.

Eggman

are you still looking for a sports blaster? We just updated our game room and i have one that i need to find a home for, i think it is a sports blaster extreem, the one that has two prizes a small ball or gum ball and then a larger prize for hitting the target six times. let me know.


thanks

doug
dms4213@hotmail.com

Howdy,

Slightly off-topic, but I'll bet those SportsBlaster machines can rake in some serious quarters in even a semi-busy family oriented restaraunt. Obviously, I've never owned one.
Eggman