They make sure you ONLY buy from them. They keep your orders on file, so they see how many cans/bottles you purchase. When collection is done, they can see through the control board how many sales were done, so if you were thinking of buying from somewhere else the product, they can catch you.

I contacted both Pepsi and coke here locally.......neither of them offer machines anymore. If someone calls them to have a machine placed in their place of business they refer you to 1 of 2 local vendors. There 2 vendors have the market CORNERED locally. They even took Pepsi and Coke out of the game! Just thought I would let everyone know what I found out...Kind of CRAZY.

Google Brokerhouse Distributors

That's in Canada......I am here in the USA......might be quite the shipping cost.....does anyone have a phone number for Vendo their self?

I dont know if its the same in all areas. In my area I can get signed up with Pepsi or Coke to buy drinks. Any time I need a machine I can call them up and tell them I need a machine at "X" location and they will install it for me. Thats the blessing. The curse is I have to buy a minium number of cases per week from the bottler. Which costs a lot more than getting them from Sams etc. All drinks placed in these machines is supposed to come from the bottler. Also with Pepsi (not sure about Coke) I have the option of doing a "full service" where they do all the work (keeping the machine filled and collecting the money) and at the end of the month I get a check.

Ok, lets say that I do a third party with pepsi.....and I buy all of my merchandise from them......How much more expensive is that? How much per case on average? I know I can get it @ sames for 6 bucks a case usually....how much more from pepsi? Also if they do a "full service" and send me a check......what percentage would I actually make? Would it even be profitable???

You can get a free machine from Coke or Pepsi if you have a location and ask, but that is both a blessing and a curse.

Could Someone elaborate on this a little better? How does this generaly work? How is it a blessing and a curse? Simply not profitable? Do you service the machines or does coke or pepsi? Who supplies all of the drinks???

Have you tried checking (and clearing) your error log file?

Here's a link with a manual on how to get into the setting/software.

http://www.vendoco.c...anual_WHOLE.pdf

I am due to service this machine on Saturday...I will check the log files then....thank you for the advice, I hope it works...also could anyone guide me to the proper set up to vend bottled water for my machine? All of my selections are set up for cans right now. I would like at least one slot for bottled water. I know that I cannot use the Ozarka or anything like that, but i must use good name brand Aquafina or Dasani water due to the bottles being a little more solid and not as flimsy to avoid jamming. Does anyone have step by step instructions on the set up for water?