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Benjamin2501

Member Since 07 Feb 2011
Offline Last Active Feb 17 2011 11:32 AM
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In Topic: Vending breathalyzers

09 February 2011 - 12:59 PM

The units are all distributed through Spain for about $400 a piece. Alco-buddy and Alco-checkpoint buy the units. They add a bill acceptor( which you can find on eBay for about $100). The markup seems pretty extreme which makes it hard to hit roi within a year. Location, and traffic seem to be key to the units success. You may be able to buy them direct from Alcomatic in Spain. If they are willing to sell the units in a lower bulk than fifty machines. You would still have to add a bill acceptor but $550 a machine sounds better than $2000.
If you run across any other companies making these, let me know.

In Topic: Vending breathalyzers

08 February 2011 - 04:53 PM

I thought that was a great selling point, that the machine allows bartenders to check patrons. If they wanted a drink and you wouldn't serve, this could be a tool in assisting someone. The legal is always for entertainment. Mounting the box securely sounds like a must.

In Topic: Vending breathalyzers

08 February 2011 - 03:01 PM

I have located the alco-buddy with LCD looked pretty sweet. There is another company on the west coast, alco-checkpoint which also looked reasonable. I just wanted to get a feel on how people use the device and how they handled the traffic. Thanks for the response! Do you know if the bars found them to be helpful? The fire issue is odd, because they only push 12v of electricity. Were some going up in flames due to bad design? Oh, nevermind you meant the location created a fire issue because of the crowd? Lol I think that is where you were going.