Trying to see if anyone else on here has some good vendors for Refurb/New Soda/Snack Machines and Parts in the NY Area ( Long Island Preferred. )

Also any companies besides SAMs Club / Restaurant Depot anyone in the area would recommend for supplies that they have dealt with.

Trying to understand the real Pros and Con's of having Credit Card Readers in your machines aside from the 4 cents per transaction. Very well aware of most of the common Pros, so would like to hear if anyone has had a terrible experience with them, and pitfalls,

Thanks in advance.

Would be highly appreciated if some people could recommend some of their favorite/most informable Vending Business Books they have read to gain extra insight into the business as I firmly believe you can never know to much.

I have been doing a lot of ground laying research over the past year before really jumping into it, and would honestly like to get it going at the beginning of this summer. I am only looking to do this part time, and have a few locations that would be more than accommodating to my serviceable times should I place a machine there.

However I don't mind turning an immediate profit right off the bat -- meaning I don't mind investing in a good machine that would take longer to pay itself off before I saw a decent return.

I am from the New York area, and a ton of the local vending companies I see in locations are using very old, and non-appealing machines.
- Specifically I would like to purchase glass front vending machines, and would like to see if anyone had any recommendations. Dixie Narco's BevMax 2 as the 3 is very hard to find, and pricey should a used one be available.
- Snack Machines I had taking a liking to National.

I would personally like to try to keep mostly the same type of machines, so I could keep the basic extra parts on hand that might typically go bad over time, and not have trouble in the long run.


Lastly I have not been able to find to much information on the older Coke/Pepsi Machines that you would typically aim to purchase for $250 dollars, and would really appreciate any specific model numbers/types of machines to look for, so when I see one available I can seize the opportunity as I understand even a small location grossing $50 a week could quickly turn a profit back to you when purchasing a machine at such a low cost.