A few people on the boards have suggested advertising in the Yellow Pages. It's not something that I personally think will work out. Before I give any serious thought to it, I would like to know if anyone has actually tried advertising in their local yellow pages, and if so, how did it go. I live in Chicago which, as everyone know, is a big city so our books are extremely thick. I know you have to try something to see wether or not it will work, I just thought I would get feedback from others first. I welcome any and all comments.

Does anyone have the "recommended settings" sheet for the U-turn machine. I just bought one from ebay and I'm having a hard time finding the appropriate setting for skittles and plain M&M. On the smallest setting, nearly 16 M&M (and skittles as well) dispense and that's entirely too much in my opinion. I try to keep my vends between 10-12 depedning on the candy. Does anyone think 16 M&M's (skittles) is too much. Or am I being too cheap.

Does anyone have insurance on their bulk vending machines. I've heard a few stories about over-excited kids pulling on machines and causing them to fall on top of the child as a result. One person even said she puts a 100-pound weight at the bottom of her machines to further prevent them from tipping. I've searched around for insurance and found that not many places even offer insurance on bulk vending. I don't care about theft, but we're in America and everyone knows how sue-crazy people are now. My concern is only focused on physical damage to a human. I would hate for such an episode to happen with one of my machines. No matter how heavy or sturdy a machine is, with the right amount of gravity, it can still fall. Can anyone provide some insight on this issue. I would really appreciate it.

P.S.
The one company I found that offered insurance on bulk vending machines was so expensive that I couldn't beleive it. They wanted someting to the tune of 1,049 for 150 machines, with an additional $5 for any machines over 150. And the inusrance would cover you for twelve months. That's more than what I pay for my auto and life insurance for one year. I said, "no way."