Ten Gachas are $1750, which is $175 each. Ten Slimboys are $950, which is $95 each. I'd like to sell all 60 spirals together for $4000, which is only about $66.50 each. Pricing is always negotiable on more than ten units, so let me know what you'd like and we can work on pricing.
The 5 pound bag I bought was only something like $5.78 (or something close to that). I already had the empty capsules on hand, along with pallets and pallets of other inventory from when I bought everything left from another guy's vending route he ran.
So yeah, I used the 1.1 inch capsules. I can't think of any other way that would be reliable. And I got that bag at Costco. I don't know if you have any of those or not, but that bag was dirt cheap.
I tried the Jolley Rancher idea in one of my few three heads the other day. I don't know if it's just this particular location, but the response in just the first few days was insane. They're selling very well, and the profit margin is great. I bought a bag at Costco, and the price comes to under one cent each.
I don't know if these would work at any location, but I thought I'd just throw in my experience so far with them.
My spirals do far better than any candy machine, such as a triple head. As long as it's in a decent location, you'll make that money back in no time. By the way, $189 is a great price for a new spiral.