I also follow the Saints closely, but nothing compares to Saturday night in Tiger stadium against a strong opponent. Ooooh, I'm getting chills just thinking about it. If you've never been, you probably can't understand.

Everyone I have spoken with that has gone to an SEC football game says the same thing...you can't beat the atmosphere...definitely something that is on my sports list of things to do!

Gentlemen, thanks for the great feedback!

I dont like triple heads because most locations will not support a machine like that and if it would I prefer to go with a rack set up. Your assessment of the benefits of a triple head is exactly what companies like 1800 perpetuate to novice vendors. Look around at your competition. I bet the only triple heads you see are owned by operators who have been in this business less than a year. I guarantee you'll never see a triple head with "Folz" on it.

Don't worry, definitely not considering 1-800-vending!

I guess my thinking is/was like Rob's, the triple vend machines seem to be a good value and three has to be better than one, right? However, admittedly, I haven't looked around to see what the competition is doing (of course, I am living in Bulgaria at the moment, so that would be pretty tough!), so I definitely need to reconsider this. I guess if you get a location that supports a triple head setup, you can always go with the rack set up. All of this is stuff I will have to consider.

I'll buy the marketing of a company like Cadbury-Adams anyday for much more than what they are asking...the target customer for this product is adults with bad breath Concentrate on placing these where adults need fresh breath and you will outsell bubblegum every time.

I am in agreement with you on this Caserri. I think this is a total niche thing that will work really well in certain types of places, like ethnic restaurants and busy, somewhat upscale, bars. I might be totally wrong, but I might take a flyer on a machine and try it out. I know there are a lot of people on the BVA board that are completely against it, and they might be right, but I think there is a certain demographic that want this product. And, like my grandfather used to say, give the people what they want!

Thanks again for the feedback! I would love to hear back from others as well, especially regarding their recommendations on machines!

Thanks,
Ryan

How do you think DA Bears will fare this year Ryan? Did they make any big offseason moves? I havent really followed the NFC this offseason. Do you think they are still a viable contender again?

I really don't think they are a contender this year. I predict they make the playoffs and lose early. Three reasons for this:

1) Rex Grossman is still their starting QB...enough said!
2) Lance Briggs will probably sit out all year because he is bitter that the team put the franchise tag on him...who is going to replace him on defense?
3) Thomas Jones signed with the Jets, so the Bears will have to go with Cedric Benson as their starting RB, and I'm not convinced that he is really good enough for this role.

On the positive side, Tank Johnson was finally kicked off the team, so this is good news.

So, I'm not optimistic about the Bears this years...however, the NFL is always full of surprises and you never know.

Who doesn't love football!? I probably like college football a little bit more than the NFL, but I love them both! I am an Illini fan and a Bears fan (I grew up in Central Illinois). Maybe the Illini can actually string six wins together so they can go to a bowl game for the first time in several years? Maybe Rex Grossman can actually learn how to hold onto the football and not totally choke when playing in big games this season? We shall see...

Thanks for going into details on how to answer that question Caserri! I had been wondering how I will handle that when the time comes.