Four quick questions and a ZIP code. You get a straight answer on whether an operator is likely to want your spot and whether anyone works near you. Then you decide if you want to send it. About a minute, and nothing is shared until you say so.
The operator needs the name of the place and one way to reach you. Everything else is optional.
A snack and drink machine covers most offices, warehouses and apartment lobbies. A cold drink machine suits gyms, car washes and outdoor spots. A smart cooler or micro market adds fresh food and card-only checkout, and needs more daily traffic plus a spot that is watched or staffed. Coffee is its own service, usually for offices. Ask for card and phone payment either way; most people do not carry cash.
Before you agree to anything, run the deal through the commission rate checker and look at the placement agreement generator for the clauses worth asking for: how often they restock, how fast they fix a jam, insurance, and how either side can end it.
Not an operator — a property manager or business owner who wants a machine on site? These break down what it actually costs you (nothing), whether your property clears the threshold, and the eleven clauses to require in a placement agreement.
Free to the property, yes. The operator buys the machine, delivers it, stocks it, fixes it and keeps it running, and earns from what sells. What you usually cover is the electricity, which for a modern machine is roughly $20 to $40 a month.
A local vending operator, not VendBuddy. We make software for operators and pass property requests to the ones who work near you. You talk to them directly and decide whether to go ahead.
Operators pay VendBuddy when we refer a location to them. You never pay us anything, we share your details with at most two operators, and only after you tick the box that says so.
It depends on the kind of place. Most operators want about 40 people on site at an office, about 90 units at an apartment community, about 75 employees at a warehouse and about 80 rooms at a hotel. Below that it can still work if an operator already services a building nearby.
Yes. Tell the operator what your people ask for. Most will stock to requests, then adjust to what actually sells after the first few weeks.
Sometimes. Busy sites often get 5 to 15 percent of sales, and many smaller ones get nothing, which is normal. A commission usually means higher prices, so lower prices or free product for a break room can be the better deal.
Pick that option in the checker. Read your current agreement for the notice period first, then a new operator can usually swap the machine once the old one is pulled.
No. Any agreement is between you and the operator. Before you sign one, our free placement agreement generator lists the clauses worth asking for: restock standard, repair response time, insurance and a way out.
VendBuddy makes software for vending operators. We do not own or service machines. — The VendBuddy Team