Six questions. Honest answer — including "vending isn't your play" if that's what your answers say. No email required.
It weighs three real constraints — weekly hours, starting capital, and how you feel about physical work and face-to-face pitching — against how each vending niche actually operates. AI smart vending averages $4–8 per transaction but costs more up front and favors B2B pitching. Traditional snack routes are the cheapest entry ($2K–$4K used) but the most physical. Cotton candy and novelty machines are low-touch and venue-driven. Massage chairs are nearly restock-free but placement-hungry. Ice vending is the most passive and the most capital-heavy. If your answers point to "no time, no tolerance for the work, wants fully passive" — the honest answer is that vending is semi-passive, and we'll say so instead of selling you a machine.
Whatever your match, the next step is the same: check the demand where you live with the free Vending Opportunity Map, model the money with the ROI & profit calculator, and see which machines fit your niche in the Machine Finder.