Coin Operated Group

Ordered 1 box of smarties to see how they go, opened it up and the lids are all raised up waiting to be jammed. Will be sending them back next week. I even emptied contents into the pot but looks very sparse in the tub especially with no stickers. So overall this is going to be a disaster I think. L...

I agree with Brian on having around 16 sweet lines. The more choice the better, I have a site that have 3 rows of soft mints!!! Everyone's top lines seem to be the same, but you need to know your customer, ask them what sells quicker and they usually put you in the right direction. You def need to g...

I have orders for more toy machines and swp machines but I have another business in which I have pumped money in. So money is tied up at the moment. Was curious to find out if there is any financial institution out there that someone deals with that has a good rate and specialises In the vending ind...

Would like to hear from operators who may be getting good deals in business lending. I have built my business from scratch using my own funding and then re investing in buying new machines. I am ready to hit the market for further lending but was wondering if anyone can recommend a company out there...

Makro birmingham was the same argh...

Re Lee.

I use to work for this company a few years back and there were major changes happening with regards to management. Directors were leaving and selling their shares, and they reduced the self employed pay rates to their machine fillers and installers due to increased costs within the company. It was a...

These guys are still going with the snack vending. Spoke to some dude last week, he was filling up the pringles machine at a pub. I told him "are sinclair collis still going thought you guys got out of the snack vending side"? His response was yes we are still going but the company sold al...

These are on sale from 23 jan at £3.99 a tray. soooo need some.

There are some nice people out there. I was given a xmas card today from one of my pub customers and in the card was a fiver and a big thank you for my services. My heart went all fuzzy did not know what to think as it was my first vending related tip!! Anyone else had any similar experiences? Think...

The ribbed/ripple on the sides of the machines are the Chinese machines, the smooth ones are the clenports. If you get some good coin mechs on the Chinese machines then they will vend ok. The Chinese coin mechs are a bit of a pain, but you do get some decent ones every now and then.
Re Lee.