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by alexlg
February 2nd, 2014, 9:47 am
Forum: Business Forum
Topic: Bitesize Vending
Replies: 31
Views: 32012

Re: Bitesize Vending

£1k per machine? What kind of vendor are you talking about? Hi Guys, I have been in the vending business for over 20 years and have never understood why anyone should buy a franchise. If you have £20k to spend you could get 20 reasonable condition second hand machines together with a few afternoons ...
by alexlg
February 1st, 2014, 1:01 am
Forum: Vending Technical Help
Topic: Dropped barrel on tubz vending machine?
Replies: 6
Views: 7277

Re: Dropped barrel on tubz vending vending vending machine?

tubz vending told me to try a new black centre ring but that almost made it worse! Or at least that was my experience with one of their machines today. I couldn't see any cracks in the barrel. The nut at the bottom of the spindle was a bit loose and I swapped the bottom two segments over, cleaned an...
by alexlg
January 30th, 2014, 12:04 pm
Forum: Vending Technical Help
Topic: Dropped barrel on tubz vending machine?
Replies: 6
Views: 7277

Dropped barrel on tubz vending machine?

Can anyone help? I've got a couple of tubz vending vendors which keep jamming despite all I can do to clean and oil them up. Generally, when they jam I dismantle them down to the black ring and spring at the base of the spindle, clean everything up and put it back together with a little 3-in-1 oil w...
by alexlg
November 17th, 2013, 7:55 pm
Forum: Vending News
Topic: Vending Tower Plastic Segment Damage
Replies: 12
Views: 7997

Re: Vending Tower Plastic Segment Damage

I go through about 30-40 rings a year through damge sustained on site. add another 10 due to faulty storage. For the film protection system are you talking about individual films for each ring? 2/3 rings combined? or one film for each tower? Pete Wow, Pete, 30-40 rings a year due to damage sounds l...
by alexlg
July 18th, 2013, 10:03 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from an 'almost' operator - any advice?
Replies: 6
Views: 6476

Re: Hello from an 'almost' operator - any advice?

Thanks everyone. I might have a few other questions another day but everything so far has been great! I'll get on the phone to Hurley's tomorrow. Ax
by alexlg
July 18th, 2013, 6:23 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from an 'almost' operator - any advice?
Replies: 6
Views: 6476

Hello from an 'almost' operator - any advice?

Hi- My name is Alex. I'm in the midst of investigating the potential of the vending business for me. I've done nothing like this before, (unless you count being any Avon Rep!) and have a meeting arranged with tubz vending in Kent, next Monday. I live in Southsea, Hampshire. Anyone else here from my ...