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Soda vending machines come in all shapes and sizes but the most common style are the stand-alone full sized machines.

Soda vending machines have lots of capacity. Even my old one that I paid too much for had a capacity of over 500 cans with 7 total selections. That's a lot of soda which also means that it could be possible that you don't have to visit a location too often if you are looking to vending as a part-time business.

The large capacity of these machines coupled with reasonable product costs and retail price can produce a decent business with healthy margins. I was paying an average of $.40 for a can of soda (tax and deposit included) and retailing that same can for $1.00. So with a $.60 margin multiplied by 5 machines each selling 200 cans of soda a month = a pretty nice little monthly return that doesn't require a lot of work because the machines have lots of capacity!

In theory at least.

Here is what else I learned about soda vending machines...

All soda machines plug into a wall because that's how the compressor works to keep the soda cold.

Older machines may not be multi-price! They may have a coin mechanism inside the machine but that doesn't mean that you can change the price of your product easily. If you insist on starting your vending business by dealing with Rip-off Bizop Vending Company because they give you the location with your machine, ask the salesguy to show you how to change the price of your soda machine.

Newer soda vending machines can sell bottled product that is either glass bottles or plastic. The glass bottles don't break.

Soda vending machines that allow you to change the price of any selection is the way to go. A can of pop where I live sells for $1.25 and bottle of juice will sell for $1.65 and up and both can be sold side by side out of a vending machine.

Lots of capacity and lots of selection is the way to go. If you are looking at a bubble front soda vending machine that has 12 selections and 500 can capacity (not including bottles in this example) you don't have to fill up the machine until it's totally full.

You might be able to get free soda vending machines if you know where to look. This was too late to save my business but I knew of a bottled water company that gave away free soda vending machines (that were good ones too!) with very reasonable restrictions on the operator.

You can get 27 cases of 24 cans of soda into a 1994 Pontiac sunbird. I don't recommend this at all. A car is not a good vehicle to use for transporting soda and I would expect that a van is likely the best vehicle to use even though I never used a van when I had my business.

I needed better storage space. Apparently cans of soda will "pop" the seal in warm conditions like a top floor storage room that get really hot in the summer.

But the number one thing I learned about soda vending machines was that having a relationship with a company that was an authorized distributor for several machine manufacturers was a reliable way to avoid vending scams. Although this lesson was to late for me having a relationship with a local authorized distributor is the best way to educate yourself about all types of vending machines.

Mike Corbin's website [http://www.no-vending-secrets.com] challenges would be entrepreneur's to think differently about vending and avoid the vending business opportunity scams entirely!

Start Teaching Your Kids Early to Build a Strong Financial Foundation

Everyone knows at least one person like this: never had responsibilities as a child, got everything handed to them no questions asked, cruised through college without having to work, got set up with a job and a plush salary, purchased clothes, cars, toys, and a huge house, then suddenly they start getting overdue notices and collection calls, and finally have to declare bankruptcy and lose everything.  It is not too uncommon to hear stories similar to that brief outline, especially over the last twenty years or so when it seems that financial responsibility has not been taken as seriously as it had been by older generations.

My parents were old-school.  When I started getting into comic books and baseball cards around 10 or 11 years old, they told me that I would have to start earning the money to spend on those items.  Growing up in New York, it was fairly easy during the fall to rake leaves and in the winter to shovel snow for the cash, and I also had a paper route to cover the spring and summer as well.  They took me to the bank and opened a savings account for me to teach me how to save and manage my funds.  It was a joint account so that I would have to go to the bank in order to make transactions in order to teach me the ropes. 

By the time I was in high school and turned 16, looking forward to taking a drivers education course, they signed the working papers so that I could start working at McDonalds in order to teach me about salary, taxes, and saving for a specific purpose.  When my 17th birthday cam and I had earned my drivers license, I was not just handed the keys to their car while they went out and purchased a new one like so many of my friends' parents had done.  On the contrary, I raided my savings account and paid for my own car, a burgundy, oxidized 1986 Pontiac Sunbird.

In conjunction with my college application, I also submitted the necessary paperwork to get into the work-study program working for the Dean of the Business Department.  I wasn't going to have my way paid for me, I would have to earn a portion of it myself.  It wasn't all fun and games; the student-employees had to file papers, deliver memos, and stock supplies rather than sit around for 3-4 hours a day playing games in the office.

By the time I got out into the workforce,  I had already had both savings and checking accounts, established lines of credit, filed tax returns, and actually understood what taxes were being witheld and why.  I had already built a credit history to enable me to rent an apartment as well as lease a car without a co-signer.  When it came time to purchase my first home, the woman representing the bank for my pre-approval almost couldn't believe that at my age (I was 29 at the time) I walked in with credit scores over 800, the required bank and brokerage statements, pay stubs, and tax returns without even being asked, and the ability to make a down payment on the spot. 

This little story isn't meant to brag or boast, but to outline one simple truth.  If you get involved early, and start teaching children about money and financial responsibility before it truly becomes necessary, there is a greater chance that they will not deal with the fiscal issues so many people today deal with.  There is a saying about it being easier to prevent a problem rather than allowing it to occur and then facing the task of solving it.  I'm willing to bet that when it comes to finances, especially in this economy, most rational people would agree that this saying is dead on.

About the Author

Eric J. Nisall is the President and founder of Greenbridge Advisors where providing value to clients and building personal relationships are the company's main focus. Visit www.greenbridgeadvisors.com for more information on the company. The company's blog, www.letsblogmoney.com is another insightful resource for personal financial information.

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