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What To Do Once I order a Vending Machine from Piranha?

Congratulations! You ordered a quality vending machine from Piranha. Now that you have received tracking information, you can go to the website of the freight forward company and estimate the arrival of your vending machine. There is not much to do to a vending machine to start using it, but you should prepare your space by doing the following recommendations:

You should always be present when the vending machine is being delivered by the trucking company. A document has to be signed once you receive your equipment in good condition. In the event that a damage has occurred during transit, you can choose to note the damage on the shipping document and accept it, or you can refuse the shipment. You should also give us a call immediately and we can help guide you in the steps to ensure another machine will be shipped out to you as quickly as possible.

Once you remove all the packaging material around the vending machine, and place it in the designated spot of your choice, you are ready to plug in the vending machine. It is necessary that you never put your vending machine up against the wall. Your machine will need to be slightly away from the wall to give the refrigeration unit room to circulate it’s air. You do not have to worry about this if you purchase a snack machine or a vending machine that does not have a refrigeration unit inside. Once the compressor starts to cool your machine, it might take up to 48 hours to fully cool your drinks initially. It will continue to monitor the temperature and work just like a refrigerator and keep drinks cool at the factory set temperature (recommended).

Your vending machine should automatically be up and running after it is plugged into a power source. You are ready to take the key and open up your machine. The only thing left to do is fill your machine with products of your choice and set your prices for those items. You may need to look in your manual to find steps on how to set prices but it is always a very simple process. You can also give us a call and we will go through those steps with you.

That’s it! Congratulations again on your new purchase! You own a piece of equipment that works for you and services the people in and around your business.

Product Delivery Success

Have you ever had a bag of chips not fall during your vending machine purchase? With the recent advent of new technology, vending machines can ensure that your product fall or the machine will refund your money back. This is called ultra-vend technology.

Ultra vend technology works by infra red beams of light that criss crosses over the drop product bin. If the product does not drop and pass through the infra red sensor, then the machine will know it has not successfully dropped the product. Within the 10-12 second time frame, the computer will give a credit to the customer and ask to make another selection. There is no fail-proof system that ensures every product drop in a vending machine but this new technology helps ensure that the customer will walk away with their purchase.

This design is crucial for today’s vendors. It helps with keeping the customers and locations happy and complaint-free.



MDB Technology Helps Vendors Stay Versatile

If you are looking to purchase a vending machine, the term MDB will be the most important term you will need to learn. What is the MDB/ICP Standard? The Multi-Drop Bus/Internal Communication Protocol is an Interface Standard that allows the various components of a vending machine to become interchangeable. That means you can purchase different types of vending machines from different manufacturing companies, and yet still be able to interchange the parts amongst your equipment when needed. It is a very important capability when you are thinking about becoming a vendor and establishing a vending machine route in your area.

A bill acceptor in a vending machine is the most important part that should be MDB.  So is a coin changer.  If you can make sure that all your machines have MDB bill acceptors and coin changers, you will have a much easier time servicing your route on a daily basis.


Junk food vs. Health food. Which sells better?

There is a huge health food craze happening. Everyone tries to be concious about healthy eating. It’s becoming a national trend. Vendors all across the country are capitalizing on that trend by providing healthier snacks and drinks to be competitive to the changing tastes of the consumers.

Food manufacturers are increasing the varities of healthy foods in addition to the typical candy bars and bag of chips. Companies like Nabisco came out with perfect 100 calorie snack packs for just about any type of snack they offer. Those items are perfect for a vending machine and offers the consumer both a healthy snack and convenience on the go.   Zero calorie drinks are available and range from flavored water to energy drinks to sodas and juices.

Of course, there’s still a percentage of consumers that stick with the basics of snacking on a Snickers bar and a Pepsi during their work break. That’s why vending machines are so perfect for places that have to accommodate both junk food lovers and health enthusiasts. You can have items from both spectrums. The great thing about vending machines is that you have both junk foods and health foods inside one machine. You can literally have everything available for a consumer and they can choose when they step in front of your vendor.

The reality is, a person goes up to a vending machine to make an impulse purchase. The average will purchase junk food before they think logically and pick healthy food. You will almost always sell more junk food then health food. The best bet would be to only carry one or two health food items and that will accommodate everyone.

Get into a vending business that works 24/7!

We are taught to work hard in order to see results. The real secret is to work smart while you’re working hard and that’s what puts successful people ahead. The issue with owning a retail business is always having to keep your door open at all times to make your sales. And it gets hard to keep your profits when you’re having to pay for high operating costs of employees and utilities.

That is really not a concern when you are in the vending business. You can leave your vending machine and it will sell your products anytime you’re not there. There’s really no cost of operations because most businesses welcome your vendor in exchange of offering their employees and customers products without them having to worry about it. You provide the vending machine and they provide the space. It’s a perfect relationship!

Additionally, a space saving snack/soda vending machine only needs a 3 ft x 3 ft footprint. It is the perfect solution to have a convinience store right in a work place environment! Call one of our representatives here at Piranha Vending and never worry about working long hours again!

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50601 Central Industrial Drive
Shelby Township, Michigan 48315, USA

Email: piranhamfg@gmail.com

Phone: 800-764-8245 * 586-997-1212

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