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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: 420seriouscat69 on February 14, 2014, 11:56:46 AM
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You guys, I just got done making my daily trip to purchase my garden salsa Sun Chips. :love: Anyways, it got me thinking. How much $ could I make off one of these things? I mean, they have credit card swipes now for crying out loud. These things are money makers and I want in! Who's with me? :dunno:
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not as lucrative as you'd think. Had a buddy who had most of Topeka sewn up, but ultimately got out of it...
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not as lucrative as you'd think. Had a buddy who had most of Topeka sewn up, but ultimately got out of it...
He probably should have just filled the whole thing with garden salsa Sun Chips and he would have made a crap ton. Trust me!
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Buddy of mine's dad and uncle own a company that does this. Both seem to be pretty darn well off.
Always has stacks of 1's and 5's to bet with on the course.
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Nobody can afford vending machine prices in Topeka minus Saul. It's gotta be in a booming market, like KC. Build one and they'll come.
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I'm in the business wacky what would you like to know?
Topeka btw :gocho:
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I think the ultimate gain from this thread will be that fanning should load up on sun chips at costco
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:lol:
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I'm in the business wacky what would you like to know?
Topeka btw :gocho:
You fill it weekly right? What's the ROI monthly? How many garden salsa Sun Chips are you stocking in yours? And if you aren't, WHY THE eff NOT? TIA.
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those are a tasty chip, fwiw
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I'm in the business wacky what would you like to know?
Topeka btw :gocho:
You fill it weekly right? What's the ROI monthly? How many garden salsa Sun Chips are you stocking in yours? And if you aren't, WHY THE eff NOT? TIA.
Bi-weekly
Never done the ROI but we make a quarter off every purchase(on average)
We have a whole rack dedicated to sun chips
N/A
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:thumbs: I just need one machine. It will get me and my kids through college.
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:thumbs: I just need one machine. It will get me and my kids through college.
okay so how you do this is join the military, go to the px, buy bulk everything(no taxes because military duh) go to topeka and fill your machine.
Profit!
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Wow guyz, great thread, hopefully kslim can drop some knowledge on me as I have always wondered about how the business works.
I would imagine the hardest part is finding/getting the owner to allow you to put the vending machines on their property. I'm guessing the property owner gets a certain cut?
Do you have to undercut the crap out of what the property owners were getting to get them to switch to your machines?
Do you sell them on a better selection?
Most lucrative location for a vending machine? Gotta be a school right?
How do you deal with different government places(Schools/airports/etc etc)? Do you get to bribe them?
Which makes more money for you, Soda Food or Candy?
Best selling Item?
I think the vending machines in my office are run through the same company that does our Cafeteria. Do they sub contract that our to an actual vending machine company?
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:thumbs: I just need one machine. It will get me and my kids through college.
okay so how you do this is join the military, go to the px, buy bulk everything(no taxes because military duh) go to topeka and fill your machine.
Profit!
sweet! I'll enlist today.
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Weirdest place you have put a vending machine?
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Ben JI bringing the heat! :thumbs:
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Ours is in our break room, I pay the government nothing
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my aunt has a gumball route along the st. lawrence seaway, makes pretty hefty coin.
*gumball = the crappy toys in the small plastic egg/spheres -tattoos, plastic rings, sticky hands, mini batting helmets, etc.
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my aunt has a gumball route along the st. lawrence seaway, makes pretty hefty coin.
*gumball = the crappy toys in the small plastic egg/spheres -tattoos, plastic rings, sticky hands, mini batting helmets, etc.
Oh man! I should get one of those and fill them with garden salsa Sun Chips. :love:
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:thumbs: I just need one machine. It will get me and my kids through college.
okay so how you do this is join the military, go to the px, buy bulk everything(no taxes because military duh) go to topeka and fill your machine.
Profit!
sweet! I'll enlist today.
Please don't join the submarine force, tia.
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:thumbs: I just need one machine. It will get me and my kids through college.
okay so how you do this is join the military, go to the px, buy bulk everything(no taxes because military duh) go to topeka and fill your machine.
Profit!
sweet! I'll enlist today.
Please don't join the submarine force, tia.
yeah or else you'll find yourself in the aft screw room, chiefin' heaters with some CWO from Baltimore
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OMG!!! :love:
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Ours is in our break room, I pay the government nothing
So you only have 1 machine and its at your place of employment?
Man, talk about a buzzkill. I was thinking you were some super stud vending machine kingpin who could answer all the questions I had.
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Garden Salsa is the 2nd worst type of Sun Chips.
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Garden Salsa is the 2nd worst type of Sun Chips.
Only if all other Sunchip flavors immediately ceased to exist and Sunchip also invented a flavor called Garden Salsa Plus.
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Garden Salsa is the 2nd worst type of Sun Chips.
Take it back, fat face! :shakesfist:
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so is this the snackoff thread? where's the poll?
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Know a guy that has the gumball machine in Oak Park Mall. The kind where you pay a quater and the gigantic gumball goes around in circles 20 times before it comes out the bottom. Anyway he pays for a week long fishing trip to the Bahamas every year on that one machine.
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Garden Salsa is the 2nd worst type of Sun Chips.
ok kim :lol:
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Ours is in our break room, I pay the government nothing
So you only have 1 machine and its at your place of employment?
Man, talk about a buzzkill. I was thinking you were some super stud vending machine kingpin who could answer all the questions I had.
pro tip: I don't own a vending machine. Please don't judge me
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Not pointing fingers here. Why would somebody lie about owning a vending machine? Lol that has got to be the most worthless lie to ever been told. :lol:
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Has anyone done a vending machine for puppies? Man, I bet that thing would sell like hot cakes. "Look mom, a puppy vending machine. I want the beagle, but the dalmation looks cute too! "Ruff, ruff!" Ah, screw it. Let's get both!" Boom! Swipe your card and you're walking home with two puppies as they rotate out of their slot in the machine.
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Has anyone done a vending machine for puppies? Man, I bet that thing would sell like hot cakes. "Look mom, a puppy vending machine. I want the beagle, but the dalmation looks cute too! "Ruff, ruff!" Ah, screw it. Let's get both!" Boom! Swipe your card and you're walking home with two puppies as they rotate out of their slot in the machine.
I think it would work better with kittens. You could fit more in the vending machine and just leave some litter/food/water in their cubby and check on them once a week.
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Has anyone done a vending machine for puppies? Man, I bet that thing would sell like hot cakes. "Look mom, a puppy vending machine. I want the beagle, but the dalmation looks cute too! "Ruff, ruff!" Ah, screw it. Let's get both!" Boom! Swipe your card and you're walking home with two puppies as they rotate out of their slot in the machine.
I think it would work better with kittens. You could fit more in the vending machine and just leave some litter/food/water in their cubby and check on them once a week.
:cheese:
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Wacky, I think we are on to something here.
I'm thinking about cashing out TTHOTUC retirement money and using it as a down payment for the new business.
Do you think we could convert an old vending machine or should we pay someone like $100 to design a new model?
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you guys are rough ridin' idiots. like seriously ive seen rick daris come up with 100 ideas better than this.
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We could probably buy an old one for pretty cheap, bud (@ben ji, not meany face, Tonya). We might need someone to work on it, so the kittens don't get tangled when being dispersed. I might just call my maintenance guy for that tho. Let's get this thing moving.
Oh ya, we might need a lawyer, just in case. :cheers:
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I would use the crap out of a fish vending machine. Hmm, what should I get today... Had salmon yesterday... That catfish sounds good but it looks like it came out of a mud hole... Rainbow trout it is.
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Know a guy that has the gumball machine in Oak Park Mall. The kind where you pay a quater and the gigantic gumball goes around in circles 20 times before it comes out the bottom. Anyway he pays for a week long fishing trip to the Bahamas every year on that one machine.
I have one of these in my house. I got it when all the Blockbusters went out of business and they had to sell everything in the stores. 200 bucks. Best purchase I made last year. It came full of gumballs, some of which are marked with stars for "1 free rental". I don't use it much, but it sure looks awesome.
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Garden Salsa is the 2nd worst type of Sun Chips.
False
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What is your current prize for a star ball?
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Alright, did a quick mock up of what this will look like
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What is your current prize for a star ball?
Don't have one. That is mostly because I have a total of one friend in Dallas and nobody ever comes to visit me. Giving myself a prize seems pointless. Sad situation.
Maybe I should scrub off the Blockbuster logo, put it in a shopping mall and take a fishing trip
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The next gen of vending machines will be marijuana/THC/Vaping vending machines... Need some reefercakes... boom. Need a one hitter... booom... need another insert for your vaping enjoyment? BOOOOOOM...
I'm telling you... this is the future. :th_twocents:
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:love: That's fantastic, Ben Ji!
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Obviously we can change the type's of cats if we find that some sell quicker than others.
Did you notice the "HALF OFF" section? I think this could be a big hit.
Any engineers want to start the actual design work? We will need a little "pit" in the back so they can go potty. We will also some sort of treat dispenser up front so they are constantly staring excitedly at the glass.
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Also, we can paint these cats in favor of the vendors favorite college team. Purple, obviously for the willie cats, But also blue/yellow/red combo for beems as well.
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The next gen of vending machines will be marijuana/THC/Vaping vending machines... Need some reefercakes... boom. Need a one hitter... booom... need another insert for your vaping enjoyment? BOOOOOOM...
I'm telling you... this is the future. :th_twocents:
Yeah, really good idea, I mean you see cigarette vending machines everywhere these days right? WRONG, LITTLE KIDS COULD BUY DANGEROUS WEED THEN.
But you know what little kids want and should be encouraged to buy from a vending machine? Yup, kittens.
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:lol: Right in your fat face, The1bigwillie!
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instead of just pressing a button to get your kitten, why not make it a claw machine type of thing? :dunno:
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I thought we were being serious here. Maybe move this to the... "I love my unicorn" forum. Jackwads.
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instead of just pressing a button to get your kitten, why not make it a claw machine type of thing? :dunno:
:eek:
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What's the insurance policy like for something like this?
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i want to own a claw machine (regular, not kitten)
i image you can make tons of money on that...i've seen some that are $1.50 for each person. Most people don't even get close to pulling a prize, so that's straight cash, homie.
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i can't believe we are on page 3 and sd hasn't casually strolled in w/ his vending machine story already.
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instead of just pressing a button to get your kitten, why not make it a claw machine type of thing? :dunno:
Solid idea but I've already spent like 5 minutes mocking up the vending machine idea.
Plus the kittens would squirm around when they got picked up so you would have to have a super powerful claw and it might crush the kitten which would crush our business under a flood of consumer complaints.
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hey friends, just did some quick research.
apparently, the claw game is rigged (!!!!). Most states require 1 in 12 odds in those machines, so the machines are rigged to have sissy-like gripping strength except for once out of every 12 tries.
Easy cash. I found one online for $2200.
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Still waiting for one of you engineers to do a quick mockup of the specs(is that right?) so we can start production. IF, big IF, wacky agree's we may give you a FIVE percent share of the business as payment. Obviously TTHOTUC gets FIVE percent as well for putting down the start up money.
I've got some screw drivers and hammers in my garage and I'm thinking I could get the first prototype up and rolling by Monday.
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Guys, you may sell more kittens if the machine is made so that it looks like the kittens are constantly in danger. I mean, the regular cat vending machine relies on ppl needing cats. My modification will still sell to those ppl but will also expand your market to ppl that can't live with themselves if they walk by, notice the kitten is in mortal danger, and doesn't buy it.
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i can't believe we are on page 3 and sd hasn't casually strolled in w/ his vending machine story already.
I've already talked about it in like 20 threads
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Still waiting for one of you engineers to do a quick mockup of the specs(is that right?) so we can start production. IF, big IF, wacky agree's we may give you a FIVE percent share of the business as payment. Obviously TTHOTUC gets FIVE percent as well for putting down the start up money.
I've got some screw drivers and hammers in my garage and I'm thinking I could get the first prototype up and rolling by Monday.
I will allow it. <---------- (I've always wanted to say that)
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Guys, you may sell more kittens if the machine is made so that it looks like the kittens are constantly in danger. I mean, the regular cat vending machine relies on ppl needing cats. My modification will still sell to those ppl but will also expand your market to ppl that can't live with themselves if they walk by, notice the kitten is in mortal danger, and doesn't buy it.
Nobody needs a cat(Unless your a farmer and mice are eating all your grain), people WANT cats these days.
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ok so what if you had the kitten claw machine do the same odds. pay like $5 to get a chance to grab the kitty but 11/12 times the claw is super pud and the kitten falls down. except this... *PLOT TWIST ALERT* ... every 15 minutes the claw automatically picks up a kitten and drops it down this black hole where no one can see where it ends. it ends like 5 feet down with the kitty landing on a soft blanket but the people playing the game don't know. theres a bunch of kittens down there and you just pick them up and recycle them like 3 days later so no one recognizes it as the same cat that they thought just plummeted to its death. people will be all like omg I have to save these kitties before they get eaten by this black hole thing, and youll make a fortune. ok and also make the black hole be like a big plastic rottweiler so itll look like a dog is eating the cats.
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i can't imagine this kitten machine working, fellas. PETA and others wouldn't like it.
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Still waiting for one of you engineers to do a quick mockup of the specs(is that right?) so we can start production. IF, big IF, wacky agree's we may give you a FIVE percent share of the business as payment. Obviously TTHOTUC gets FIVE percent as well for putting down the start up money.
I've got some screw drivers and hammers in my garage and I'm thinking I could get the first prototype up and rolling by Monday.
We can't get the engineers working on the specs without the business guys finishing the requirements documentation! :impatient:
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i can't believe we are on page 3 and sd hasn't casually strolled in w/ his vending machine story already.
I've already talked about it in like 20 threads
Link?
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Man, I'm really glad I got my Sun Chips today. :lol:
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i can't imagine this kitten machine working, fellas. PETA and others wouldn't like it.
already be millionaires before PETA found out. if someone complained about it, the machine would just pick up and move away from the whiny people.
its ben ji and wackycat, you seriously think this business is going to be street legal?
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i can't believe we are on page 3 and sd hasn't casually strolled in w/ his vending machine story already.
I've already talked about it in like 20 threads
not enough
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i can't imagine this kitten machine working, fellas. PETA and others wouldn't like it.
already be millionaires before PETA found out. if someone complained about it, the machine would just pick up and move away from the whiny people.
its ben ji and wackycat, you seriously think this business is going to be street legal?
Our offices will be in Tijuana.
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sun chips are gross. garden salsa sun chips sound like possibly the worst chip to ever be made. good grief fanning :facepalm:
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alright guys im in on two conditions:
1- 10% equity and I do absolutely no work
2- if this doesn't work out I don't get stuck with a bunch of cats (or 10% of the cats). im allergic.
do we have a deal?
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Guys, you may sell more kittens if the machine is made so that it looks like the kittens are constantly in danger. I mean, the regular cat vending machine relies on ppl needing cats. My modification will still sell to those ppl but will also expand your market to ppl that can't live with themselves if they walk by, notice the kitten is in mortal danger, and doesn't buy it.
Nobody needs a cat(Unless your a farmer and mice are eating all your grain), people WANT cats these days.
plenty of ppl will buy a cat in danger to to keep it from said danger and have no need or actual desire to have the cat. Once the money is in the machine and the cat out of danger, who cares what happens to that cat.
Idea explosion while typing above: a second machine next to the cat in danger vending machine. One that advertises that ppl can deposit cats into it for free and the company will make sure the cat is taken care of and sent to a place for adoption. Boom! you only buy one set of cats, ppl buy them to keep them from getting squashed, cut, suffocated, whatevs the machine seems most likely to do to the cat(although the cat won't actually be in danger), then the put them in the adoption machine bin. Then, Wackycat can simply take the cats from the safe adoption box and restock the vending machine.
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i can't imagine this kitten machine working, fellas. PETA and others wouldn't like it.
already be millionaires before PETA found out. if someone complained about it, the machine would just pick up and move away from the whiny people.
its ben ji and wackycat, you seriously think this business is going to be street legal?
Our offices will be in Tijuana.
If we get some heat we just move the machine to a different location. It will be like a food truck.
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alright guys im in on two conditions:
1- 10% equity and I do absolutely no work
2- if this doesn't work out I don't get stuck with a bunch of cats (or 10% of the cats). im allergic.
do we have a deal?
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I think that's fair. I would try and bargain with you, but i'm too lazy since it's Friday. Ben Ji?YA, YOU TELL'EM, BEN JI!
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alright guys im in on two conditions:
1- 10% equity and I do absolutely no work
2- if this doesn't work out I don't get stuck with a bunch of cats (or 10% of the cats). im allergic.
do we have a deal?
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Dude, I already cashed you out...your in. Be happy we gave you 5%, wackycat was ADAMENT that you should only get 3% but then I threatened to pull your funding and make him ask the inlaws for the start up cash.
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10% fuckheads or im going to let rick daris run this idea into the ground.
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10% fuckheads or im going to let rick daris run this idea into the ground.
Ben Ji, i'm getting nervous here. I'm about to buckle. Take over! :runaway:
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Still waiting for one of you engineers to do a quick mockup of the specs(is that right?) so we can start production. IF, big IF, wacky agree's we may give you a FIVE percent share of the business as payment. Obviously TTHOTUC gets FIVE percent as well for putting down the start up money.
I've got some screw drivers and hammers in my garage and I'm thinking I could get the first prototype up and rolling by Monday.
We can't get the engineers working on the specs without the business guys finishing the requirements documentation! :impatient:
Requirement.
Looks like a vending machine, works like a vending machine(but maybe a slide for the kittens instead of just dropping them?).
6 cubbys. 4 cubbys standard size, 2 smaller cubbys for the half off cats.
Tiny little room at the back for some food/water bottle nipple thing and kitty litter.
Treat dispenser in front of glass, maybe add a feature that drops catnip for like 50 cents before purchase to get the cats all excited?
Send me the specs(?) and I'll get to work on the actual build.
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10% fuckheads or im going to let rick daris run this idea into the ground.
Ben Ji, i'm getting nervous here. I'm about to buckle. Take over! :runaway:
Wacks, I'm busy dealing with the enginerds(lol) right now. Is it to much to ask to keep our main investor off my back for like 10 minutes while I give EMO the info he needs?
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Guys, you may sell more kittens if the machine is made so that it looks like the kittens are constantly in danger. I mean, the regular cat vending machine relies on ppl needing cats. My modification will still sell to those ppl but will also expand your market to ppl that can't live with themselves if they walk by, notice the kitten is in mortal danger, and doesn't buy it.
Nobody needs a cat(Unless your a farmer and mice are eating all your grain), people WANT cats these days.
plenty of ppl will buy a cat in danger to to keep it from said danger and have no need or actual desire to have the cat. Once the money is in the machine and the cat out of danger, who cares what happens to that cat.
Idea explosion while typing above: a second machine next to the cat in danger vending machine. One that advertises that ppl can deposit cats into it for free and the company will make sure the cat is taken care of and sent to a place for adoption. Boom! you only buy one set of cats, ppl buy them to keep them from getting squashed, cut, suffocated, whatevs the machine seems most likely to do to the cat(although the cat won't actually be in danger), then the put them in the adoption machine bin. Then, Wackycat can simply take the cats from the safe adoption box and restock the vending machine.
I see your an Idea's person CNS, but I also think you might be an engineer? We could have a place for you on the team if you can mock up some specs(?) before Emo.
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My bad. Tonya, you get 5%. Deal closed. Take it or leave it. Zarda said they'd do it for 1%, but we're buds, so i'm doing this for you.
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My bad. Tonya, you get 5%. Deal closed. Take it or leave it. Zarda said they'd do it for 1%, but we're buds, so i'm doing this for you.
youre an idiot. take it away, rick.
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My bad. Tonya, you get 5%. Deal closed. Take it or leave it. Zarda said they'd do it for 1%, but we're buds, so i'm doing this for you.
youre an idiot. take it away, rick.
Nope. I PM'd Rick. He's in and has a cut. Your cut now. :lol: See ya, bud!
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Still waiting for one of you engineers to do a quick mockup of the specs(is that right?) so we can start production. IF, big IF, wacky agree's we may give you a FIVE percent share of the business as payment. Obviously TTHOTUC gets FIVE percent as well for putting down the start up money.
I've got some screw drivers and hammers in my garage and I'm thinking I could get the first prototype up and rolling by Monday.
We can't get the engineers working on the specs without the business guys finishing the requirements documentation! :impatient:
Requirement.
Looks like a vending machine, works like a vending machine(but maybe a slide for the kittens instead of just dropping them?).
6 cubbys. 4 cubbys standard size, 2 smaller cubbys for the half off cats.
Tiny little room at the back for some food/water bottle nipple thing and kitty litter.
Treat dispenser in front of glass, maybe add a feature that drops catnip for like 50 cents before purchase to get the cats all excited?
Send me the specs(?) and I'll get to work on the actual build.
You're overstepping your bounds here ben ji. You're dictating the design! Here's an example of what your requirements might look like:
- ability to keep one dozen average, adult sized, cats alive without maintenance for 10 days.
- occupy a space no larger than 6' x 6' x 8'.
- induce a stress on the floor not higher than 50 pounds / square foot
- visually connect the customer with the herein contained cats
- accept a credit card
- safely convey a cat to the customer
- ability to conduct a user-friendly interface and transaction where customer makes choices
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My bad. Tonya, you get 5%. Deal closed. Take it or leave it. Zarda said they'd do it for 1%, but we're buds, so i'm doing this for you.
youre an idiot. take it away, rick.
TTHOTUC, I feel like we could probably do this ourselves, I mean what has wacky really contributed besides starting this thread? You can have 5% of his shares which would bring you up to 10%.
Just call daris back and tell him it was a prank call and not to listen to the voicemail. K?
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Still waiting for one of you engineers to do a quick mockup of the specs(is that right?) so we can start production. IF, big IF, wacky agree's we may give you a FIVE percent share of the business as payment. Obviously TTHOTUC gets FIVE percent as well for putting down the start up money.
I've got some screw drivers and hammers in my garage and I'm thinking I could get the first prototype up and rolling by Monday.
We can't get the engineers working on the specs without the business guys finishing the requirements documentation! :impatient:
Requirement.
Looks like a vending machine, works like a vending machine(but maybe a slide for the kittens instead of just dropping them?).
6 cubbys. 4 cubbys standard size, 2 smaller cubbys for the half off cats.
Tiny little room at the back for some food/water bottle nipple thing and kitty litter.
Treat dispenser in front of glass, maybe add a feature that drops catnip for like 50 cents before purchase to get the cats all excited?
Send me the specs(?) and I'll get to work on the actual build.
You're overstepping your bounds here ben ji. You're dictating the design! Here's an example of what your requirements might look like:
- ability to keep one dozen average, adult sized, cats alive without maintenance for 10 days.
- occupy a space no larger than 6' x 6' x 8'.
- induce a stress on the floor not higher than 50 pounds / square foot
- visually connect the customer with the herein contained cats
- accept a credit card
- safely convey a cat to the customer
- ability to conduct a user-friendly interface and transaction where customer makes choices
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Yeah, all that. Just hurry up otherwise CNS will take your 5%
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My bad. Tonya, you get 5%. Deal closed. Take it or leave it. Zarda said they'd do it for 1%, but we're buds, so i'm doing this for you.
youre an idiot. take it away, rick.
Nope. I PM'd Rick. He's in and has a cut. Your cut now. :lol: See ya, bud!
Better not be from my shares!!!
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My bad. Tonya, you get 5%. Deal closed. Take it or leave it. Zarda said they'd do it for 1%, but we're buds, so i'm doing this for you.
youre an idiot. take it away, rick.
TTHOTUC, I feel like we could probably do this ourselves, I mean what has wacky really contributed besides starting this thread? You can have 5% of his shares which would bring you up to 10%.
Just call daris back and tell him it was a prank call and not to listen to the voicemail. K?
UH OH. YOU SHOULD HAVE READ MY POST ABOVE. YOU'RE ON THIN ICE HERE, BUD! :curse:
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My bad. Tonya, you get 5%. Deal closed. Take it or leave it. Zarda said they'd do it for 1%, but we're buds, so i'm doing this for you.
youre an idiot. take it away, rick.
TTHOTUC, I feel like we could probably do this ourselves, I mean what has wacky really contributed besides starting this thread? You can have 5% of his shares which would bring you up to 10%.
Just call daris back and tell him it was a prank call and not to listen to the voicemail. K?
i think you're right. you don't want emo engineering it wrong and then you call up to ask wtf is going on and why are the kittens dying and he'll be all like "maybe you should go jump in a lake, bad person" and not be helpful at all.
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ok not doing this with credit cards. to be honest, I really just wanted in on this investment because I was going to use my super awesome investment skills to eventually push you and wacky out of business and turn the cats into drug mules. you really think cats are going to make money? no son, theyre not. drugs.
go 'head and switch yo style up and if they hate then let em hate and watch the money pile up. Curtis Jackson said that. you might know him by his street name, 50 cent. that's how I live my life.
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I am really regretting not jumping in on this idea at the very beginning. Gotta strike while the iron is hot. Is this what they mean when they talk about internet start up companies?
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You're better off sitting this one out. The bubble(kitten) is gonna burst pretty quickly on this one.
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Here's what's going to happen, the requirements are going to suck, we'll engineer something that meets the requirements but still flops. As we're manufacturing it the sales guys will be all "oh wait we need it to be friendly to deaf people too! yada yada." Hey bud, not in the requirements, jump in a rough ridin' lake.
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You're overstepping your bounds here ben ji. You're dictating the design! Here's an example of what your requirements might look like:
- ability to keep one dozen average, adult sized, cats alive without maintenance for 10 days.
- occupy a space no larger than 6' x 6' x 8'.
- induce a stress on the floor not higher than 50 pounds / square foot
- visually connect the customer with the herein contained cats
- accept a credit card
- safely convey a cat to the customer
- ability to conduct a user-friendly interface and transaction where customer makes choices
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Two words: Climate controlled. You don't want to cook or freeze the merch'. This will drive the vending costs sky high.
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I need an accountant. Mocat, I know you're not an accountant IRL, but I trust your numbers.
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ok not doing this with credit cards. to be honest, I really just wanted in on this investment because I was going to use my super awesome investment skills to eventually push you and wacky out of business and turn the cats into drug mules. you really think cats are going to make money? no son, theyre not. drugs.
go 'head and switch yo style up and if they hate then let em hate and watch the money pile up. Curtis Jackson said that. you might know him by his street name, 50 cent. that's how I live my life.
I'm just going to forget the part about you pushing me and wacky out(lol, like your 10% could do that! :ROFL:) and focus on this genius idea you just threw out there.
O hey look officer daris, nothing to see here just a cat vending machine, :whistle1: :whistle1: :whistle1:, don't pay attention to why the price for the stray cat is $10,000 and it looks dead and lumpy :whistle1: :whistle1:
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I am really regretting not jumping in on this idea at the very beginning. Gotta strike while the iron is hot. Is this what they mean when they talk about internet start up companies?
Dobber, I just checked TTHOTUC's investment account and...well lets just say the penny stocks haven't been doing good lately. We may need some additional investors.
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Here's what's going to happen, the requirements are going to suck, we'll engineer something that meets the requirements but still flops. As we're manufacturing it the sales guys will be all "oh wait we need it to be friendly to deaf people too! yada yada." Hey bud, not in the requirements, jump in a rough ridin' lake.
Hurry up alright, need to print off the specs(?) before I leave work today.
And make sure there is no way rodents can get into the ventilation system.
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Here's what's going to happen, the requirements are going to suck, we'll engineer something that meets the requirements but still flops. As we're manufacturing it the sales guys will be all "oh wait we need it to be friendly to deaf people too! yada yada." Hey bud, not in the requirements, jump in a rough ridin' lake.
did you not see the part about making the cats look in danger? I mean, the machine should look pitiful, flamible, and full of mold or something. The worse it looks, the more pitiful the cats sitch looks, the more heart strings are tugged upon, the more cats we sell. We aren't looking for anything sexy here.
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We engineers write the specs and take them to the production folks. Which will probably be China since you guys want to go so cheap on this. Could take a while...
Any conflict of interests here?
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Someone is on to me! http://www.vendingmarketwatch.com/news/11250998/cat-gets-stuck-inside-vending-machine
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We engineers write the specs and take them to the production folks. Which will probably be China since you guys want to go so cheap on this. Could take a while...
Any conflict of interests here?
So...You physically walk the specs from the customer to the engineers?
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Have you googled this yet, Ben Ji? we need to get going, like, NOW! https://www.google.com/#q=cat+vending+machines
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We engineers write the specs and take them to the production folks. Which will probably be China since you guys want to go so cheap on this. Could take a while...
Any conflict of interests here?
So...You physically walk the specs from the customer to the engineers?
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Usually we just upload the design to a database that they pull from. We have a series of meetings to make sure they accept the design as we're produced it.
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We engineers write the specs and take them to the production folks. Which will probably be China since you guys want to go so cheap on this. Could take a while...
Any conflict of interests here?
So...You physically walk the specs from the customer to the engineers?
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Usually we just upload the design to a database that they pull from. We have a series of meetings to make sure they accept the design as we're produced it.
So what do you actually do?
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We take the requirements and write the specs. Then we design.
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I made some changes to Benji's design. I incorporated the kitten in danger idea, but I think you just need to have each kitten hanging from a noose - you don't need to go to all the trouble of fire or whatever.
Once you choose your kitten, the noose is released and the kitten slides down that slide/funnel thing. Also, the half price kitten is one that is getting too old to be called a kitten.
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:thumbs: OH MAN! :lol:
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why is the vending machine wearing a bikini bottom?
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:excited: :lol: :ROFL:
I'm giving 5% of my shares to Mrs. Gooch as a down payment for more designs!
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why is the vending machine wearing a bikini bottom?
I thought you were going to be a silent partner? Let the idea's people come up with idea's and you keep plowing more money into this venture.
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used a vending machine a few weeks ago. tried to get salt & vinegar chips ($1.50), second row from the top. they got stuck. instead of getting a second bag, i decided to get the famous amos cookies ($2) just above them, hoping that the bag of cookies (presumably heavier), would brush the chips, dropping both to the bottom. instead, the famous amos cookies fell, but not the salt & vinegar chips.
i then deposited another $1.50 into the vending machine and got the salt & vinegar chips - and both bags fell to the bottom.
so, instead of spending $1.50, I spent $5.
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...except, since i now had three bags of chips and cookies, i needed something to wash them down. so i deposited $5 (i had no $1s left) into the soda vending machine and got a diet coke, and it spit back nothing but coins. well, who wants coins? so i ended up getting some peanut M&M's out of the food vending machine.
so, in summary, one vending machine snafu can really pile up, and it all adds up to $$ faster for the rich, fat and greedy vending machine owners. it's a cash cow. definitely invest in one of these if your financial situation allows.
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I'm giving 5% of my shares to Mrs. Gooch as a down payment for more designs!
Not that kind of engineer. What ever you guys do come up with she will tell you how long until something breaks on it.
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rake always gives me such a clear vision of what it's like living in glamorous las vegas.
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rake always gives me such a clear vision of what it's like living in glamorous las vegas.
this was at a findlay prep hoops game. :surprised:
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rake always gives me such a clear vision of what it's like living in glamorous las vegas.
this was at a findlay prep hoops game. :surprised:
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Hey, who was going into the cat vending business? There is a vending machine for sale that I am sure could be retrofitted to accommodate cats.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204392486717241&set=gm.670209333066155&type=1&theater
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Hey, who was going into the cat vending business? There is a vending machine for sale that I am sure could be retrofitted to accommodate cats.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10204392486717241&set=gm.670209333066155&type=1&theater
Puppies in top right
Kittens in bottom right
Dog/Cat treats on left side.
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is that thing counter depth? might obsolete my refrigerator
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The ideal pet vending machine would also have a method of trapping strays and sorting the cats from the dogs. It would release rodents, of course. That way all you have to do is refill the food in the trap and collect your money.
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Man, here we go, Ben ji! :love:
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whoa, that's a pretty great idea benj
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Quick mock up
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Ben Ji and I will take investors now. Plz PM tho. It could get overwhelming on here.
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Ben Ji and I will take investors now. Plz PM tho. It could get overwhelming on here.
Wow, I've already got a pledge of 10k from a poster who would like to remain nameless!!!
People need to know that this is just the first step. Any and all investor money will be used to create more machines including the infamous "Claw Machine" that is sure to produce incredible profits.
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create more machines including the infamous "Claw Machine" that is sure to produce incredible profits.
there is plenty of room for integration here. an entire animal shelter could be replaced by a gigantic version of your invention
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guys, dont rough ridin' buy into this stuff. read the first 5 pages of this thread if you dont believe me. ben ji and wacky are idiots.
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guys, dont rough ridin' buy into this stuff. read the first 5 pages of this thread if you dont believe me. ben ji and wacky are idiots.
Someone's a little mad they got pushed out.
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Will the machines accept EBT cards? Asking for a potential investor.
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Don't forget that I am supposed to get 5% of the shares for providing preliminary designs.
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I am pretty sure I deserve a kickback too. I mean, I basically value-engineered the inventory supply side with a secondary recycling box.
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Will the machines accept EBT cards? Asking for a potential investor.
We're looking into this as we speak. We'll have the final word soon. We'll also have a machine where ppl can dump their unwanted dogs. There's a $25 charge for this, but they don't have to worry about hammering out the messy details. There's a dump box that opens once the payment has been received. We'll sign a no speaking clause in case children start showing up asking where their dog might have ran off to.
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Don't forget that I am supposed to get 5% of the shares for providing preliminary designs.
mrs gooch definitely gets her 5%.
As for tanya.....wells lets just say his retirement account is entirely invested in WackyJi's Animal Vending LLC....if he wants to keep bashing the company he needs to know that he could lose it all($712.32)
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man, i think i was pak'n hard when this thread made its rounds. remember about zero details :frown:
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Whatever you need as an investment, just let me know! I'll write the check tonight.
Speaking of PM's. :sdeek:
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Don't forget that I am supposed to get 5% of the shares for providing preliminary designs.
mrs gooch definitely gets her 5%.
As for tanya.....wells lets just say his retirement account is entirely invested in WackyJi's Animal Vending LLC....if he wants to keep bashing the company he needs to know that he could lose it all($712.32)
man i really screwed the pooch on this one
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Sorry if I missed it in this thread, but Isn't there a Steve Dave post on this board someplace about someone SD knows who has live lobster vending machines?
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Sorry if I missed it in this thread, but Isn't there a Steve Dave post on this board someplace about someone SD knows who has live lobster vending machines?
sdbro has owned a food truck and a lobster claw machine business. still owns one. sold the other at a profit, and by sold I mean sued the previous owner for all their initial investment plus fees.
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Sorry if I missed it in this thread, but Isn't there a Steve Dave post on this board someplace about someone SD knows who has live lobster vending machines?
sdbro has owned a food truck and a lobster claw machine business. still owns one. sold the other at a profit, and by sold I mean sued the previous owner for all their initial investment plus fees.
There you go. If you guys want to get into the Vending Machine Game, this blog is clearly the place to go.
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sdbro used to own an airport sbarro, too.