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KING'S
San Antonio, TX
Hi! We
are Vernon and Laura King.
We have
been in the vending business with Antares for 6 months and
have 4 machines. Going into business for ourselves has been
a big adventure! We have learned so much about the vending
business, as well as owning a small business.
Our machines
were placed pretty easily both by self-promotion and by the
reply mailers. All four locations already had vending machines
(snack/soda) in place and we were surprised at how willing
our accounts were to have the existing machines moved out
and ours moved in!
Since
then, we have moved two of our machines to different locations
due to low volume. But that's okay, because we learned a good
lesson on what kind of accounts to look for and to not just
put the machines anywhere! One machine we moved went from
averaging $20-30 weekly to averaging over $100 weekly! That
was a good business decision.
We spend
about 5 hours weekly on the business which includes servicing
the machines, bookkeeping, buying supplies, etc. We both also
work other jobs and have two kids, so this business has been
very flexible. We have not had any mechanical problems to
date and the machines have been very reliable.
Our favorite
part of the business is counting the change and figuring out
our profit margin! For the first time in our life, we are
looking forward to tax-time and seeing how much owning a small
business will benefit us tax-wise!
One way
that vending has changed our life is that we can tell you
the price of a 12-pack of Coke at every store in our city!
Antares
has been very professional and we are very pleased with our
marketing brochures and support materials. Our Business Builder
Rep, Marva, has always been "just a phone call away"
and has been very professional and supportive. Overall, I
would recommend this business to anyone who was open to the
challenge of learning something new and interested in growing
personally and professionally.
Thank
you,
The "Snack
King's"
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