Choosing Candy For Your Vending Machine – Sewing Machines Los Angeles

The bulk candy you use will be the third biggest choice besides the vending machine you chose and the locations you get. Most new vendors never really give the bulk candy they use any thought and how it will affect their sales. I am telling you right now you can have a very good location and not even know it if you use the wrong candy. Another thing you want to think about when choosing your candy is this is your business and you make the final decision. I had a bulk vending machine at an investment company in Murrieta Ca.

I asked the lady at the front desk what kind of candy does she want in the machine. She gave me a couple of suggestions so I put the candy in there that she wanted. Every month I came back she wanted a different type of candy in there. So my kindness back fired, and I lost money trying to please her with the candy she wanted. So my advice to you can take suggestions but this is your business and you make the final decision.

What Kind of Bulk Candy to use?

This can be a mystery or you can stick with the statistics. The best selling bulk candy hands down is peanuts m&ms. Now wait before you leave this website and go to the store. If you are not careful the m&ms can be very messy. Imagine a hot summer day and your bulk vending machine is placed near a window, I don’t care if that office has the thermostat down to 60 degrees, if that sun is beaming down on your vending machine those m&ms will melt and you will lose that location quick when the lady in the office gets chocolate on her hands and accidentally gets it on her blouse, believe me I know firsthand. So if you are going to use peanut m&ms please be careful where you put your vending machine.

My favorite Bulk Candy Mike and Ikes

Man I have had a lot of success with these colorful tasty little bad boys. If you never had any of them I compare them to jelly beans. I love these things and so do other people. Mike and Ikes do well in the winter and in the summer but just like the m&ms please be careful in the summer. In the summer if your bulk vending machine is in a hot location the Mike and Ikes can stick together and become one big ball. To stop this from happening you can lightly spray the Mike and Ikes with Pam or your favorite cooking spray, and you shouldn’t have a problem in the summer time. I ignored this tip and when I went to a couple of my locations I was wondering why the Mike and Ikes hadn’t moved at all since they had been a success in previous months. Well after opening my vending machine all my Mike and Ikes were stuck together and on the top of that the owner was complaining because people were asking for their money back because they didn’t receive any candy. So please don’t ignore this tip or you could be sorry like I was at first.

Skittles

I use Skittles a lot in my bulk vending machines and I stick with the original Skittles. Yes there seems to be about a million different types of Skittles now but I stick with the original type. I have tried other types but I had the most success with the original so I have just stuck with it over the years. I never really had any problems with this candy. It has a nice hard shell so it does well in the winter and in the summertime.

Gumballs

Gumballs are your best friend in your business. They are by far the highest profitable bulk candy you can buy, and they are indestructible. The only tips I can suggest on these gumballs are after a couple of months in your machine please check them by biting into a gumball every now and then. Sometimes these gumballs get real hard and after that you are going to want to get rid of them. Another thing is do not get cute with the gumballs. As with skittles these things come in a variety of flavors and colors. Don’t get cute with buying Halloween colored gumballs because if you don’t sell them within a month nobody is probably going to buy them with Christmas comes around. Now I have bought gumballs that have looked like little baseballs and I had great success, but the baseball season is six to seven months long so I had plenty of time to sell them. If you are just starting out just stick with the basics until you are making money and getting comfortable with your vending route.

Bouncy Balls

How did I almost forget. These can be great these bouncy balls never go out of style and they never spoil or anything like that. Just be careful where you place them because little kids can choke on them. When I use the bouncy balls I put a sticker on my machine stating ages 5 and up. Most people might put 3 years and up but I don’t want any problems so I put age 5 and up. Bouncy balls can be great; I use them at a lot of pizza places since there are probably other vending machines than mind there that have gumballs, so I use the bouncy balls.

Peanuts and pistachios

I have used both peanuts and pistachios and they will work if you have the right location. I have a bulk vending machine in an old folk’s home in the hallway and I can’t keep that bulk vending machine full. It is always emptying out. I use vendesign vending machines and two of the canisters hold pistachios and the other two canisters hold regular peanuts. Those seniors love there peanuts and pistachios. I do not use any bulk candy at this particular location.

Runts, Boston Baked Beans and other Bulk Candy

I know there are some people that love runts out there but I have never used them. I just never really thought of Runts as a serious candy to use. I know Runts are cheap but every time I see a bulk vending machine with runts, it always looks abandoned or not taken good care of. Now don’t get me wrong I know there is somebody out there that is doing good with runts, I just don’t use them. Boston Baked Beans I have never used either. I love them and buy them every now and again when I go to a gas station, but I haven’t tried them in my vending machines.

Someone please let me know how you are doing with runts or Boston Baked Beans so I can give a better account of these two candies, or anything else you are using that I haven’t mentioned on this page. Lastly do not buy off brand cheap bulk candy, this will just make you miserable when you walk up to your vending machine and realize you haven’t made any sales. Don’t be cheap!