vending machines

Should You Borrow $5,000 for a Vending Machine? The Debt Test I’d Use

After paying off $62,000 of debt, here is the test I'd use before financing a $5,000 AI smart cooler: net…

4 weeks ago

Payback Period Is the Vending Number I Trust Most. Here Are the Four Ways It Lies.

Claw machines to ice kiosks lined up by payback, plus the four ways the payback number misleads you and the…

4 weeks ago

A Machine That Only Sells Drinks, and the Case for Doing One Narrow Thing

A $4,999 drinks-first AI cooler and when narrow beats general: match your offer to demand that already exists, then win…

4 weeks ago

One Great Machine or Two Good Ones? The Capital Question Behind AI Vending

An AI cooler and a used combo can tie on percentage return and still differ by thousands a year. Why…

4 weeks ago

If I Started Vending Again, Would My First Machine Be an AI Smart Cooler?

What a year of traditional vending machines taught me, what an AI smart cooler would and wouldn't fix, and the…

1 month ago

Ice Cream at 10pm: Why Niche Businesses Pay Better and Break Harder

A $5,399 AI freezer machine is a clean lesson in niche businesses: less competition, better pricing, and a narrower, more…

1 month ago

Hotels Taught Me the Difference Between Size and Traffic

A 200-room hotel sounds like a great vending spot. The number that pays you is occupied room nights, and it…

1 month ago

Count Every Dollar: Why a Cash Business Needs a Bill Counter (and a Log)

A cash business has no statement except the one you make. The time math on hand counting, which bill counter…

1 month ago

I Priced a Cotton Candy Robot Like an Investment. The Yield Looks Great Until Year Three.

A $6,500 cotton candy robot run through investment math: yield on cost, novelty decay, what can go to zero, and…

1 month ago

Cheap Robot or Expensive Robot? What an Extra $10,000 Buys You

A $4,800 import or a $15,000 US-supported cotton candy robot? The downtime math, what the spreadsheet misses, and my rule…

1 month ago

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