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Classic vending or a smart fridge

Buying a
vending machine

With a vending machine, the purchase price matters less than what comes after. What the machine is worth a year from now depends on who fills it, what it can hold and what happens to products nobody takes. Below: what to look at before you sign, for a classic machine and for a smart fridge. What you get when you buy a smart fridge from us is on the buying a smart fridge page.

Checklist before buying Classic or chilled Honest about the limits
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Half the decision

The machine,
and the work after

Anyone who buys a vending machine also buys a workload: ordering, filling, removing what expires, keeping track of cash or payments and getting faults fixed. That work comes back every week and decides more than the machine itself whether it keeps running.

So when you get a quote, also ask who will keep the machine running afterwards. When that is the deciding factor is covered in when a smart fridge pays off.

Purchase Filling Follow-up
What comes back after buying
  • Buying and storing products
  • Filling the machine every week
  • Removing what expires
  • Keeping track of cash or payments
  • Getting faults fixed
  • Adjusting the range
The checklist

What to look at
before you buy

Question Spiral or combi machine Smart fridge
Chilling Limited or none; dry products Fully chilled; fresh food possible. Why that matters is covered in healthy vending
Payment Coins, sometimes a card reader Bank card, app or badge
Network Varies by machine Mobile data, no work for your IT
Dispensing The product drops; jams happen You take it out yourself and read the label first
Who fills it You, or an operator You, your caterer or a local supplier
What does not sell Long shelf life, so little loss Fresh food needs date checks
Spirals with nuts and biscuits in a classic vending machine
Before you sign

Eight questions
for the seller

If half of these questions go unanswered, they will come back later, and then you will have to solve them yourself.

When classic is enough

Sometimes a simple
machine is enough

If your people only work office hours, there is a sandwich shop round the corner and you mainly want something for the afternoon, a classic snack or combi machine does the job well. The alternatives for an office are in office snacks.

If people also work outside those hours or there is nothing to eat nearby, they want to be able to have a proper meal, and that does not work without chilling. If you resell to members or guests yourself, as a fitness club does, a smart fridge you own is often the more logical choice. What drives the cost is in what a smart fridge costs.

Smart fridge in the studio, three-quarter view
How to set it up
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Buy
The unit is yours, with the range and prices you set.
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Rent or lease
Rather not buy? A fee or instalments, with no purchase price up front.
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Organising restocking
Your own team, your caterer or a local supplier, guided by sales per product.
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Read on
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Cashless vending machine
From coins to card and app.
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Maintenance and service
Who does what after the purchase.
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Food waste at work
Who carries the loss of what nobody takes.
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By machine type
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Buy, place or switch
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Frequently asked questions

About buying
a vending machine

Is a second-hand vending machine a good idea?

It can be, provided you know what you are buying. Look at the chilling, the condition of the payment module and whether parts are still available. An old machine with only a coin mechanism often needs a new payment module, and then the price difference shrinks quickly.

Can I convert a classic machine for fresh food later?

Rarely. A spiral machine is built to drop products, and a salad or a tub of pasta does not survive that. If you want to offer fresh food later, a chilled machine from the start is the more sensible purchase.

Does a vending machine I buy need to be connected to the internet?

Not every machine needs a connection. If you want card payment or to see remotely what sells, then yes. Our smart fridges connect over mobile data and need nothing from your network.

Who supplies the products if I buy the machine myself?

You decide. You buy stock yourself, or have a wholesaler, your caterer or a local supplier deliver and restock, guided by sales per product.

What happens to a smart fridge we bought if we move?

It stays yours. It is on your balance sheet and moves with you to your new site. At the new location, look again at power, access and the route people walk.

Which machine are you considering?

Eight short questions about your site. We then tell you whether a classic machine will do or whether a chilled fridge is the better choice.

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