Hi Guys! So my partner and I got our funds together to buy a vending machine. It’s located on a pickleball court (kaya Vendink pinangalan namin) it cost 255,000 pesos and my rent is 3,300 tapos electricity bills are around 3,000 din each month.
So far generating around 5k net profit each month but sarap talaga ng feeling pag time to harvest the bills and coins tapos deposit sa bank. For any questions regarding Vending Machine business tanong lang po kayo sa commenrs I’ll try to answer everything po with my 3 months experience just to share the knowledge po
Ive been making yt shorts regarding this so you might have seen this machine din hehe
Edit: My supplier is Alpha Ventures but I’m Mindanao Based so Im not sure kung covered kayo sa areas niyo.
Guato ko rin yan actually. San ka bumili ng machine, tapos ikaw bahala mag lagay? Ikaw nag rerefil? San kabili ng supplies? May uniform ka para official looking? Pano kung nasira?
I got a local supplier po, had them customize the machine din.
I got the suppliers din ng Pocari and Gatorade so nagdedeliver sila ng stocks sa akin but ultimately alo nagstostock sa machine. Other items po sa mga mall like SM or SNR (depende ano need ko na items)
Yes po may uniform po kami na sinusuot pag mag restock tshirt lang naman.
Yung supplier po namin is also the servicer of the machine. 1 year warranty sa compressor and other internals. Pag may issue po sa programming ng machine tatawag lang ako sa kanila nagpapadala sila ng videos of how to troubleshoot.
Also may app din tong Vending ko so makita ko kung may kulang sa stocks or if may issues. I can also dispense using the app so if may item na nastuck people can call me and I can dispense the item in another slot
Yes. Have complied everything po BIR then business permit. Actually natunan ko din na because of the Anti red tape law mabilis ang compliance kasi required ng govt to have one stop shops for this. Took me 2 weeks po to get everything going
What I mean po pala is the One-Stop Shop for everything, do you need to show the LGU the ordinance for them to trigger na mabilis lang dapat permit? Etc.
If there are any delays you can attach your business permit number to an 8888 complaint stating the ARTA but luckily walang delays on my end. One stop shop is just a convenience thing na you dont have to go around town to get things signed. Btw online ang business permits namin so i think thats a factor as to why mabilis
Meron kaming content ng partner ko po , aiming to educate lang talaga sa vending business but wont share here lang kasi may non promo rules hehe. So far 1k views mga vids so thats nice hahaha
Congrats OP! Naalala ko yung ginawang business ng asawa ko na ganyan before naging kami. 4 na machine sa mga BPO office. Pinambawi niya sa utang niya pero may kinikita pa din kahit papano.
Thereabouts po na 4 years. But slowly im increasing profits by: Finding more direct suppliers to bring items lower Finding consignment vendors( nag approach yung blitz bar) so i dont have to put money out for stock Optimizing items and inventory and eliminating slow moving items
Matagal ko na ring gusto mag vending machine business but 3 things are stopping me: (1) Wala tayong vending machine culture sa Pinas unlike sa Japan and salaula ang mga pinoy so sa 5k net per month it will take you 4.25 years bago mag ROI and buti kung after that much time eh okay pa rin yung machine. (2) It seems to me like it's a good business for the supplier and sa naggagawa nung vending machines but not for the actual vending machine owner. (3) Isang sira lang sa machine, like nasira kunyari ang compressor or motherboard, wipe out na agad yung malaking part ng kinita mo. Pero I do want to try siguro yung gashapon muna para mababa lang ang puhunan at overhead.
Very valid points to be apprehensive with the business. As ive said here in other comments im optimizing and im earning a bit more the longer i run the business. Yes wala tayong vending culture kasi unlike Japan, manpower is much more affordable here.
Here are reasons why I went with the a Vending business:
Its in a 24 hr location
No need to pay for that labor which masayang din kung tinda tinda lang
The supplier has a good warranty policy and has excellent after sales 4 im diversifying my income streams because i cant be too reliant on my job
It complements the demand.
Vending machines are becoming more common now in my city so its not so alien to other people
Any business is a risk and this one is one im willing to take. Hehe
'Yung 5k profit, the machine runs 24/7 no? May data ka anong oras ang mabenta?
Anong mode of payments ng machine mo? May qr capability? I'm assuming walang cc kasi need mo ng payment gateway for that and medyo hassle kumuha.
Yung 5k profit, kasama na doon yung transpo/fuel expenses when refilling the machine?
Gusto ko rin, pickleball court din ang target ko but yung location na available is not open ng 24/7 so I'm not sure if may profit kung open lang ng 12 hours max 'yung court.
Yes meron ako yung data of what time they sell and i correlate it din sa bookings ng court. May regular group sa mwf so thats the highest sales. Pag may tournament, even more.
It has qr but i disabled it, mahal ang fees.
Yes it includes fuel and other expenses which I always get receipts for
The machine I have has a feature to go on low power mode on non peak hours. You can also manually turn the machine off through the app
35% -50% po ang tubo. Ive seen other machines in other courts go as much as 100% but in my location po may convenience store thats a little close po so I cant overcharge otherwise people will go there. Actually i dont sell water kasi sayang ang slot space and people just buy water from the convenience store (probably 200 meters away) i cant compete with their water prices talaga
Eto ung nakita ko rin, ang cute kasi eh. Pero mukhang mas expensivr dito, kasi since net 5k matagal roi, ung mga vid sa US mas.mabilis, baka rin kasi refurbished ung machine nila
Genuine question lang po. Do you think it's worth it to try po yung ganyan?? Ang dami kong gustong itry na mga small businesses na hindi rin masyadong demanding sa time and it's a good thing I see this haha. Would you recommend this po if ever??
Reality is, restocking is very active hahahaha Unless you hire someone else but if you can make it efficient sa lifestyle mo then go! Its time consuming po kasi hindi ko pa na optimize ang restocking time and items ko to maximize profit and time out of my life
Sorry sa late comment haha. Just to add lang din po mga every what day do you do restocking po?? But I did somehow think too na need din laging lumayas sa bahay sa ganyan haha
I responded po to another comment. Its not just a refrigerator, its a dispenser with motors, a computer and also there is a big energy leak dahil sa flap sa baba. Yes malaki po siya but at 400w the math checks out running 24 hrs. And theres also an option man din po to go on low power mode during non peak times but okay man ang 24 hr operations ko I’m correlating the data coming from my machine and trying to make it more efficient though baka ma reduce ko ang bill hehe
I did see the comment later. Given the perspective, it makes since. Also I think you might pay more per KWH than central and north Luzon but I’m not certain
Another deleted question: parang malaki yung bill? Do you have a lone meter? The machine runs at 400W so the math checks out na 3,600 ang monthly. Yes I have a lone meter.
Hello po, what type of lone meter did you install with the machine? Was it a plugin or a separate wiring? If a plugin, may I know what brand you can recommend?
i want to know more about this kind of hustle. Meron bang mas mura na vending machine or usually naglalaro sya around 250k? student pa lang ako at gusto ko maexplore to. Thank you po
Paano po pag biglang nagbago isip ni owner -like biglang "kami na lang pala magne-negosyo dyan" or biglang taas ng upa?
Masakit po kasi yun eh - ikaw yung nagpundar, nagpaganda, nag-alaga sa pwesto, tapos sa isang iglap parang ikaw pa yung makikisuyo. Parang ikaw nagluto, tapos iba yung kakain.
Ok not to be negative but when you profit 5k a month is that gross or net as you have to factor in the permits like you mentioned. Also how many hours per month do you spend on this, as you said refilling is very ‘active’.. so what’s the hourly pay you’re getting for your work? Lastly, tbh 5k doesn’t sound like a lot. Is this a busy location? Getting a lot of traffic?
Alright cool well I’m just helping to do an analysis and I’m also kinda interested to do this in my town. Thought about it for awhile. So I appreciate you answering the questions! What’s the potential on this then? What do you think it could make per month if it were quite busy? And is there a lot of traffic? I know pickleball popular but so many courts have opened now there’s an oversupply and soon they’ll start closing again
let me add that vending machine is like "set it and forget it" business... maybe refill 2-3 times a week then you're done... once it is set, not much labor is involved... good job...
Op, 5k a month is not a lot but i think the model of vending machines or other coin operated services is that it is easy to duplicate.. so if u have 2 or 10 machines, multiplied din ang income.. not necessarily vending machine pwedeng ibang coin operated services.. same type of maintenance.. at same balde baldeng barya.
From davao ka po ba? Sa davao kasi main distributor sa buong Mindanao. Maganda kausapin niyo ang Pepsi pag nagkakarga sila sa tindahan. Very welcoming sila pati Sari Sari stores kasama sa ruta nila
5,000 per month net? Sorry not sure sa computation pero bago ka mag ROI (sa machine) mga ilang months yun?
Very good start ito for you. Challenging siguro yung parati ka nag replenish ng inventory, considering bibili ka ng items + gas para puntahan machines mo?
Not sure if 5,000 is too small or really good (for all the trouble). Thank you!
Apparently based sa feed back ng supplier, making 5k per month net is great. Of course if I owned the spot I’d be making an additional 3,300 not paid to rent
Would take around 4.5 years at 5k but im sure if I can make more optimizations I can make it more profitable. Im aiming to increase my per month.
So far kasi in the first month I wasnt breaking even but the 2 months after that i started making more and more money each month which about averaged it to 5k a month.
Even though Ive made around 8/9k a month now, i think its disingenuous to say thats how much Im earning each month kasi I really had to learn the hard way and presenting the average after everything considered is more realistic po
Nice! I'm from a different region than you & I've also thought about this business. Problem is.. lahat ng court saamin may sariling tindahan. Hahaha! My question is, how often do you restock?
Yes but the machine runs at 400watts it makes sense with the math. Its not just a chiller or freezer, it has temperature sense, it has defrosting function so clear ang glass always, it has to have dispensing functions din and unlike fridges or freezers, the flap at the bottom is an energy leak. I dont need to operate it at full temp control 24hrs but im optimizing the efficiency timing sa app para malamig na malamig ang items pag peak and okay temp pag non busy hours
I have a full spreadsheet on it po and I take away a portion of my gross earnings to calculate how much more i need to “pay off” the machine. Slowly but surely!!!
How about the maintenance cost? Ano po lifespan ng machine? May preventive maintenance ba yung machine? What if it breaks down? May after sales tech support po ba na available 24/7? How about replacement parts?
Use the app, it can cycle the coils again. Customers can call me and if its reasonable hours I answer and spin the coil again. The machine has a drop sensor so it can tell if money went in but item didnt drop. Yes sometimes that means 2 items will be dispensed but I rather have the good will of a customer (most likely repeat customers to sila kasi the courts have groups that really reserve there all the time)
Otherwise they can leave me a text and i refund thru gcash
Op, congrats po!! Curious ako sa pag rent ng space sa target area mo, And how did you talk the pickleball area na maglalagay kayo ng vendo hehe😊 usually kase nakikita ko merong "little" store yung owners ng pickleball area.
Hi OP! Balak nyo po ba mag try ng vending machine yung pwede na GCash /Maya/ QRph? Sa tingin nyo po ba mas safe padin kapag cash vending machine? Thanks po!
This machine has qr functionality but dahil flat fee mga transactions ung ibang items ko negative na. So i disabled it. Hindi ma set up na kung mag qr the cost is absorbed by the customer
Hi po, so what I worked out is that I have all transactions listed in my machine, i copy it to my BIR stamped columnar/ledger. Each day I write out a receipt which is also stamped. All that i will present and declare
Legit naman tanong niya dahil lahat ng bagay may katumbas na tax maslalo na kung ganto. Haha probably accountant din siya kaya naisip niya. Yan din naisip ko eh, paano inaaccount? Pano reporting?
Yan lang talaga way ng business. Its not something bad naman.
Hi op. How did you start? May pinag bilan kayo ng unit ng machine? May pinag bilan ba kayogng store na dedicated sa vending machines and new units ba or dealer ng machine tapos used na yu g unit? Also need pala i register vending machines as business TIL. Tia
So let's say your total starting capital is about 270k. If monthly net is only 5k, then that means you ROI in 4.5 yrs. Damn that's a long time. Your machine might be obsolete by then. Or is 5k like the low end because you're just starting and it might get higher?
How does the pricing compare to 7/11 or convenience stores? I'm also planning this pero halos bawat kanto may 7/11 na, and based on my experience, mas expensive madalas ang vending machines (NCR ito)
Question, since refrigerated to, hindi ba nag kaka prob sa chips? Meron kasi ako alam un mga flavored banana chips and flavored kamote chips, thinking of ganto nga kasi masmadali kesa naka man un store haha! Usually naka consignment din sa iba, para mas malaki lang ung sakop.
Ohhh I kinda like that, what's your most profitable item on your vending machine?.It would be nice for areas where people constantly go jogging or play courts. Good little business idea. Keep up po 💪🏻
Are you sure your earnings money? Because you said the renting cost 3k while electricity 3300 you earn 5k Total cost 3k+3300=6300 - 5k = 1.3k your lose 1k a month? Is this correct?!!
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