One time on Usenet, "limey" > said:
> "sf" wrote in message
>> , jmcquown wrote:

> >> Of course I'm kidding, but... one machine would often bring in $900 in a
> >> week at the old vender-rooney company. The fact that the company went
> >> out of business is absolutely not the fault of the machines.

> > I can see why... we have a Coke machine in our staff room which is
> > poorly serviced AND they insist on putting in things that we don't
> > want. A large majority of the staff wants diet coke, eliminate the
> > "tea" and other crap... fill those holes with diet coke and make a
> > killing. Instead, the diet coke is out for weeks before they finally
> > get around to refilling the machine.

I used to work for a market research firm -- before I called the Coke
vendor, I ran a short survey amoung employees to find out what sodas
they wanted in the machine.

> > However, you gave me an idea... maybe the PTO should buy their own
> > vending machine, fill it with what the staff wants and charge the 75¢
> > we're used to paying. Think of it as a little money maker for the
> > PTO.
>
> Go for it! My husband, ever the entrepreneur, used to buy sodas by the case
> and keep them in the company refrigerator, then sell them to the other
> employees. (Of course, he had the job of shopping for the sodas and
> stocking them.)Nobody else had done this even though they were always
> wanting a soda, so he made himself a tidy little profit over time.

Yup, Miguel bought two old Coke machines and two snack machines and
set them up at work. He gets his supplies at Costco...


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Jani in WA (S'mee)
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