U-turn Blog
January 2009
Bulk Candy Vending Machines aren't just for tasty treats! Try selling our Super Balls in your Bulk Candy Vending Machine! Our rubber Super Balls won’t go stale like candy or gumballs. Any Bulk Candy Vending Machine that will vend a 1” gumball will vend a rubber ball. Bouncy balls are great for locations where children visit regularly. Restaurants, clinic waiting rooms or state government areas may be excellent locations because parents frequently must bring their children to these places. If you are toying with the idea of trying bouncy balls- Give us a call and try our Super Balls!
Looking for a quick way to add your cash from your vending machines? A quick way to count quarters is to throw them on to a digital scale. Each quarter weights 0.2 ounces. Ten Dollars worth of quarters is Eight Ounces. So every Eight Ounces is a roll of quarters [$10]. So you can quickly throw all the quarters from your bulk candy machine on to the scale then divide by 2 and you will have determined how many quarters you have. Once you determined how many quarters you have, multiply by .25 and it will calculate how many dollars you have made.
Spring is coming early this year. There is not a better Time to Start Your Own Business!
Our candy bulk vending machines have a candy tumbler setting that allows you to choose how much candy will emit for a quarter. This setting is important because it is closely tied to your profit margin. If you set it too high, you will decrease your profits. If you set it too low, your customers will feel cheated. I hope you find our Recommended Candy Tumbler Vend Settings Guide helpful.
U-Turn has been in the Bulk Vending Industry for over 20 Years- and over the years we have found a number of different tips for bulk vending operators. We want to help you make the most of your candy bulk vending route. Here are just a few tips to help you on your Road to Success!
The past years have been wonderful to have a Uturn Vending Business and I'm looking forward to expanding in the New Year!
I can't believe it is coming up on one year since I began working here at U-Turn. TIme Flies when you're having fun! I feel very lucky to come to work to where there are friendly faces to welcome me every morning. We have a wonderful atmosphere with great Management and the Business Consultants are all respectful and very approachable. We all get along like family. I consider myself extremely fortunate that every day I get to do what I love the most, which is helping people (clients as well as co-workers). Along with that, I have the opportunity to talk to people from all over the world. Each month I get to meet some of those people when they come out to attend our Vending Business Training and welcome them to Idaho. I take pride in my job and the company I work for. The people we have working here are the best of the best! I am looking forward to what this next year will bring!
So many people have thought about owning their own business or becoming an Entrepreneur, but they never find motivation to get started. This year when you start thinking of your New Year's Resolutions- let 2012 be your year to start a Vending Business!
Happy New Year from the UTurn Family!
To your Family from our UTurn Family... We would like to wish you a Very Merry Christmas!
Variety is the spice of life. Provide your customers a multitude of options and you are sure to draw the quarters out of their pockets. Choose from our 4-Select, 8-Select or 12-Select Bulk Candy Vending Machines. Mix one or two gum and candy products and you will have something to offer everyone!
When you have a vending business you are really in the business of food. In some states the same laws that oversee concessions stands apply to the vending machines including how clean and sanitary the machine and storage of the candy. That's why it is very important to keep your vending machine clean and sanitary. It's also important to consider that when you put chemicals such as cleaners on your bulk candy machine they are food safe chemicals and they do not have toxins that can't touch the candy. "Simple Green" is a cleaner that isn't full of harsh toxins like in most store bought cleaners so it makes it safe using it on your candy canisters. It's great for doing cleaning out in the field.
If You have been considering starting your UTURN Vending business or Expanding it, Now is the Time!
Quarters really do add up! With the economy in a down turn and the price of everything going up, everyone is feeling the money pinch. Even people who still have a steady job are looking around for more income.
Now is the time to start your new UTURN vending business!
From our UTurn Family to your Family- "Happy Thanksgiving!"
Often times people will lose the key to their candy vending machine or the lock gets broken, in which the lock has to be replaced. Here are some helpful tips on how to replace your lock.
Vending… An Excellent Business for Families Big or Small
Vending is an excellent business to involve the whole family in.
A little Vending Machine Humor.
Since we build the machines right here- we keep thousands of parts in stock and can ship what you need when you need it!
Terry in Colorado became a UTURN Vending business owner today!
Getting ready for Training tomorrow!
The U-Turn Newsletter is a great source of information for vending route owners.
Another fun tid bit about what goes into the making of U-Turn Vending Machine
Check out out international site and start a successful business overseas.
There is sunshine on the horizon.
Unemployment rates don't effect us....
Don't let anything get in your way of success!
It's true that owning a vending route takes a lot less time than owning most businesses
U-Turn just released it's fourth quarter Newsletter- check it out for some great information!
Who knew a little change could add up to so much?
You can see U-Turn vending machines across the world.
Billy Ocean's metaphor for vending.
You don't have to be a genius to be successful
The U-Turn Traing is a spring board to success.
A few fun facts about candy consumption
Take your piece of the pie
Come and visit our company headquarters anytime!
In life variety is a must!
Here is a letter from another satisfied customer....
The U-Turn website has been completely redone to make getting the information you need faster and easier!
Rob took a chance on a company that had a design for a spinning vending machine and we are forever grateful he did.
“Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. It will make or break a company.
You would be hard pressed to find someone who has not been effected by the current economic conditions. With gas and food prices rising and realestate and labor opportunities falling nearly everyone is feeling the financial pinch.
Ever wonder why you don’t find any information about our competitors vending machines on our website or in any of the information we give our customers?
What I want to get across is that by doing my job well, wealth is just a natural result for me and my customers. I really don’t think there are a lot of people out there that can say that about their own jobs.
In 2006 in the United States the annual revenue generated from home based business was 100 billion dollars. And that number is expected to increase dramatically over the next few years.
People everywhere are tightening their budgets. No problem. Because the cost of a single vend is so low, consumers will allow a small expense in order to satisfy that urge for a snack.
Our sales staff own and operate their own vending routes. That makes them qualified mentors, not just someone pushing a product to turn a buck.
How does U-Turn stand out amongst nearly all bulk candy vending companies? It’s simple. Our machines are made right here is the U.S.
Why Now is the Perfect Time to Start Your Vending Business
Nancy Limburg has joined the U-Turn team.
Many companies can say they have been in business for 20 years. But the list of vending companies that can say it is a very short one.