The biggest hurdle for any vending machine company is finding a place to put your vending machine. Buying vending machines is the easy part, what is hard is scaling up to tens of hundreds of locations - finding a location is your bottleneck!

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When searching for a location, you really want to start with the research aspect. If you’re wasting your time calling and emailing random places asking to place a vending machine you could be wasting your time. The first step to ensure you’re spending your time wisely is to know exactly what types of places will accept vending machines. Not only that, it needs to be worthwhile enough for you to spend the time.

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Generally speaking, you want at least 50 people a day to walk by your vending machine in order to reach profitability.

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Top Ten Places To Put Your Vending Machine

The holy grail of vending machine locations are

1. Apartments
2. Motels
3. College Dorms
4. Hospitals
5. Warehouses
6. Factories
7. Nursing Homes (Perfect for feminine hygiene vending machines)‍
8. Airports‍
9. Schools‍
10. Malls‍
11. Large Auto Dealers / Auto Shops

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The Ultimate List Of Vending Machine Locations

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When you really start to look for locations you can get pretty creative. We have scanned far and wide for other types of locations. Here they are:

Other Locations

1. Motels
2. Apartment Complexes
3. Upper Management Hotels
4. Campsites (uppity)
5. Hotels
6. Student Housing
7. Universities
8. Skate Parks
9. Recreational Facilities
10. High School
11. State Park Facilities
12. Transit Systems
13. Public Restrooms
14. Public Pools
15. Government buildings
16. Military Bases
17. City Parks
18. Fire Stations
19. Old Folks Homes
20. Hospitals
21. Urgent Care
22. Warehouses
23. Grocery Stores
24. Sidewalk Malls
25. Amusement Parks
26. Gun Ranges
27. Ax Throwing/Bow and Arrow Ranges
28. Plasma Donation Centers
29. Goodwill
30. Thrift Stores
31. Stores Near Airports
32. Shops on main street
33. Pawn Shops
34. Car Shops
35. Car Repair Shops
36. Trucker Stops
37. Office Complexes
38. Fulfillment Centers
39. Grocery Stores
40. Resorts
41. Malls
42. Gas Stations
43. HOA Pools
44. Home Improvement Stores
45. Train Depots
46. Arcades
47. Radio Stations
48. Broadcast Stations
49. ATMs / Banks
50. Movie Theaters
51. WeWork places
52. Break Rooms (Walmart, Target, Winco, Office Complexes)
53. Oil Change
54. Hospitals
55. Jails
56. Assisted senior living homes
57. High school
58. Rehab centers
59. Low income apartments
60. Veterans homes
61. Children's hospitals
62. Hotel
63. Budget hotels / motels
64. Urgent Care
65. Animal ER
66. Factories
67. Trailer parks
68. Auto dealers
69. Homeless centers
70. Rec centers
71. Community colleges
72. Retail (hobby lobby, walmart)
73. Military base
74. Airport
75. Malls
76. Auction sites
77. Car Dealerships
78. Motels
79. Colleges
80. Museums
81. Hair Salons
82. Barber
83. Parks
84. Manufacturing Facilities
85. Laundromats
86. Car Wash
87. RV Parks
88. Nursing Homes
89. Care Facilities
90. Golf Course Lounge
91. Seaports
92. Bakeries
93. Airport
94. Amusement Park
95. Apartment Building
96. Assisted Living Center
97. Auto Brake Shop
98. Auto Dealership
99. Bank
100. Bingo Hall
101. Bookstore
102. Bowling Alley
103. Bus Station
104. Business Office Building
105. Car Wash
106. College/ University
107. Community Center
108. Community Swimming Pool
109. Computer Store
110. Dental Office
111. Department Store
112. Doctor's Office
113. Dormitory
114. Driver's License Division
115. Dry Cleaner
116. Fire Station
117. Fraternity/ Sorority
118. Furniture Store
119. Gift Shop
120. Golf Course Lounge
121. Government Office
122. Gym
123. Health Club
124. Hospital
125. Hotel
126. Humane Society
127. Ice Skating Rink
128. Industrial Park
129. Laundromat
130. Library
131. Mall
132. Manufacturing Plant
133. Medical Building
134. Meeting Hall
135. Military Reserve/ Guard Center
136. Military Enlistment Office
137. Military Treatment Facility
138. Miniature Golf
139. Motel
140. Motor Vehicle Division
141. Motorcycle Shop
142. Muffler Shop
143. Night Club
144. Nursing Home/ Retirement Home
145. Oil & Lube Center
146. Police Station
147. Private School
148. Public Utility Office
149. Railroad Station
150. Recreation Center
151. Rental Yard
152. Rest Stop Facility (off Highway)
153. Roller Skating Rink
154. Schools
155. Senior Center
156. Shopping Center
157. Ski Resort
158. Stock Brokerage
159. Telemarketing Office
160. Tire Store
161. Tourist Attraction
162. Truck Stop
163. Trucking Company
164. Veterans Affairs Facility
165. Veterinary Office
166. Waiting Room (any kind)
167. Warehouse
168. YMCA
169. Youth Center
170. Zoo
171. Tire Shop