Twice the ice is the brand I had always seen in the past but there are others like Everest ice. Something I’ve thought about off and on, seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on an Everest machine for some passive income
Anyone have ice vending machines?
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Put it near a boat ramp
And we have plenty of those. Boat ramps, beach access etc are all viable options.
I believe they want you to invest in more then one unit. I inquired for multiple units near some popular camp grounds before the scamdemic, the Forms were filled out on line. I would recommend trying to contact in person.
They’ll definitely do one machine at a time, I kinda fell back into this because the owners ended up in a local business leaders group I’m in. Their manufacturing facility is nearby as well
Ice vending machines are best put in low income areas where they are needed year round. Boat ramps, beach areas, etc need to have long seasons to really be profitable. Land rent and other expenses can run the cost per bag up faster than you would think.
The company that you choose to go with will help with placement. They can be pretty profitable if you have the right location, however most people have multiple units.
The company that you choose to go with will help with placement. They can be pretty profitable if you have the right location, however most people have multiple units.
The one person I know who has one hates his. Always seems to be breaking down.
Would be interesting to know which brand. The Everest machine basically has the ice maker and one other moving part is all, seems much simpler than most.
I’m in FL so there’s definitely a peak season but boating and such is year round. The plan is start with one to get my feet wet but ultimately have multiple machines
Just curious. How much monthly profit do you hope to make?
Is this for your business, or to make money selling it?
A friend's husband is an electrician, a cousin does commercial refrigeration/ice (ie hotel ice machines), and again their whole company is about 20 minutes from my office so picking up parts wouldnt be an issue.
after cost of the water, electricity, filters, machine payment, rent to the property owner etc... even on the very low end it's still around 1k a month but most do substantially more than that. The range I see from multiple vending companies is anywhere from 20 - 70k profit in a year, with locations doing around 30% more business in year 2 when more people know where it is and start using it. I'd like to hit at least 35k/year. The machine would pay for itself in ~2 years (depending on exact model and options) and are supposed to be good for 10 years or so.
now if you had say 10 of those machines doing that...which across CFL including up into Daytona Beach etc... that seems very easily doable.
this would be a passive income for me on my own, looking at it with potential to be the main/sole income source with multiple units.
Got it. We have ice machines here, but they're for our guys who work in the field.
ya we've got one of those too, off being fixed right now, might have to add another one as ridiculous as it's been this year
1) it's all under warranty for the first couple years
2) just having the actual ice producing part sitting around your house for ~10k isn't very realistic. It's not like having a little 4-6 ice maker or freezer
What brand are you looking at?
Ok, just wondering. Twice The Ice mfg is local to me.
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