pleased to report that not one
single letter received had any-
thing negative to say about
"Critic's Corner". Thanks to the
support of our readers, Roger's
column wiU continue. Ed.]
CANCER SURGEON
We disagree with your state-
ment that "Location owned e-
quipment is like a cancer." [From
the Editor, August '76] Nearly 25
per cent of our service calls and
sales are for location owned
equipment. Most of these are
locations that operators have
refused or pulled out of because
of too many break-ins or too little
income. Many of these locations
are bars and restaurants in
ghetto neighborhoods or private
clubs which are not open enough
hours to gross enough revenue to
properly service the equipment.
An operator cannot survive on
a $20 gross, $10/ $10 split, but the
location owning its equipment
can easily survive as it is equiva-
lent to splitting $40 which pre-
sently is the operator's break-
even point per machine.
Many of these locations would
find it difficult if not impossible to
survive without their music and
games. It would be very unbusi-
nesslike, and it is iUegal (anti-
trust) to deny these small, mar-
ginal locations the right to com-
pete with larger, more profitable
locations and operators, yes oper-
ators. Even owning only machine
qualifies these location owners as
operators and they are protected
under the anti-trust laws.
Eze Repair Co. has turned
several of these one machine-one
location operators into operators
of very substantial routes.
Patrick E. O'Toole, Jr., Pres.
Eze Repair Co.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
[While we can sympathize with
your eagerness to help those who
can't help themselves, we can't
help but wonder how many
routes your "services" helped
eliminate completely or reduce
substantially. Ed.]
"Survey '76" [August '76] is a
very good article. The comments
point up what a wonderful busi-
ness this is. If there are any
people in this business for the
money alone, they should sell out
and get into a more lucrative
field. There are lots open.
James B. Reaves
R & B Music Inc.
Whiteville, N.C.
In response to "From the Ed-
itor" for June, I feel there is a
gr at demand for the album type
phonograph. It doe eem that
th younger generation is li ten -
ing to more album recordings
than anything el e. I think you
have a good idea.
Charlie Dorhn
D&D Amusement Co.
Jackson, Mississippi
Your magazine i greatly ap-
pre iated. Keep up the good
work.
JamesT. Fox
A-OK Vending Co.
Chicago, Illinois
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