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F ra n k lin D e la n o R o o s e v e lt
D e c e m b e r 8, 1941
Arthur H. DuGRENIER, Inc.
15 Hale Street
Haverhill, Mass.
candy bar machines should see
to it that he has plenty of penny
vendors on his route.
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Co m bination Locations
In the light of knowing that
costs will go up on 5c bars it is
well to repeat that penny gum,
peanut, or candy machines offer
a solution as to how you can re­
duce your expenses and thus re­
tain more of the profits.
Try to install both penny and
nickel merchandise vendors on a
straight 10 % commission for
both types of machines. By pay­
ing only 10 % on the penny ma­
chines you can offset any in­
crease in costs which may go on
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the nickel bars. Even if you are
forced to pay 15% commission
on both penny and nickel ma­
chines you will still find that the
penny vendors produce enough
to offset the 5% extra commis­
sion you are allowing on the
nickel machines.
Don’t overlook penny vending
machines as they are good insur­
ance to hold locations from com­
petition— open up new locations
for your 5c candy bar machines
—and make extra profits from
existing locations. Plan to use
as many of them as you can on
your route.
Brighten Future W ith Profit
The path ahead is not a bit
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black to the merchandise vend­
ing machine operator who now
plans to put his route on a real
business basis. He will simply
have to do this if he wants to
stay in business. The slipshod
careless days of operating vend­
ing equipment are a thing of the
past. From now on the opera­
tion of v e n d i n g machi nes,
whet her t hey be penny or
nickel; whether they fall in the
class of peanut machines, drink
vendors, or candy bar machines,
is going to be a real honest to
goodness business.
A year from now there will
still be plenty of merchandise
vending machine operators left
in business, in spite of the many
who will give up or be forced
out. You will find that those
operators still in busi ness,
whether they be small or large
in size, will conduct their opera­
tion with real business ability.
At a moment’s notice they can
tell the location and producing
power of each and every one of
their machines. They can tell
you from their books just what
profit is being made on their
business. And as far as the mer­
chandise used in their machines
— they will know everything
that is to be known about the
kinds of candy bars, why certain
types sell better, and just where
and when to use various bulk
merchandise and packaged
goods in penny machines. Their
knowledge on their ve n d i n g
business in all phases will be
complete.
It is never too late to change.
You alone know whether you
have to or not in order to be in
the vending business during the
coming year. The future should
hold no worries for the operator
who has his route in “top” con­
dition and keeps it that way. He
will keep going—at a profit.
Lena: “Oh, darling, I ’m
afraid our elopement will un­
string mama.”
Clive: “That’s all right,
dearest, we’ll wire her.”
January, 1942
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