Coin Machine Journal

THE
October, 1933
COIN
M A C HIN E
6 ?
JOURNAL
Ten Reasons Why Many
Operators Fail
B y David Robbins, Pres.
D . R o b b in s & C o ., B ro o k ly n , N . Y .
1. T h e y e xp ect to o m u c h in re ­
tu rn fo r th e ir in v e s tm e n t.
2 .
T h e y do n o t ke ep th e ir m a ­
chines c lean .
3 . T h e y do n o t use good sales­
m a n s h ip .
4 . T h e y do n o t b u y th e r ig h t
m achines.
5. T h e y
th e ir fe llo w
6 . T h e y
tio n s.
7. T h e y
do n o t c o -o p era te w ith
o p e ra to rs .
do n o t change slow lo c a ­
h o ld on to o lo n g to th e ir
o ld m achines.
8 . T h e y p a y to o m u c h co m m is­
sion to m e rc h a n ts .
9 . T h e y t r y to c h e a t th e m e r­
ch an ts on com m issions.
10. T h e y do n o t re g u la rly b u y
n e w m achines fro m th e ir fa v o rite
jo b b e r.
T h e re a re m a n y a d d itio n a l reasons
w h y o p e ra to rs fa il. H o w e v e r, th e
o p e ra to r w h o is successful w ill N O T
be g u ilty o f th e above te n reasons.
Export Business Grows
E x p o r t sales o f c o in -o p e ra te d m a ­
chines h a v e h a d a w ho leso m e effect
on p ro d u c tio n in th e U n ite d S ta te s
d u rin g th e la s t fe w w eeks. D a v a l
M a n u fa c tu rin g C o . has b e e n b u s y on
several la rg e e x p o rt ord ers g oin g to
Seeks Lines for Europe
P . H . G o d d a rd , of th e G o d d a rd
N o v e lty C o ., L o n d o n , E n g la n d , is in
th e U n ite d S tates seeking gam es a n d
m achines fo r d is trib u tio n in E n g la n d
a n d E u ro p e .
M r . G o d d a rd is one o f th e m ost
successful a n d best in fo rm e d coin
m a c h in e m e n in th e c o u n try , h a v in g
co n d u cted la rg e o p e ra tio n s in S o u th
A fric a , N e w Z e a la n d a n d A u s tra lia
a n d C o n tin e n ta l E u ro p e .
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tra d e th e b e n e fit o f th is q u a n tity p ro ­
d u c tio n .
Beer Puritan Makes
Appearance
A d a p ta tio n o f th e P u rita n ty p e
m a c h in e to beer sales s tim u la to r use
has been in tro d u c e d to th e tra d e in
th e n e w B e e r P u rita n B e ll b y th e
B u c k le y M a n u fa c tu rin g C o ., C h ic a g o .
Pages
14 and 15
6 PAYOUTS P O S S IB L E ON 1 COIN
v a rio u s p a rts o f th e w o rld .
G enco,
In c ., has done a s p le n d id business on
S ilv e r C up s an d w e n o te th a t th is
tim e ly la rg e p ro d u c tio n has m a d e it
possible fo r some p ro d u c ers to revise
th e ir prices on a n e w basis, g iv in g th e
T h e a w a rd s on th is m a c h in e con­
sist o f ten c e n t steins o f beer a n d th e
m a c h in e has been p o p u la r w ith ta v ­
erns as a s tra ig h t am u s e m en t m a ­
c h in e w ith no g u m v e n d e r.
New Daval Prices Announced
D a v a l M a n u fa c tu rin g C o. has a n ­
n o u nced a n e w p ric e schedule w h ic h
w as m a d e possible th ro u g h increased
p ro d u c tio n as a re s u lt o f an u n u su ­
a lly h e a v y e x p o rt d e m a n d .
S tr ic tly a o n e-p rice house, p ro te c t­
in g jo b b e rs an d d is trib u to rs in th e ir
s e t-u p , D a v a l has b u ilt a la rg e b u s i­
ness on C h ic a g o C lu b H o u s e a n d D a ­
v a l V e n d e rs . T h is n e w p ric e lis t en­
ables users o f th e m achines to b e n e ­
f it fro m
th e la rg e p ro d u c tio n n o w
c o m in g o u t o f th e D a v a l fa c to ry .
W h e n w r itin g advertisers m en tion T h e C oin M a c h in e Jo u rn a l. I t establishes you as bein g progressive.
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