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Kiddie-ride
gross higher
Upon reading your November 1
issue, we were very upset about your
statistics on average weekly gross
collections on kiddie rides . We know
for a fact that the figure of $21 weekly
gross is ridiculous and has to be a big
mistake. Isn't it hard to believe that
any kiddie-ride manufac turer would
be in business if the rides he sold were
only grossing $21 a week for the
ope rator? We sell rides to operators
who are averaging more than $100 a
week gross , some more than $200
weekly .
We have quite a few operators
who have given up the video games in
favor of kiddie rides and the bet ter
income generated.
I don 't know where you got your
figures or how they were obtained, but
I do know they're way out of line and
give an unfair picture of the kiddie-ride
business. If you were to arrive at a fair
percentage , I would suggest calling
your manufacturers and getting the
telephone numbers of operators in
thi s business and c onducting a
telephone survey. I'm sure you would
get a different perspective.
We assure you our kiddie-ride
sales are increasing all the time and
will continue to do so in the future.
Bob E. Stengel
Quality Design Engineering, Inc.
Eldon, Mo.
[Editor's note: The source of statisti-
cal information, including the average
weekly gross of kiddie rides , in Play
Meter 's article on the state of the
industry was a survey of operators
who subscribe to the magazine. Hun -
dreds of operators participated, and
we believe the statistical information
presented is valid. Nevertheless, there
is a margin for error in the suruey, and
Mr. Stengel's points are well made.]
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