How to Start a Vending Machine Business

The Vending Blueprint

Learn how Edgar finds locations, chooses equipment, and runs his machines. Follow a five-step plan and use real outreach scripts. Join a live online group workshop to work through vending decisions and ask your questions during the Q&A.

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Packet planned for release November 25, 2026. Live Vending Workshop with Q&A is included. Date coming soon. Keep an eye on your email.

BEHIND THE SCENES

See what a vending visit looks like

Top-Performing Location

A typical week of cash collections at this 24/7 warehouse, with over 75 employees and two vending machines. Credit card sales not included.

Pro tip: Tailor your machines to the location’s preferences and what the customers want. Remember, they’re the ones buying from it, not you.

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Explore the Five Steps

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Start Your Vending Journey.

Preorder The Vending Blueprint to get the five-step guide, planning worksheets, and practical training.

  • Join a live online group workshop with practical vending training and Q&A.
  • Connect with Edgar and ask questions during the group session.
  • Get the exact call and email scripts Vend-ee’s uses, plus our approach to finding and evaluating locations.
  • $349 preorder price
  • Packet planned for release November 25, 2026
  • Live workshop — Date coming soon. Keep an eye on your email.
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What you’ll learn

Your Five-Step Plan to Launch a Vending Business

  1. Step 1

    Understand the Business

    Learn what it takes to run a vending machine and how startup costs, sales, and ongoing expenses affect what you keep.

  2. Step 2

    Find the Right Location

    Build a list of prospects and check foot traffic, customer needs, access, and space to see which locations fit.

  3. Step 3

    Reach Out and Secure the Location

    Use call and email scripts, plan your follow-ups, and know what to review in a placement agreement.

  4. Step 4

    Choose Your Machine

    Match the machine to the location and check capacity, condition, and payment options before you buy.

  5. Step 5

    Stock and Run Your Business

    Choose products customers want, restock and maintain the machine, and use sales data to improve what you carry.

Real Setups in the Field

See real setups and the stock that goes into them. Each location needs a different mix of equipment and products. Learn how to choose the right machines, source your inventory, and manage your stock.

Customer smiling and giving a thumbs-up beside a yellow combination vending machine.
Drink and snack vending machines installed in a tiled indoor corridor.
Cart stocked with packaged snacks and bottled drinks outside a building entrance.

Outreach support

What to say when you reach out

These are the same call and email scripts Edgar used to secure his own vending locations.

Call scripts

Use a prepared structure for your introduction, key questions, and follow-up points before making the call.

Email scripts

Use a clear starting structure for initial outreach and follow-up messages, then adapt it to the situation.

What is included

Live Workshop & Q&A

The planned packet includes the guide, worksheets, and real outreach scripts, with release planned for November 25, 2026. The live group workshop includes training and Q&A so you can ask questions about the method and operating decisions. Date coming soon. Keep an eye on your email.

  • 01Practical course guide
  • 02Planning worksheets and checklists
  • 03Call scripts for owner outreach
  • 04Email scripts for outreach and follow-up
  • 05Live Vending Workshop with Q&ADate coming soon. Keep an eye on your email.