Buying your first ice and water vending machine
Some of our ice machine owners own multiple machines that generate a total of $1,000,000 or more in revenue each year. Each of these successful endeavors started when they bought their first ice vending machine.
Many of our ice and water vending machine owners have previously had success in other work or another business, and they’re looking for creative ways to invest that money. Others have retired from their career and are looking for an entrepreneurial opportunity that doesn’t require hiring, training, and managing employees.
Whatever your specific scenario is, an ice vending machine business can be a great opportunity to start a new venture.
Traditional stores often sell bags of ice for around the same price or less than their purchase price. Normally, there isn’t a lot of profit to be made in traditional “bunker” style ice when your best case scenario is buying it from a supplier at $2.00 a bag and selling it for $2.50 a bag. It only takes a bag or two to be stolen for any potential profit to evaporate.
However, with an ice vending machine, you’re able to produce and vend a bag of ice for around thirty to fifty cents. Then, you can often sell a bag for as much as $3 or more. Plus, there is no fear around shrinkage—each person gets only what they purchase.
Other than the initial machine investment and the month-to-month costs of electricity and water, you only have upkeep costs, such as replacement filters and routine maintenance. An Ice vending machine business is one you can make, build, and attend to on your schedule.
“Before Ice House America, we could not have imagined an opportunity that has a low time commitment and no employees. It is rare to find a business that has low overhead and allows you to invest in a $4 billion industry that is essentially recession-proof. We could not be happier with how this new adventure of ours has turned out.”
Interested in buying an ice and water vending machine? There are a handful of steps involved in acquiring your first vending machine and starting your Ice vending machine business. We want to do everything we can to make your location successful, so we’ll help you along the way!
Larger capacity, larger potential. Smaller capacity, smaller upfront costs.
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