[nfbwatlk] opening up the Vending can of worms

[Mike Freeman]

You could ask the BBB about the franchise business. Personally, I'd stay 
away from it.

I suspect that there are no options under the state or Federal RS 
program here in Washington. However, you could ask Jeanne Gallo at 
JeaGallo at dsb.wa.gov who heads the program here.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2009 12:27 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] opening up the Vending can of worms


Hi,
Does this mean there is no way I could do machines up in this area where 
I
live?

I found a company that does a franchise business of candy machines but I
don't know if that is a scam or not or how to get it paid for if I did 
it.
I wonder what my options really are???
Thanks
Lauren
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 9:33 AM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] opening up the Vending can of worms


> Lauren:
>
> I have no information re a vote by the vendors' committee to have no 
> new
> vending locations. I suspect, however, that this may be a distortion.
> While the vending program could most definitely be led with more
> imagination, it is true that, short of trying to develop new locations
> (always problematic in hard times), the best locations are occupied. 
> Also,
> some prospective vendors haven't put the work into their locations in
> less-than-desirable spots necessary to make a go of it.
>
> That being said, however, I can shed light on the vending machine
> situation. In 1981 or so, NFBW helped the vendors get a law passed 
> that
> gave great power to the vendors' committee, after which many of them 
> left
> the organization. (That ought not to be a surprise; Mary Helen's S O
> notwithstanding, vendors in Washington haven't been interested in 
> joining
> either NFBW or WCB.
>
> In any event, the vendors voted to use vending machine income to 
> support
> the vending program so that no set-aside need be levied by DSB to run 
> the
> program. That's why you don't see operators handling vending machines; 
> the
> vending machine companies are allowed to operate them with the tax on
> their revenue going to support the vending program.
>
> Mike Freeman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren1 at catliness.com>
> To: "NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Sunday, Mar 8, 2009 6:18:36
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] opening up the Vending can of worms
>
>>
>>
>> Hi,
>> Well, here I go opening up a can of worms the like I may not know, 
>> since
>> I am originally not from Washington.  Maybe you can fill me in??? 
>> Maybe
>> there are other answers???  I am shocked!!!
>>
>> I inquired about the possibility of having vending machines as 
>> possible
>> part-time employment.  I was told that in Washington they don't have
>> machines, just cafeterias and gift shops.
>>
>> I asked about possible locations near where I live and I was told 
>> that
>> there is only one and that is in Everett, and that none of the public
>> buildings in Marysville are large enough to have a lucrative vending
>> business.
>>
>> And the clincher; I was told that the vendors' group voted not to 
>> allow
>> any more new vending facilities.
>>
>> W H A T?  Someone has got to be kidding!
>> Thanks
>> Lauren
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