You’re Looking for the Wrong Vending Locations (Here’s Why)
- Purple Rose
- Mar 25
- 2 min read

Most people getting into vending are looking for the same locations.
Hotels.
Warehouses.
Office buildings.
Because social media tells you those are the “money spots.”
And I get it. On paper, it makes sense. More people should mean more money, right?
Well, not exactly.
I’ve had locations that looked perfect. High traffic, lots of people, everything you would think should make money.
And they didn’t.
At the same time, I’ve had locations people would completely overlook. Car washes, barbershops, tire shops.
And those locations exceeded expectations.
I’ll give you a real example.
I had a senior living facility with over 200 residents and more than 50 staff members. I also had a car wash with around 10 employees.
If you asked 100 people which one would make more money, almost all of them would pick the senior living facility.
The car wash made 5 times more.
That’s when you start to realize this business doesn’t work the way people think it does.
The mistake most beginners make is choosing locations based on assumptions.
“This type of business should make money.”
“That one probably won’t.”
“I need the perfect location before I start.”
That thinking will keep you stuck.
The truth is, there is no such thing as a guaranteed location. Two businesses can look the exact same on the outside and perform completely different.
The only way to know is to actually place the machine and see what happens.
That’s why vending is trial and error, not guess and hope.
Another mistake people make is discrediting smaller locations.
If a location is doing $100, $200, even $300 a month, that is not a bad location, especially when you’re just getting started.
Because $100 a month is still better than a machine sitting in your garage making nothing.
If you keep chasing what you think is a “perfect” location, you’ll never start.
If you stay consistent and test different spots, you’ll eventually find what works.
That’s the difference between people who talk about vending and people who actually make money from it.
If you’re tired of guessing and want to actually understand how this business works, that’s exactly why I put everything into The Blueprint.
Not the social media version. The real version.
But even if you don’t get it, just shifting how you look at locations will already put you ahead of most people.




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