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Myth #1: There is no sales tax on snack foods.
False. EVERYTHING sold out of a vending machine has tax added in the price. It is true, there is no tax on snack foods in stores, however, that is not the case with vending machines. In fact (in California) when you buy snacks out of a vending machine sales tax is included in the price, when you buy a beverage sales tax and CRV are both added. If you buy a 12 oz. can of soda for $.75 you are really paying $.64 + tax and CRV.

Myth #2: Food in a vending machine is more expensive.
True & False. To buy the same item at Costco would cost less but you have to buy more than one and you have to drive there to get it etc. The same item from a convenience store is almost always more expensive, check the prices next time you are in a convenience store; don’t forget to add the sales tax and the CRV. In a local convenience store you will find 12 oz. cans listed between $.75 - $.99 a can. When you get to the counter it will cost you $.87 - $1.13 per can.

Vendors don’t have some secret place where they buy the items they provide you; they buy them at Sam’s Club, Costco etc. To provide you the convenience vending operators incur costs:
  • Vehicle payment
  • Gas
  • Insurance
  • Machine cost (new snack machine approx. $4,500; new soda machine approx $6,500)
  • Employee cost (healthy insurance, workers comp insurance, Soc. Sec. matching, taxes).
  • Building/warehouse costs
So, when you see a 12 oz. can of soda selling for $.75 know that it is really $.64 + CRV and sales tax. If the vendor paid $.40 for that can, he is paying for all his/her expenses with that $.24; he/she needs to sell 10,000 sodas to pay for the machine without taking other costs into account.

Vending machines are a convenience for you in you work place; available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Myth #3: The vending machine will steal my money.
True & False. This may be true of older machines but any vending machine made after 2005 has some sort of guaranteed delivery system that will give your money back if you don’t get your product.

Myth #4: There is nothing healthy to eat in a vending machine.
False. Today the vending industry offers lots of “better for you” foods. Many of our vendors start out with 20% of the products they offer falling within the 35-10-35 “healthy guidelines” set by the State of California.
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