A young entrepreneur standing with his first vending machine

The challenge

What they needed

Most vending suppliers sell to companies. The people who most want a machine — someone building a second income, or a first business — usually get quoted like an enterprise and supported like an afterthought.

What we did

The approach

  1. Walked both buyers through machine choice against their actual site rather than selling the biggest machine available.

  2. A schoolboy visited the office, chose a Spanish Palma, and our technician Mr Foster installed it in Cape Town.

  3. Set both up with cashless payment and sales visibility from day one, so the numbers are real rather than guessed.

  4. Kept supporting both after the sale — the machine is the start of the relationship, not the end.

The outcome

What came of it

  • A school pupil earning income from his own machine while still at school.
  • Olwethu building passive income from a combo machine.
  • Both bought outright, so they keep 100% of what the machine takes.
Very good service from the guys
Olwethu Langa, Google review

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