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How to own a vending machine? How to procure the machine & the products? i.e. Single-use laundry detergent/ softener packs for a laundromat (lemmy.one)

submitted 1 year ago by urTearingMeApartLisa@lemmy.one to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] 14specks@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Most cost-effective way would be to browse for an old used one on ebay, should be like $500-1k if you’re in the US.

Like the other poster said, fill it with products from Costco, the only issue is packaging things like single use detergent. You’d probably want a box or something for pods or powder so they don’t get damaged.

You could also use these: https://www.amazon.com/Tide-Travel-1-Load-Packets-Pieces/dp/B001S4C730/

Looks like they’re a bit over $1 each, so sell them for $1.50 or $2 in the machine. Don’t confuse them with the sink packets which aren’t for machines.