A lot of people are sucked in by these business opportunities or biz ops as they’re called. The pitch goes something like, “For only $15,000 we’ll provide you with 50 machines with locations, product and unlimited support from our team. You’ll make $100 a month per machine and you’ll be able to turn a profit immediately and quit your day job.”

Well, don’t quit your day job. This is a total con job. So many people get sucked in by these people and then end up getting disgusted and frustrated by the whole vending business. The vending business is not a scam but it’s hard to see straight when you now have 50 machines making only $5. a month. At that rate, it will take 5 years just to pay off the $15,000. Most people just quit at this point and figure the whole vending machine business is a waste of time.

These vending biz ops take many forms, the latest being the energy vending craze. Basically anything that requires a huge amount of cash upfront is a scam – don’t do it! Another thing to be weary of is machines that are targeted to only one product. If you have a machine that can only sell one product, what if that niche doesn’t work out for you, then you have 50 machines that are worthless. Any “package” that requires you to commit to a large number of machines is not legit. If it was, they would sell you only one machine and you could test it out. Also, most times you have to buy your product from this company, again not a good idea.

If you do get taken in by one of these operations, you have some tough choices to make. You can continue on with the machines and products you have and plug away at the $15,000 or you can bail out. So many people get so upset at this point that they do just quit. But another option you could take is to continue on with the biz opp all the while adding on more economical machines to expand your business.

Just remember, if it’s too good to be true it probably isn’t true. Do your research, get your information from a variety of sources, and take your time making any decision.