The amusement games, while not as popular with the advent of home video game stations, still have a market in bars, clubs, and restaurants, he adds. Len Morris, president of Serex Vending Services, Austintown, Ohio, says debit card technology isn't only the future for the grocery industry, he also foresees its success in vending. I believe it will increase sales because people will be able to purchase more easily. They won't have to fish for change, or worry about dollar bills being rejected. He also eagerly anticipates the re-introduction of dollar coins.
Paper is difficult to deal with, based on machines rejecting older or tattered bills.
You have more success with change, and therefore more purchases. If there's one complaint Morris has with his field, it centers on others' complaints. Our suppliers aren't afraid to raise prices, but we can't raise by a penny like stores can. It has to be done in nickel increments. Morris says he makes money through a large sales volume and tries to boost those numbers vending machine makeovers.