Readers Respond posts comments and responses to the VendingMarketWatch news and Automatic Merchandiser vending related articles published on AMonline.com.

Thanks to the editor for your comment. It reiterates the true intent of my comments to the interviewers questions. Thanks!

What drove the state to outsource food service in the first place? If a professional food service company cannot make ends meet, how does the state, by hiring additional state (union) employees, with higher pay and benfits, plan to do better?

Who cares? USAT doesnt even make their proprietary card reader that can be mounted without cutting a hole into the front of a snack machine door. Their technical people are of no use when they then send a customer a side swipe Easitrax bezel for a Mars VN2500 and claim it fits on an AP120 snack. Duh, it leaves no room for the card to be swiped because of the side trim on the machine. Then they claim there are no other Easitrax bezels they can supply the customer. It sounds to me like they really need these other customer channels due to their lack of understanding of the vending industry. The bottlers dont count in this case, because many soda vendors have dual cutouts for a validator and card reader already. Vendors need to just get the Easitrax system that really does have a front swipe bezel available. Of course USAT wins with this option as well since they provide the back office operations for Easitrax, but its a heck of a lot easier to mount and install.

I CANT FIND THE NASCAR SALAMI STICKS ANYWHERE BUT AT MY FRIENDS DADS WORK IN THE VENDING MACHINE. I ABSOLUTELY ENJOY THE PRODUCT AND WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT EASILY AVAILABLE TO ME TO PURCHASE. IF YOU ALL COULD LET ME KNOW HOW I COULD FIND THEM THAT WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

Sounds a lot like a luxury tax! Is it a luxury to drink sugar drinks?

were do I enter the code I have a uwin

yeh where do i enter my codes????????????? there nothing on the home page of DR.PEPPER.COM??????

I could just cry!
The pfefferneusse were brought to our house every St. Nicks Eve since the 1950s. I went to 7 stores looking this year...alas... no archway!
Please find a way. I will sell and market your pfefferneusse on my own if you want. I come from a family of 8 kids and my dads family was a family of 10 kids... we all wait for St. Nick to stock up on the pfefferneusse. Every family reunion... we talk about how we cant wait to have those cookies!
Im saying some beads on my rosary for your cause.
Merry Christmas & I look forward to you being back on the shelves for Christmas 2009!

There have been complaints on this machine from other vendors. Not surprising since the Vendstar name is involved. What a crooked outfit. You should be ashamed Tim Barello but I am sure you are not. Ned Weaver? And you oversee this whole operation? Geez what a mess.

Archway Pfefferneuse Cookies were a family tradition until the last couple of years, when we could not find them. We have tried other pfefferneuse cookies, but they do not compare. Do not let the grinch steal this! If the new owners will not bake them, will they share the recipe?

School budget cuts have also affected the time and quality of Physical Education classes, sports and recess. It may not be so much the calories taken in, but more so the lower activity levels of our kids!

Hey Mark--I wondered what ever happened to you!
Its been years!

I have many uwin caps that expire 12/31/08. Im like all those other people. Where do I enter my codes?

These Trail Mix Cookies are some of the best, most addicting cookies I have ever eaten! I first tried them from the vending machine at work and will now be hunting them down in the stores by the bulk! You have to try them !

your customer service wasnt very nice. We need a better phone number to contact a personal rep. instead of 2516662410.

And this is news because........? This is standard operating proceedure in the industry, why is this newsworthy?

I would like information on how to obtain the "Sensible Snacking Solutions" Winter program kit.

Hi,
Need pricing & lead time for coffee cup holders (12 vertical sleeves), please include cuts sheet.

Thank you,
Larry

Why are the Teamsters the only union ever mentioned, what about the other unions, dont we matter, or is it only about Teamsters?

I might be interested in this product to add to current ice and refrigeration business.
I have held a Texas HVACR license for years. We do maimly ice machine related service and sales.