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We recently were called to a wash using one of our vendors that the operator said had an electrical fire in the changer and was “Out of Business”. This was a new wrinkle and a first for us. The vendor had all the security features we can and do install, (Stainless Mask and Cage) so we were a...

So we recommend that everyone with a vendor, at a minimum, purchase a back-up changer. Many operators do not want to tie up the cost of a new changer or validator as a standby for the few times these units require cleaning and servicing. They don?t want the vendor to be ?Out of Business? for...

Thousands of coins are deposited in the ShurVend vending machines over the years of service and, since money is very dirty, the changer becomes balky and begins to miss coins or misread them. Even though operators can clean the coin path in the changer with cue-tips and some alcohol...

The Car Care World show begins in Las Vegas 28 days from now. We will be showing our full size Visi-Combo refrigerated unit installed in a complete security package and introducing our new Half-Pint ?Junior? small vendor for the first time to show attendees. The ?JuniorFL? (front-loader) will...

Over the past 10 years since introducing our first vendor and talking face to face with many operators at the shows, we learned that many did not have room for the full size vendor or did not want to offer so many vending selections. Indeed, we posted on this Forum and asked for feedback from...

We had a customer contact us because the e-Port credit card reader in his vendor was erratic in reading the customer's credit card. That means the reader could be dirty or the credit card mag stripe was damaged. So we called the manufacturer of the reader for information on how we could clean...

Bubbles, You did a great job putting this new vendor in place of your old one. Looks great!! For those of you unfamiliar with this new vendor, the pix above showing the front of the machine has the following features going clockwise from the bottom; large drop box with anti-theft door, 3/8"...

We are finding out that the older Vend-Master models were using different size wall openings than what is used with the newer ones. We designed Junior using the wall opening size that is listed on their brochure information. Our Junior vendor uses the same size wall opening as the newer...

You can read or print the 2nd Ten Commandments out by clicking on "Harvey Mackey", going to Columns, This Week's Column, and there you are. Uncle Sam

Indiana Wash, I don't have a meter that measures light output and I have no doubt that the LEDs are brighter than the fluorescents. If the fluorescents created enough light in the machine for many years, why would the manufacturer put in so many LEDs to brighten things up when everyone is...

Bubbles, You just make too much sense!!! That will never ever pass a politician's mind. Uncle Sam

Jeff L, They are in the Windtrax catalog as Nu-White Whitewall Scrubbies as DavidM states. 2 scrubbies per pack. Uncle Sam

I was under the impression that LED lighting was supposed to be very energy efficient and "green" when compared to fluorescent lighting. We can now order the vendors with LED lights, if you want them, but at a considerable premium in price. Today I used my "Watts-Up" digital meter to check...

I just reread the book by Spencer Johnson named “Who Moved My Cheese” again to “adjust” my attitude in this time of uncertainty and change. I would recommend it highly to anyone in the business world. I’m sure many of you have read this short book or heard of it. There are four imaginary...

Coinco has released the new Vantage $1-$5 and the Vantage $1-$20 that offers another validator choice for our vending machines. New technology has been incorporated into these new units such as faster bill validation, high first time acceptance, 3 levels of anti-stringing technology, and...

We added all manner of payment systems and new technology to the product line as it was developed, so now we can offer almost any configuration of car wash products, bottled and/or canned drinks, large or small size bottles or aerosols, and snacks and candy to boot. One of the most recent...

ShurVend has always invited feedback on our vendors from the customer?s experiences so we can improve our products. We have continued to design changes to make our vendors more ?Operator and User Friendly? so they can be installed and operated easily. One of our customer?s described our...

Jeff L, With the testing we have done with the older Senst II system, we have vended the bottles repeatedly without breaking any heads. They are pretty tough. We have had to tighten the screw-on spray heads on some bottles after repeated tests to keep them from leaking, but it shouldn't be...

rph, These are "9 week-out numbers"--Paid registrants, 156 and total registrants, 506. I think the total includes all of the exhibitors. Uncle Sam

Car Care World Expo Update I just got a Care Care World Expo email update from Eric Wulf @ ICA with some numbers about the show in Vegas. These are total registration numbers from 2007 & 2008, and the to-date numbers for 2009. The numbers do not look good for 2009 as we all would suspect. As...