What glass front Vending should I get?

[Kirb]

I have a couple of shurvends at my washes that have worked great. I need a new one for new location and unfortunately Shurvend is no longer so what vendor do you recommend?

Thank you,
Kirb

 

[Randy]

The Shurvend vending machine was made by AMS "Automated Merchandising Systems"

http://www.amsvendors.com

They are still in business and you can still get parts for all of the machines that Shurvend sold.

 

[slash007]

The issue is the Shurvend re-enforced those machines to make them harder to break in and more outdoor friendly.

 

[Waxman]

What Randy said.

AMS Sensit II

 

[slash007]

I have an AMS Sensit II that I bought and put in one of my lobbies, but I wouldn't put one outside.

 

[Randy]

The issue is the Shurvend re-enforced those machines to make them harder to break in and more outdoor friendly.

And what was done to the machine to re-enforce them? Besides putting a cage around it.

 

[slash007]

Just the cage, but that is still a big difference compared to the standard version.

 

[Kirb]

Thank you for all the replies. I agree AMS vendor. I just didn't know if anyone reinforced them like Shurvend did. I original Shurvend had a cage around it but my last 2 were purpose built by them with all the guts from AMS vendor. No issues w/ any of them.

 

[MEP001]

I know someone who bought several refrigerated AMS vendors in a cage. I'll have to ask him more about it, but IIRC it was some $2000 less than ShurVend. There's a thick Lexan window over the glass of the vendor and another in the cage opening. The only thing I didn't like about it was all the reflections make it a little hard to see the products well especially during the day.

 

[Eric H]

I think Kleen-rite sells MegaVendor. They were a knock off of the Shurvend design.
I know Jim added a better lighting package to the ShurVends but aside from the cage the AMS machine is just a stock machine.
If it were me, I’d buy a cage from Kleen-Rite and a machine from AMS and make adjustments on my own. I suspect you’ll save some $$$ by doing that.
BTW: I spoke with Jim a few weeks ago. He sounded GREAT!!! His health had taken a bad turn after his wife past away. I hadn’t heard from him since the last show in Vegas and I presumed that he had past. I had made an attempt to contact his son but couldn’t find a current phone or email for him. Needless to say, I was pretty happy when he called me. He sends his regards but has moved on to retirement.