What glass front Vending should I get?
- Thread starter Kirb
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The Shurvend vending machine was made by AMS "Automated Merchandising Systems"
They are still in business and you can still get parts for all of the machines that Shurvend sold.
slash007
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The issue is the Shurvend re-enforced those machines to make them harder to break in and more outdoor friendly.
Waxman
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What Randy said.
AMS Sensit II
AMS Sensit II
slash007
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I have an AMS Sensit II that I bought and put in one of my lobbies, but I wouldn't put one outside.
And what was done to the machine to re-enforce them? Besides putting a cage around it.
slash007
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Just the cage, but that is still a big difference compared to the standard version.
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
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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
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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 $$$ by doing that.
BTW: I spoke with Jim a few weeks ago. He sounded GREAT!!! His health had taken a bad turn after his wife past away. I hadn’t heard from him since the last show in Vegas and I presumed that he had past. I had made an attempt to contact his son but couldn’t find a current phone or email for him. Needless to say, I was pretty happy when he called me. He sends his regards but has moved on to retirement.
I know Jim added a better lighting package to the ShurVends but aside from the cage the AMS machine is just a stock machine.
If it were me, I’d buy a cage from Kleen-Rite and a machine from AMS and make adjustments on my own. I suspect you’ll save some $$$ 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.
