Guide
The Cost to Host a Nicotine Vending Machine
Under a fully managed model the venue's direct cost is close to nothing. What varies is the share.
Short answer
Under Afterwrk's model a venue pays nothing for the equipment, installation, restocking, servicing or software, and supplies electricity from a standard outlet. The venue receives an agreed share of sales. What that share is belongs in the venue agreement, not on a web page.
The two models you will be offered
| Venue-purchased | The venue buys or finances the machine, owns the stock, and keeps the margin. Higher ceiling, and the venue carries the capital, the stock risk and usually the licensing question. |
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| Fully managed | The operator owns the machine and the stock, holds the licence where law allows, services the unit, and pays the venue a share. Lower ceiling, close to zero venue cost and risk. |
Afterwrk operates the second. Which is better depends on whether you want a margin or an amenity, and on whether you want a tobacco licensing obligation.
The real costs to interrogate in any offer
- Who buys the machine, and what happens to it if the arrangement ends?
- Who owns the stock, and who eats it if it does not sell?
- Who holds the tobacco retail licence for the address?
- Who is liable if a sale is made to someone under 21?
- Who pays for card processing?
- What is the term, and how does a venue exit?
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