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Equip Your Business for the Holidays with a Custom Vending Machine

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Intelligent Dispensing SolutionsWith gift-giving holidays about a month away, the chaos of holiday shopping has slowly begun to trickle into retail stores everywhere, as made evident by big sales and packed stores. And while your retail establishment will likely see an increased influx of traffic during these busy months, what if you could secure even more revenue during the holidays? Thanks to the business retail vending machine possibilities offered by Intelligent Dispensing Solutions, your business can become more efficient and profitable than ever during the most trying time of the year.

If you sell any type of electronics, imagine the possibilities a retail vending machine can bring to your business. Holiday shifts are typically the most exhausting ones for retail employees, so why not lighten their burden with one of our machines? With our help, you can build the perfect dispenser for cameras, tablets, keyboards, and just about any device your store may carry. By giving your customers a self-service option, you can choose how to utilize your valuable associates more freely. And just because your store does not operate 24/7 does not mean you ever have to stop selling your products. By having an external vending machine, you can be turning a profit long after you lock your doors.

Whether you sell electronics, toys, or jewelry, we can build you the perfect custom vending machine when you need it most. With a demanding few months ahead, we can provide you with a machine that is high-tech, durable, and most importantly, made for you.

Custom Vending Machines for Hotels

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Intelligent Dispensing Solutions offers a diverse mix of customization and well-tested solutions for all kinds of businesses. In the world of hotels and motels, we have gone the extra mile offering hotels great options so they can offer their guests a wide array of products. Using a guest’s PIN code or room key, a hotel vending machine can give them a chance to pick up specific toiletries and a wide array of other products, not to mention the snacks and drinks they are already accustomed to.

It is 2012 and for many people carrying cash around is simply not convenient. We are all tied to our debit cards and tapping money directly out of our bank accounts. As we are all painfully aware, the fees that come along with ATMs can be particularly taxing on our bank accounts. By offering guests a cheap way to access their funds overnight and throughout their stay is a great way to make them feel like they are getting extra value added to their stay.

Ask guests at your hotel or motel what kinds of things they might want in a custom vending machine. Intelligent Dispensing Solutions will help you do the rest efficiently and cheaply.

Vending Medical Supplies for Savings and Safety

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Separating the business of health care from health care itself is sometimes a little harder than we would like it to be. We would like to think of the resources as endless and priceless. We would assume our safety is not simply an issue of punching a clock. Of course, for the hands-on people working in a medical office or other kind of health clinic, that is probably the case. No one got into this business to make a killing.

That said, supplies remain important and the office’s ability to administer care can be negatively affected by any unnecessary “breakage” or unexpected loss of medical supplies. This is why an office vending machine loaded with rubber gloves, gauze, and a variety of other necessary medical supplies can actually help with overhead and day-to-day operations in equal measure.

A custom vending machine is a full medical supply inventory management solution that will assure the institution’s medical supplies are readily available at all times. It will also assure that a wrong move in a supply closet does not result in the contamination of large swaths of medical supplies. Safety is a boon for medical workers and those in management alike–one less stressful variable in a stressful environment.

Should the Office’s Custom Vending Machine Include Post-Its?

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The importance of memos and Post-It Notes in the digital age, for some, has seemed to wain. Still, it is likely worth stocking them in the nearby office vending machine. It is not because digital reminders and automated updates available through most email services are not helpful. It is because sometimes they simply are not enough.

Everyone receives update reminders, but occasionally that fifteen minute meeting warning will come and go, and it will appear to offer you the opportunity to squeeze in one or two more small tasks. In other scenarios, it seems to offer an invitation for a little brain-numbing trip around the Internet. In either case, the distraction can ruin your perception of time and lead to embarrassing lateness. This is where the ever-present physical reminder of a “sticky note” can help.

It might seem silly, a business skipping the small cost of placing Post-It Sticky Notes in their vending machine, but in this day and age, every company is trying to manage costs any way they can. The office vending machines you employed to help manage your supplies budget can offer a helpful hand, but they should not be an excuse to skip out on certain supplies all together.

Managing Supplies And Overhead

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For most businesses, getting an office vending machine for supplies is not just a matter of ease and convenience. For most businesses it is a matter of cost management. Times are tight and regulating the flow of office supplies out of the office can save businesses hundreds, or in some extreme cases even thousands of dollars a month.

This is because when employees take it seriously when they are made aware of a specific overall budget, and their own personal monthly allowance, for office supplies. No more egregious use of paperclips or excessive printing for personal use. Instead, they are put in a position to take their supply usage seriously. It is not about tying their hands or denying them resources, it is about keeping everyone aware of the importance of overhead costs.

When you run a business each and every cent of capital matters. In order to maintain a consistent level of activity money must be managed in a way that is smart. Some businesses have done so by putting someone in charge of supply managing. The expectation is that they will remind employees of their overuse should it become an issue.

With a supply management vending machine loaded with office supplies no one has to be the bad guy. Everyone knows where they stand and why.

Include Employees In Stocking The Office Vending Machine

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Knowing what your business requires in its office vending machines should be easy, after all it is your business!

That said a simple email can help illuminate the needs of your employees and make your office’s custom vending machine all the better. Your employees can request a variety of items. Perhaps, for example, someone in your office needs new USB drives on a regular basis. This is not the sort of thing that everyone will necessarily be using, but all you really need is a few active users to make stocking them worthwhile.

Getting feedback from your employees is not just a great way to use your office vending machine, it is also a way to give your employees more ownership over their work. Giving them a chance to specify the exact sort of office supplies they want to use will improve productivity and employee satisfaction.

So if you intend on investing in an office supply vending machine, be sure to include your employees in the process. These folks are the backbone of your business and the vending machine is there to help them better serve your customers. Vending can save them time and make their whole day feel more comfortable.

Electronics Vending Machine Safe?

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Selling electronics through a custom vending machine might seem like a risk to business owners, but this ignores a classic principle. By and large, people assume they are being watched. In general, the type of person prone to committing a crime is going to do it whether you are there or not. By contrast, your average law abiding citizen will never steal for fear of being caught and the assumption that they will be. The average American citizen just assumes they will fail in their attempt at theft, be brought to justice in court before being paraded around as an example of all the wrong that exists in the world. No sane person wants that.

Electronics vending machines made to sell items like iPhones and PSPs are actually incredibly secure, so even a committed criminal would have to work Ocean’s 11 style to break in. And it’s nice to know that you can put up a machine like this in the middle of a shopping center or near the school bookstore and make some good money.

Security is key to all of Intelligent Dispensing Solutions’ vending machines. These are top of the line units built to last for a long time so that you can make money with little hands on work. It’s the new cool way to buy an iPhone.

Ice Cream, Custom Vending Machines

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The hot summer months might take their toll on all of us, but there are some great options for refreshment for those hot days. You can enjoy some ice cold water or all manner of thirst quenching soft drinks. There is also the option of going out and getting an ice pop or an old fashioned ice cream bar from an ice cream dispensing machine. That sounds like heaven on a hot summer’s day.

In all of these cases, the custom vending machine you are using had better be keeping its temperature frosty to ensure the maximum amount of summer time relief from your Strawberry Shortcake Bar or Creamsicle. Amazing to think that there was a time where someone had no choice but to toil in a boiling hot truck selling ice cream– an age before there were refrigerator and freezer vending machines in a number of locations, offering the frosty refreshment of a classic Good Humor bar.

If you are looking to put in a vending machine at your business or facility over the next few weeks or months, choosing one that dispenses delicious ice cream and ice pops is a stellar choice. You will definitely have parties interested in indulging in these sweets as things get hotter.

A Facebook Vending Machine

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Facebook: a name synonymous with innovation, genius, and stalking. But even the vast global social network needed some help when it came to their corporate office. Here at Intelligent Dispensing Solutions we’re always talking about vending machines that do way more than sell drinks and snacks. We want machines that make life easier, and not just fill our growling stomachs. Facebook CIO Tim Campos had the same idea. He designed a series of a Facebook office supply vending machines to dispense supplies and equipment, like keyboards, power cords, and screen wipes.

With just the swipe of an employee badge, employees can quickly get the replacement items they need without filling out forms or making a trip to the supply cabinet. The equipment is now readily available and easily accessible. Most importantly, it’s easy to track so accounting knows where all the money is going. It’s also cost-effective and has already cut costs nearly 35%. That’s a huge number and Facebook hopes it will continue to keep expenses low.

To see the Facebook vending machine in action, click here to watch the video. How can Intelligent Dispensing Solutions help your business save money and make day-to-day life more efficient? Visit the website to learn more.

Hug a Vending Machine, Receive a Free Coke

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Just when you think you’ve seen every type of custom vending machine out there, another one pops up. And this one is great for people who don’t even want to spend money! In an effort to spread a little love and smiles, Coca-Cola created a special coke dispensing machine that vends a free can of Coke when you hug the machine. The words “Hug Me” are sprawled across the front in Coca-Cola’s font, an inviting gesture. How could anyone resist those words?

The students at the National University of Singapore certainly could not resist. Spokesman Leonardo O’Grady stated, “Whether you were hugging the machine or experiencing the event online, our goal was the same – to put a smile on your face and share that emotional connection. Reactions were amazing…people really had fun with it and at one point we had four to five people hugging the machine at the same time as well as each other.”

They put together a cute little video of people’s reactions to the hug me coke machine and I can’t say I wouldn’t want to join those kids. Sadly, none are expected to appear here in the States, that we know of. But the company does want to place more in locations across Asia. Sometimes the best things in life are for free. So what unique vending machine would you like to build?