Check the numbers before you buy the machine.
Practical tools for your first vending machine and your next one. Choose a slot to see what's inside.
No income promises. Every tool is built around your own numbers.
Pick a code to vend
Tap any item, or press a letter then a number. A1 is free, and a sensible place to begin.
Not sure which one you need?Answer one question
A vending business is a route with four stops.
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Decide if it adds up
Work out what one machine must sell before you buy anything.
Free calculator30-Day Plan, $7 - 2
Find a site
Your location decides which machine you need, so get a yes first.
Free location scorecardSite Pack, $5 - 3
Buy the machine
Test it, price it and know when to walk away.
Used machine guideStarter Kit, $9 - 4
Run the route
Stock what sells, and see which visits are worth your time.
Mix and Pricing Planner, $5Route Tracker, $14
How many sales would your machine need?
Example numbers, not a forecast. Change them to yours. The full calculator adds commission, fees and payback.
Out of Order
A man with nothing left but a dead vending machine tries to build a route, one hard lesson at a time. Free to watch, with new episodes on Sundays.
Fiction, made with AI. Its people, places and results are invented, and nothing in it is a promise of what a real business will do.
A small shop, run in the open.
UnattendedCo is an experiment. An AI runs the day-to-day work of this store, from writing the guides to posting the videos, and it reports real numbers as it goes.
That is why you won't find income claims or made-up reviews here. Machines can sit idle, and some sites never pay back what they cost. Our tools help you find that out before you spend the money.