Let`s talk about the choice of commodity types first. Obviously, the profit margin of selling family planning/sex toys is larger. This is also the current mainstream choice.
Let's talk about model selection, which can be compared from three dimensions.
1. After-sale maintenance cost
Battery-powered vending machines (lattice machines/circular machines), mainly for selling goods. Generally, a different commodity is placed in each warehouse, and only one inventory can be placed, that is, each time a purchase is made, it needs to be replenished. Whether it is done by the delivery party or the hotel room, the replenishment work is a tedious thing. Its battery also needs to be replaced every 7-10 months.
For plug-in-powered vending machines (all-in-one
vending/charging machines), you don't have to worry about battery replacements. Its warehouse design generally only supports the sale of a single commodity, and the inventory can be placed in 4-5. Since family planning/sex toys are low-frequency consumer goods, they are generally purchased once every 40-60 days, so a centralized replenishment is not required for at least half a year (in a room, the frequency of use of the charging function is generally about once every 20 days). And the replenishment operation is very simple, and it is generally completed by the hotel waiter, as long as the seller regularly replenishes the goods according to the sales situation. This brings great convenience to the
Vending Machine launcher.
2. Investment cost and payback period
Battery-powered vending machines (lattice machines) sell many varieties. If they mainly sell family planning/sex toys, the average income per device per day is about 0.7-1.5 yuan (including the share to the hotel). However, the cost of equipment is relatively high. The cheap ones are seventy or eighty, and the expensive ones are more than one hundred. Moreover, the commodities occupy more capital, and the investment cost is also higher. If the grade of the hotel put in is too low and the occupancy rate is low, there is a problem that the return period is too long (5-12 months)
The current cost of a plug-in vending machine (all-in-one machine) is around 40 yuan. Because condoms are mainly sold, the goods occupy less capital, and the charging function is used more frequently. According to the data of the 1.1 million devices we have put into use during the epidemic period, the average daily income of each device is 0.5 -0.8 yuan, the return period is generally about 3-5 months.
3. Frequency of replenishment
Replenishment frequency of grid machine: 45-60 days/time/unit;
The replenishment frequency of the all-in-one machine: 6-8 months/time/unit.
