This is an OLD experience for my family. It happened many years ago. Can it happen again?? It almost did just 3 years ago. YOU can never let your guard down when doing business. There are just too many folks ready to make the easy dollar…. AT YOUR EXPENSE.

Our primary GOAL in writing about personal and business experiences is to put YOU on guard. We want to keep you SAFE from the barracudas. They are HARD to recognize! Like a CON MAN. You never recognize them UNTIL they take YOUR MONEY….and disappear! When you are faced with major decisions, we want to be there. Those decisions that have a big impact on your success. Where financial rewards are important. YOU don’t want to get left at the starting gate by a CROOK!

Vending Service Experience

My brother had just completed 4 years in the Air Force. He and a buddy had MUSTERING OUT PAY. After receiving their final paycheck from Uncle Sam, they were ready for the world. Just outside the gate, there was a SUPER salesman waiting! If you have been in the military, you know the rest of the story (according to Paul Harvey!). A VENDING MACHINE SALESMAN! BUY 3 machines that sell coffee, hot chocolate, soup, etc. AND you’re in YOUR OWN BUSINESS!

Vending machines BREAKDOWN! If the machine fails to give coffee (10 cents!) you can bet some burley REDNECK is going to turn the machine OVER or kick it until it works. Or gets HIS money back! (The year was about 1957!) Can you imagine 10 cents for a drink?

Unfortunately, the “buddy” grew up in Idaho. HE was the MECHANIC! Got HOMESICK and we haven’t seen HIM since.

Competitor Wants to Buy our Business…..Why?

Why did he want our little business? This guy was in his own drink vending business. HE WANTED OUR MECHANIC! Obviously, buy our business and he would get the mechanic. He had a nice warehouse, his own offices, and was mature in the world of operating a business.

In his office on a Wednesday night about 6 PM we had a meeting. His phone rang. After a few minutes on the phone, he turns around and says I let PRAYER MEETING slip my mind. HE HAD TO GO! A RED FLAG said to us…don’t do it! Something is not right.