IW-S40
Ironwood S40 Snack
Five shelves, 40 selections, adjustable coils. The machine most first routes are built on.
- 40 selections
- 410 items
- 38 x 33 in
- Fits a 32 in door
Buy the machine. Keep the route.
New and refurbished vending equipment, shipped anywhere in the lower 48, with financing and a phone number that a human answers.
- Ships from Louisville in 3 to 7 days
- Six month parts warranty on everything
- Financing from $89 a month
- Refurbs rebuilt in our own shop
Where every dollar in the machine goes
Most people are surprised by this the first time they see it. Better to see it now than after you have bought three machines.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| What customers put in | $100.00 |
| What the product cost you | − $48.00 |
| Commission back to the location | − $8.00 |
| Card fees, fuel, bags, bin liners | − $6.00 |
| What you keep | $38.00 |
Which is why the location matters more than the machine
A good cabinet in a quiet hallway loses to a beaten-up one in a busy warehouse, every time. Two thirds of the people who call us are shopping for equipment when they should be shopping for sites.
We will happily sell you a machine today. We would rather you had somewhere to put it first, so we ask about that before we quote.
New or refurbished
About seven in ten machines we ship are refurbished. Here is the honest trade.
Refurbished
Stripped to the frame in our shop, new coils and belts, new board, repainted, and run for 72 hours on the floor before it ships.
- Roughly 45 percent cheaper
- Same six month parts warranty as new
- Card reader fitted before it leaves
- Stock changes weekly, so models come and go
Cosmetic marks are normal. We photograph each unit before shipping.
New
Straight from the manufacturer, current model year, full factory warranty on top of ours.
- Every model available, no waiting on stock
- Two year factory warranty on the board
- Better fit if the site is customer facing
- Longer lead time, four to six weeks on some models
Worth it for smart coolers and anything a paying public will look at.
What people buy first
Three machines account for most first orders. Prices shown are refurbished.
IW-C60
Ironwood C60 Combo
Snacks above, chilled drinks below, one plug. The best first machine if you only get one wall.
- 36 snack, 8 drink
- 290 items
- 41 x 35 in
- Fits a 34 in door
IW-B9
Ironwood B9 Beverage
Nine columns, glass front, takes 20 and 12 ounce bottles on the same shelf.
- 9 selections
- 460 bottles
- Holds 36 F
- 41 x 35 in
Things we say before we take your money
We would rather lose a sale than sell a machine that ends up in someone's garage.
It is not passive
Ten machines is roughly a full day a week of driving, filling and counting, plus a Sunday shopping trip.
Locations say no a lot
Expect to ask thirty businesses to land three. That is normal and it is the actual job.
Cash is slow at first
You pay for product before anyone pays you. Keep a float of about $200 per machine.
One machine proves nothing
Routes work on density. Six machines within twenty minutes of each other beat two spread across a state.
People who bought from us
Collected at the twelve month mark, when the honeymoon is well over.
I bought a refurb S40 expecting junk and it looked better than the new one at the place I used to work.
Rafa walked me through a board swap on speakerphone while I was standing in front of the machine. Took eleven minutes.
They told me not to buy the frozen unit until I had a site for it. They were right, and I remembered that when I ordered four more.
Tell us what you are trying to build
Twenty minutes on the phone with someone who has placed a few hundred machines. We will tell you if your plan has a hole in it before you spend anything.