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Uncle Sam

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We sound like a broken record I know, but we can not stress enough operators investing in the security of the vendor! Unless the vendor is inside a room with attendants and/or customers around, we don't even like to sell a ShurVend Vending System to a customer with out "360-degree" security on the vendor. Our new Uni-Pac vending system is the outgrowth of wanting to design a complete security system for any vendor that we sell.

Even the Outsider that we sell as a factory-designed secure vendor for outside use can be vulnerable at a 24/7/365 facility. One of our customers sent us these pictures of an Outsider that was "hammered" by some thugs trying to get some money for ???? The operator is 100% tokens and takes the money out every night, so there was no money in the vendor. But the cost to replace the door would have almost paid for the extra up-front cost of a Uni-Pac ShurVend secure system that we now sell.

See the pix below on what happened to an Outsider.

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I noticed that some companies are offering what is known as an Outsider on their websites and at the recent WCA show for use in the car wash environment. This model is manufactured as a vendor to be ready for outside installation and more secure than their other models. We have sold these machines in the past to customers, but have always told the customer that the vendor was vulnerable to theft and vandalism. The pix above attest to that vulnerability.

These vendors can be priced cheaper than the higher security packages but the cost on the back side, if hit, will more than pay for the upgrade to a very secure machine.
With the availability of cordless, powered tools that drill, chisel, and saw metal, the 24/26 gauge sheet metal on these vendors is not really very hard to cut with these new tools. The more difficult it is to breach a vendor operation the more the trouble makers will move on to another site.

The cheaper option up front may be the costlier option in the long term!!

Uncle Sam :)
 
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