Ah yes, its much better to plan for max than to plan for min and find out later you need a bigger unit. Thats for sure.I’m looking to do something a bit different, but a system that was used in my old hometown’s “Sweet Shop” that was really a neat delivery system, and quite profitable. They used a disposable carton for their soda sales…think a paper milk carton affair in nature. I’m looking into the carton prices still, and if it proves to be another of my stupid ideas…well I’ll just hang it on the wall with my other trophies…
I do plan on doing a summertime “fill the jug” promo though and am currently pricing out some logo bearing “Thermos” type picnic jugs for that. I’m not set on delivering soda by the cup by any means though. I guess I tossed it into the mix to make sure I was sourcing a machine to cover my “max” usage.
Thanks for your heads up though!
JV
I agree. Bad Idea!Are you sure you want to sell fountain drinks with deliveries??? :shock:
I disagree. We were going to do it for two reasons: 1) Much more profit and 2) We had chewable ice which is very popular here.steveo922:
I agree. Bad Idea!Are you sure you want to sell fountain drinks with deliveries??? :shock:
There are many reasons why nobody else does it… I don’t know anyone that would order fountain drinks for delivery… Last thing I want in my drink it watered down soda from a hot car or any “extra” ingredients that don’t belong there.gregster:
I disagree. We were going to do it for two reasons: 1) Much more profit and 2) We had chewable ice which is very popular here.steveo922:
I agree. Bad Idea!Are you sure you want to sell fountain drinks with deliveries??? :shock:
We were going to use bag carriers (hard to explain but basically it is a plastic bag pinched and sealed in the middle to create two separate areas so the drinks stay put). They would hang in the car with other cold items. I know, sounds scary. But we think it would work and set us apart from the competition.
As long as the cup is insulated, the drink freshly poured, and is iced, it will not be watered down or flat. When you have let a drink sit for ten minutes in a styrofoam cup, it is not watered down.There are many reasons why nobody else does it… I don’t know anyone that would order fountain drinks for delivery… Last thing I want in my drink it watered down soda from a hot car or any “extra” ingredients that don’t belong there.
True, I had a feeling you would say that after that comment, but with a pizza its a lot easier to see if its been tampered with vs. a spit enriched sody pop.As long as the cup is insulated, the drink freshly poured, and is iced, it will not be watered down or flat. When you have let a drink sit for ten minutes in a styrofoam cup, it is not watered down.
And regarding your “extra ingredients” remark, the same could be said of the pizza.
BTW, there are sandwich shops here who deliver fountain drinks.
Dude, you sound like you have experience adulterating food with bodily fluids! :lol:True, I had a feeling you would say that after that comment, but with a pizza its a lot easier to see if its been tampered with vs. a spit enriched sody pop.
hahaha… nah, just paranoid!Dude, you sound like you have experience adulterating food with bodily fluids! :lol:
The cooling type affects how the heat dissipates from the coils (condensor, I believe). Either through ambient air temp or circulating water temp. If you have air temps running in the 90’sF, the air-cooled ice machine will make less ise and work harder than a water-cooled that uses 75 to 80F water to cool the works.Back to the original topic…I would go with a larger size, after all the ice stops making when it is full. I also suggest buying an air cooled rather than water cooled. We have one of each, never really understood the difference but I do know about 2 months ago our water cooled sprung a leak and tripled our water bill in a matter of days.
Kris