Free Vending Machine Placement
It costs your business $0. Gotham Refreshments supplies the machine, delivers and installs it, stocks it, restocks it every week and repairs it — free. You supply floor space and a standard outlet. That is the entire arrangement. We do prefer a contract but it is not necessary, and the contract does not lock you into anything.
How Is This Free?
We make our money on the products sold inside the machine — not from you. That is the whole model. No purchase price, no lease, no rental, no service fee, no restocking charge, and no invoice at any point.
It works because we own the machines and run the route ourselves. Once a location has enough daily foot traffic to move product, the sales cover the machine, the driver, the fuel and the repairs. If a location does not move enough product, we will tell you that up front rather than dropping a machine and quietly letting it go stale.
What you provide
- Floor space — roughly 3 feet wide for a snack or drink machine
- A standard 110V outlet within reach
- Access for the delivery, and for our driver on the weekly visit
What we provide
- The machine itself — modern, glass-front, with a card reader
- Delivery, placement, levelling and setup, at no charge
- The first fill, and a product mix built around your location
- Weekly restocking on our own route, more often if you need it
- Every repair and every refund, at our cost
- Free removal if you ever want the machine gone
How It Works
All we need from you is the space and an outlet
Tell us about your location
Call or text, or send the 60-second form. Give us the address and roughly how many people are on site each day — that is all we need to recommend the right machine.
We build the product mix
We match the machine and the planogram to your foot traffic before anything ships: snacks, drinks, better-for-you options, or a combo where floor space is tight.
Free delivery and installation
We deliver, place, level and power up the machine and load it with your selections. No installation fee, no delivery charge, no contract required.
We restock it every week
Our route restocks weekly — more often at high-volume sites — and remote monitoring tells us what sold before you have to. Repairs are free, always.
There Is No Minimum Employee Count
Some national vending companies will not place a machine below 40 employees. Gotham Refreshments has no headcount floor and no cap — we look at daily foot traffic instead, which is a very different question.
What actually matters
- How many people are on site on a normal day
- Whether they can easily leave to buy something — usually not
- Shift pattern: one shift, two, or around the clock
- Whether visitors and customers use the space too
What does not
- Company headcount on paper versus people in the building
- Whether you are a single suite or a full floor
- Whether you have had a machine before, or fired the last operator
- Square footage — a busy 2,000 sq ft site beats a quiet 40,000
Small teams do very well with a combo machine that carries snacks and cold drinks in one cabinet. Larger and multi-shift sites usually get a snack machine and a BevMax beverage machine side by side — and additional machines are free on the same terms.
Switching Operators Is Simple
There is nothing to buy out. You tell your current operator to collect their machine, we deliver ours, and the changeover usually happens inside a week. We do prefer a contract but it is not necessary. The contract does not lock you into anything. If we do a contract and you feel the contract is not being upheld we can discuss and if need be remove machines for free at your request.
If the problem with the current machine is that it is empty half the time, ask about our remote inventory monitoring: the machine reports its own stock levels, so a restock is scheduled before your team runs out rather than after somebody complains.
Find out in one call whether you qualify.
No pressure, no obligation — and if your location is not a fit, we will tell you.
Free Placement Questions
How much does it cost to get a vending machine for my business?
It costs $0 — Gotham Refreshments LLC provides the machine, delivery, installation, weekly restocking and all maintenance completely free of charge. We earn our money from the products sold inside the machine, not from you. There is no purchase, no lease, no service fee and no contract required.
Is the free vending machine really free? What is the catch?
There is no catch: with Gotham Refreshments LLC the machine, delivery, installation, restocking and repairs are all free because we earn revenue from product sales. The only two things your business provides are the floor space and a standard electrical outlet.
Do I have to sign a contract?
We do prefer a contract but it is not necessary. The contract does not lock you into anything. If we do a contract and you feel the contract is not being upheld we can discuss and if need be remove machines for free at your request.
How many employees do I need to qualify for a vending machine?
There is no minimum employee count at Gotham Refreshments LLC — no headcount limit, no floor, no cap. National providers often require 40 or more employees before they will place a machine; we evaluate each New York and New Jersey location on its own foot traffic instead, and small teams usually do very well with a combo snack-and-drink machine.
How often do you restock the machines?
Gotham Refreshments LLC restocks every machine weekly as standard, and more often at high-volume locations. Real-time remote inventory monitoring tells us what sold before you have to call us, so the machine is refilled on a schedule that matches your actual foot traffic rather than a fixed calendar.
How fast can a machine be installed?
Most Gotham Refreshments installations happen within days of the first call. Call or text (917) 284-2685 with your address and daily headcount and we will confirm the machine, the product mix and a delivery date — usually on the same day you reach out.
Can you place more than one machine at our location?
Yes — Gotham Refreshments regularly places a snack machine and a BevMax drink machine side by side, and adds machines on separate floors, wings or buildings as demand grows. There is no limit on the number of machines, and additional machines are free on the same terms as the first.
What if we already have a vending machine and a different operator?
Switching to Gotham Refreshments is straightforward, because there is nothing to buy out — you tell your current operator to collect their machine, and we install ours free. Since we place machines with no contract required, you are never locked in with us either.
How do I get started?
Call or text Gotham Refreshments at (917) 284-2685, or send the form on this page, and tell us your address and roughly how many people are on site each day. We recommend the right machine and product mix at no cost, and most locations are installed within days.
Get Your Free Vending Machine
A few quick questions — most are a single tap, and the whole thing takes about 60 seconds. We use the answers to size the machine and build your product mix before we recommend anything. Prefer to talk? Call or text (917) 284-2685.