There used to be a link that provided local distributor information by state. I assume they pulled it, on distributor request, when they started getting a large number of calls from people interested in starting in Red Bull's vending program when Creative Concepts was offering it. Now, you have to contact RedBull directly via their contact link on their webpage at www.redbullusa.com.

[ 05-20-2006, 07:15 PM: Message edited by: Veruca Vending ]

hey everyone, i havnt posted in a while, firstly id like to thank veruca for your help!!! anyways the update with my previous post about my aramark proposal is that it didnt happen... they decided to go with CC vending a vending company with much more credentials then me(15000 vending machines!!!!) anyway, i wish i had exclusive rights for these machines in my area so aramark would have no choice but to use me, oh wait i am supposed to have exclusive distribution rights for red bull vending in my area , isnt that the reason i bought 50 machines?!!! I got sooo screwed by CC its unbelievable... has anyone else been promised exclusive distribution rights???

If you dont sign up with CC but buy the machine on Ebay is the another way ot get cheep Red Bull? i might try buying some from Sams Club or another bulk store

I posted my machines for sale in April. I now am moving and my 5 brand new full size Red Bull machines have got to leave my garage.Make me an offer. I bought them from Creative, I never tried to place them as I got them in 06 when i thought I was getting them in Dec. 05. Just my work schedule wouldnt let me get them placed and now I just had my 5th baby. I would rather place them then sell them but I just dont have the time. Make me an offer. Serious people only. Like I said I dont have time.

My husband & I recently got into the Red Bull Vending Bizz. We still have not received the machines as of yet. Tomorrow is the supposed ship date since April that we signed the contract and paid. So far not to impressed with the Locator (Sunrise Locator) but then again we did just start. Is it normal to contact the places once machine has arrived rather than to start before hand, and is this delay on the machines normal as well???? We know this is not a get rich by night opportunity if one at all, we just want to supplement our income and if all goes well I can quit my 1 - 1 1/2 hr commute to my day job and save on gas. Anyone from South Florida doing this and how is it going? Appreciate any suggestions.

Well hopefully you Do receive your machines, as I found out there are a lot of snags and loop holes you have to jump through in locating especially vending machines you will def. locate your own stuff better and cheaper than ANY company out there and unfortunatly those jokers at Creative Concepts are closed down as do all the "GREAT NEW DEALS" with no length of time in business also miss-leading who and what they are, I use to live in "scamming" S. Fla. and know these B.S. companies all to well..sting me once shame on me, twice shame on you,The word is these various businesses are all slowly but surly being scooped up and shut down by the Postal Inspectors & FBI, as they say easy come easy go..

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I bought 5 red bull machines from CC, I have been waiting for over a month for shipping. I also called one of the locaters. It took them over 8 days to call me back (after I paid them), I have been waiting a month to send someone out here. I was really upset to here that I could have sold them in different machines. I would not go this route if you are looking to get into redbull vending. buy your own machine from Costco. Any thoughts? please respond

Late to the party, I'm afraid. Creative Concepts hasn't been authorized to sell machines on RBNA's behalf since April 11th.

I am curious though, since they don't enjoy the benefits of distribution, how do they recommend you get your product? Those who were in the game before 4/11 have continued a relationship with Red Bull via their local distributors. I'm curious how CC is handling getting product into people's hands with their initial purchase. I guess it's entirely possible that they still have distributors who will service them and sell them product. Though, I'm not sure how that helps you once the burden of ordering product is yours. Even when they were legit, CC arranged for product delivery via your local distributor. And in any event, you'll likely pay a bit more per case than existing vendors. Distributors agreed to honor RBNAs previously set pricing structure for vendors when they cut ties with CC. There is a very good chance you'll pay between $2-4 more per case than existing vendors. This may turn out for you to be entirely false, it will depend on your distributor - still, it is something you may want to prepare for.

It probably doesn't make you feel any better, but people who are buying machines through their local distributor pay about $2500 bucks per machine vs the 4K or so CC will charge you. Go through your local distributor to buy the branded machines, or use generics. Buying through CC for twice the cost makes absolutely no sense, particularly since they are no longer authorized by Red Bull to sell you machines. Prior to RBNA cancelling their business relationship with CC, CC was the only legitimate way to buy branded vendors. That is the primary reason many of us chose to do business with them in the first place. Since April 11th, we deal directly with our local distributors for machine and product purchases. The delay in you receiving your machines is almost certainly because they do not have enough to fill the orders they continue to take. My wait on the vendors through local distribution is two weeks.

It may also interest you to know that the machines you have bought are almost certainly machines that have been shipped to a potential vendor and returned via CC's buyback policy. Royal vendors is no longer selling machines to CC. A call to Royal Vendors will confirm this for you. All of the operators that purchased machines through CC when they were legitimately affiliated with RBNA have been solicited via multiple phone calls and emails to sell machines back to CC. On credit, no less, and presumably with the intent to resell them to potential buyers such as yourself. This has been stated multiple times in this thread and others, but the ONLY legitimate way to buy the MerlinRB vendors (branded Red Bull vendors) is through your local distributor.

[ 06-15-2006, 05:19 AM: Message edited by: Veruca Vending ]

Price of Red Bull at Sam's: $31.34 per case, or $1.306 per can.

CC's price was $30 per case, or 1.25 per can.

The price through a local distributor is still $30 a case delivered, as local distributors agreed to continue to honor the pricing structure set by Red Bull/CC to grow their vendor program. The cost you quoted for Sam's doesn't figure in the price of annual membership, cost of gas to pick up the product, etc. Even if the price variance were only $1.34/case, and you could arrange to purchase product with any consistency for more than 5-10 machines, multiply the $1.34 difference by 1000 cases or more. That mere .06/can difference seems negligible when held up by itself, but it very quickly grows to noticeable figures with volume.

My distributors "normal" price is $32 a case. I assume this varies to some degree depending on where the distributor is located, but the price to existing vendors is set at $30/case regardless of their normal wholesale price. Distributors have every right to change that, I assume, however I haven't heard of any distributors failing to honor the price Red Bull set.

If you only ever plan on having 5-10 machines, you could probably justify a support architecture that consisted only of membership outlets, but if you plan on growing a company to 10 machines or more, I would highly recommend seeking out a local distributor and developing a relationship with them. No one understands your local market like your local distributor, and the importance of developing a relationship with them and using them as a resource can't be overstated.

And with that, I believe I am done with this thread. I don't think we can kick much more life out of it.

[ 07-13-2006, 07:49 PM: Message edited by: -VV- ]