For hosts
A healthy vending machine for your building — at no cost to you.
You provide a little floor space and a standard outlet. We provide the machine, the food, the payments, the service and the insurance. Month-to-month, one page, cancel any time with 30 days’ notice.
The cost
What it costs you: nothing
Not a lease, not a deposit, not a service fee. The machine and everything in it stays our property and our expense — here is the whole split, straight out of the placement agreement you would sign.
| Item | Who covers it |
|---|---|
| The machine itself | Cloudchaser Snacks |
| Delivery, moving and installation | Cloudchaser Snacks |
| All product and restocking | Cloudchaser Snacks |
| Card reader and payment processing | Cloudchaser Snacks |
| Cleaning and routine maintenance | Cloudchaser Snacks |
| Repairs, parts and service calls | Cloudchaser Snacks |
| General liability insurance | Cloudchaser Snacks |
| Licences and permits for vending | Cloudchaser Snacks |
| Floor space for the machine | You |
| Standard 110V electricity | You |
The effort
What you have to do: almost nothing
What we need from you
- A spot with a standard 110V outlet nearby
- About 41 inches of wall width, plus a few inches of clearance behind it
- Reasonable access so we can get in to service it
- A quick note if something looks wrong between visits
What you never have to do
- Buy, lease or finance equipment
- Order, count or stock product
- Handle cash, cards or refunds
- Clean, fix or maintain anything
- Sign a long-term contract
Installation
How a machine actually gets in the door
Start to finish, hosting takes about two short conversations and one delivery morning.
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A five-minute look
We walk the spot with you, confirm the outlet, and measure the path in. The machine is about 31 inches deep, so it clears a standard 36-inch doorway going in depth-first.
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One page to sign
Our placement agreement is a single page in plain language: who provides power, who owns the machine, and who is liable.
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Delivery morning
The machine comes in on a heavy-duty appliance dolly with a second pair of hands. It stays upright the whole way — that protects the refrigeration — and we take care of the moving, not your staff.
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Set up and tested
We load the product, set the pricing, and test every selection plus a live card tap before we leave. Nothing goes live half-working.
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You get a direct line
A support address goes on the machine, and you get ours. From then on it is our job to keep it full, clean and running.
If something goes wrong
We do not expect problems. Here is what happens if one comes up.
Our machines are reliable and we service them on a schedule, so most hosts never need this section. But equipment is equipment, and if something does come up we handle it promptly and professionally — same day, and without making it your problem.
A jam or a bad vend
Email support@cloudchaservending.com and we make it right — a refund to the customer or a replacement item, no argument. Jams get cleared on our next visit, or sooner if the machine is down.
The machine stops working
Each machine reports its own status, so a dead card reader or an offline unit usually tells us before you do. We respond to any host issue the same day and drive out when it needs hands on it.
A part fails
Our cost, always. We hold a dedicated repair reserve per machine precisely so a broken compressor is our problem and never a conversation about who pays.
It is just not working out
Thirty days’ written notice, either direction, for any reason. Email counts. We remove the machine and leave the space the way we found it.
The spot turns out to be wrong
If a corner gets no traffic, we would rather move the machine than watch it sit. With your okay we will relocate it inside your building to somewhere it works better.
FAQ
How much space does it take?
Plan on roughly 41 inches wide, 75 inches tall and 31 inches deep, plus a few inches of clearance behind it. We place one machine size, so that footprint is what to measure for.
Does it need special wiring?
No. A standard 110V wall outlet is all it needs — the same thing a fridge or a copier plugs into.
How much electricity does it use, and what will it cost me?
Only the refrigerated drink section draws real power; the snack section above it is just lighting and controls. Expect roughly 2 to 3.5 kWh a day — about what a second refrigerator costs you. At Oregon’s average commercial rate of about 10.6¢ per kWh, that works out to roughly $7 to $12 a month, or $85 to $140 a year.
For context, the U.S. Department of Energy rates a full-size all-refrigerated beverage machine at about 3.7 kWh a day. Ours is a combo, so the cooled volume is smaller and the real figure sits below that. Your own rate and how warm the room runs will move the number.
Who sets the prices?
We do, and we keep them in a normal range: on average, snacks and drinks are between $2 and $4. Oregon has no sales tax, so the price on the screen is the price your people pay.
Can we choose what goes in it?
Yes, and we want you to. The launch mix is a starting point, not a rule — we watch what sells at your location, cut what does not move, and take requests from your team.
How often do you restock?
Once or twice a week to start, and more often once a busy location proves it needs it. The machine flags low slots for us between visits, so we are not guessing.
Does it take cash?
Yes — bills and coins work, though most people tap. Every machine takes contactless cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay. No app to download, no account to make.
Is there a contract, and how long?
One page, month-to-month. Either of us can end it for any reason with 30 days’ written notice, and email counts as written notice.
We already have a vending machine. Does that rule us out?
Not at all. We are the healthy option, not a soda-machine replacement, and the two usually sit happily side by side. If you would rather swap, that is your call and your existing operator’s contract to consider.
Request a machine
Tell us about your spot
No obligation, no sales sequence. We read every one of these ourselves.
Request a machine for your location
The more you tell us about the space and the people in it, the better the first machine will fit.