Why Are There Not Any Vending Machines In INDIA?

This question or statement is far from the truth for India in the 21st century.

India is developing in terms of technology and advancement every single day. Everyone wants to use the latest gadgets and be on par with the times.

With recent developments in different modes of payment and technology, the slow vending machine business which was up until now taking a backseat.

Most potential businesses are finally able to grab people’s attention and come into the limelight.

Some places where you can spot these infamous vending machines are:

  1. Metro Stations
  2. Co-working spaces
  3. Office spaces
  4. Hostels & PGs
  5. College Campuses

The reasons why it has finally been able to gain popularity in the recent future are:

Why There Are Not Any Vending Machines In India?

1. VMs reduce job opportunities

The pretence that most vendors have that a vending machine not only steals their consumers from them but is also responsible for hampering their livelihood, has been proven wrong.

A vending machine provides a regular income and offers good business to the vendor of the vending machine.

People are able to provide more variety of items in much less space, saving the cost of rent while being up to date with the times and also earning more income by selling their screen space for advertisement.

Wendor Vending Machine In Dubai

2. The direct transfer of money from the machine to the Vendors Bank Account

With recent developments to support cashless and UPI transactions, once a customer makes the payment for a commodity.

Instead of the old system where a designated person was appointed to collect the notes from the machine at the end of every single day, compromising his and the cash in hand’s safety and security.

The money is now directly transferred to the vendor’s account without any middleman affecting the transaction.

Direct Money Transfer To Bank Account

3. Introduction of Cashless Transactions

The problem of handling money faced by the consumers, which referred to the difficulty in acceptance of notes and lack of change for big bills, has been solved.

The introduction of cashless transactions involving agents like UPI, Paytm, PhonePe, etc., supports this new development.

E-wallets also help make transactions faster and easier.

The exact amounts can be directly transferred to the machines without facing any problems.

Introduction of Cashless Transactions

4. Better Technology to vend 5 items at one go

Improvements are constantly being made to make the vending machine experience better and more accessible.

Start-ups like Wendor have managed to develop a state-of-the-art motherboard that allows a customer to vend up to 5 items in under 30 seconds from a vending machine at a given period of time.

This improves the customer’s experience and also helps improve sales.

5. Instant refund technology in case of a failed transaction

Wendor has developed a Vend-Sensor technology where the machine doesn’t vend the item a customer selects at a given time.

The machine automatically refunds the customer’s money back to his/her account.

This helps make the vending machine experience more reliable and simple for a consumer who would feel a sense of safety while using the machine in the future.

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