Category: Industry News

Vending Machines and Bitcoin: The Next Wave?

What is Bitcoin? Bitcoin is a type of digital currency in which encryption techniques are used to regulate the generation of units of currency and verify the transfer of funds, operating independently of a central bank. A vending machine accepting this cryptocurrency sprung up at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Update on GMO Labeling Reform

In July 2016 the U.S. House of Representatives passed the GMO labeling reform bill, a bill that would establish a mandatory national standard for GMO labeling, keeping states from issuing their own mandatory labeling laws. The bill was passed last week by the U.S. Senate, and will now be sent

U-Select-It and NAMA Take the Hill

We’re proud to be a sponsor for the 2016 NAMA Fly-In. The NAMA Fly-In is open to all NAMA company member representatives, industry leaders, and customers who want to be an advocate for the industry.  The NAMA team will facilitate face-to-face meetings with your representatives, giving you the opportunity to

Sustainability and Vending Machines

What do vending machines and sustainability have to do with each other? Well, they are more linked to one another than you may believe. The four pillars of sustainability are: Environmental responsibility Cultural/knowledge vitality Social good/well-being Economic health Environmental responsibility Some vending machines offer the ability to recycle your plastic,

The Evoke Series: Sales Power at Your Fingertips

    At the 2016 NAMA (National Automatic Merchandising Association) OneShow, U-Select-It debuted their newest and most technologically advanced vending product: The Evoke Series. Missed the show? No worries. We’re going to take you inside and explain exactly why the Evoke series is changing the game for every vending machine

Recap: NAMA OneShow 2016

The 2016 vending and refreshment service industry trade show is behind us. Held in Chicago, Illinois April 13-15, the National Automatic Merchandising Association (NAMA) convention hosted hundreds of exhibitors and even more attendees from both small and large, national and international brands, including U-Select-It. The chairman of U-Select-It, Art Wittern

Overseas Vending Machine Distributors

U-Select-It builds an array of vending machines for our partner distributors who supply vending operators across the globe. We have vending machines that include food, drinks, combo units, cigarettes, snacks, coffee and much more. Our vending machines are built with innovative technology that gives vending operators a significant advantage over

Happy Independence Day from Uselectit

Happy Independence Day from the team at U-Select-It. We hope you stay safe this holiday and are able to celebrate it with your close family and friends.

The Multivend Revolution

When you are looking at vending machines for sale, you may feel frustrated because of the associated cost. Even if it will pay itself, the upfront costs can be daunting. This is especially true if you were hoping to offer both sodas and snacks. That is why you may be

2014 NAMA OneShow

USelectIt recently participated in the 2014 NAMA OneShow. The NAMA OneShow provided a venue where vendors, operators and suppliers in the vending and refreshment industries could come together and learn from one another. The show was a resounding success, with over 4,300 attendees and over 500 operator companies represented, as

Is There a Future in eCigarette Vending?

eCigarettes have suddenly exploded in popularity. Many people who are trying to quit smoking cigarettes are trying the electronic options instead, considering this a healthier way to get their nicotine dose. Is there a potential for those who currently have a cigarette vending machine to switch over to this new

Cupcake Withdrawal

Even though the vending machines for sale on our website can vend a huge variety of tasty snacks and beverages, USelectIt has not yet entered the cupcake vending machine game. Luckily for all of you cupcake enthusiasts out there, one of the world’s premier cupcake makers has! Sprinkles, the world’s

A Vending Machine Creates Office Harmony

No one performs well when hungry. If your blood sugar is low, you are not working to your full potential and you are not being a fully effective employee. Therefore, by investing in a vending machine, your company is actually investing in office productivity. With access to a vending machine,

Vending Machines for Sale Online

When I was little, the snack vending machines in the clubhouse of the beach club to which we belong seemed magical. My brother and I were rarely allow to have candy or other treats, so getting something from one of the vending machines was an exciting event.  What kept it

Ladies: Vending Machines For Your Feet

We’ve talked on this blog about drink vending machines and snack vending machines. This week we’ll discuss machines that vend something of a completely different nature. Currently in specific locations of England there are vending machines outside of nightclubs and bars that offer cheap, comfortable shoes for lady’s who have

Early Vending Machines

Previously, if I’d been asked to take a guess as to when the earliest versions of vending machines were, I probably would have guessed sometime in the early part of last century. I imagine some sort of glass bottle Coca-cola drink vending machine made out of aluminum and the size

Soda Vending Machines Evil Inhabitant: Four Loko

We’ve shown you some crazy things on this blog come out of snack and drink vending machines. We’ve shown you drink vending machines that distribute entire bottles of wine. We’ve shown you snack vending machines that distribute different kinds of baby carrots. We’ve shown vending machines that provide camera film,

The Conveniences of Vending Machines

Remember that episode of The Office where Jim put all of Dwight’s belongings in the snack vending machine? Well, it got me to thinking, Hey, that’s not a bad idea. Office supply vending machines! It’s a million-dollar idea! Naturally it’s already been thought up. There are vending machines that pop