THANKS FOR THE BUSINESS THIS WEEK

Hey people, I just wanted to let you all know how appreciative we all are for the business you did with us this past week. Now it's time to take a couple days off (at least 1)and prepare for next week. you all need to relax and regroup and hit it hard again on Monday! Maybe go get a "mani-pedi" !! aaahhh a mani-pedi  doesn't that sound great!!! Anyway spend some time with your family as they are trully the only ones that will be there when the work is done!! Have a super weekend and I will see you all next week!!!!!   Curt

HEALTHY FOOD FOR KIDS

Just wondering what you guys think of this product? Any interest in purchasing? We are thinking about bringing them in and would like some input. We currently carry a lot of the Hormel 10oz regular Compleats.

Nutrition:

Hormel® Compleats® Kids Spaghetti and Meatballs

• Serving Size: 198g
• Servings Per Containers: Varied
• Per Serving:
• Calories: 200
• Calories from Fat: 50
• Total Fat: 6g
• Saturated Fat: 2g
• Cholesterol: 20mg
• Sodium: 590mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 27g
• Dietary Fiber: 3g
• Sugars: 10g
• Protein: 10g
• Vitamin A: 10%
• Vitamin C: 0%
• Calcium: 2%
• Iron: 4%

• Ingredients: Tomatoes (Water, Tomato Paste), Enriched Spaghetti (Water, Enriched Semolina [Wheat, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Egg Whites, Wheat Gluten, Glyceryl Monostearate), Water, Cooked Meatballs (Beef, Pork, Water, Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Protein Concentrate, Caramel Color], Bread Crumbs [Wheat Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Salt, Soybean Oil], Salt, Sugar, Spices, Flavorings, Garlic Powder), Carrots, Sugar, Contains 2% or less of Modified Cornstarch, Dietary Fiber (Partially Hydrolyzed Guar Gum), Potato Starch, Nonfat Dry Milk, Flavoring, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Autolyzed Yeast, Flavor (Autolyzed Yeast, Salt, Olive Oil, Citric Acid), Flavor (Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor, Salt), Citric Acid, Spices, Dextrose, Oleoresin of Paprika, Dehydrated Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese [Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Disodium Phosphate, Salt, Lactic Acid), Tartaric Acid.

TIME TO STEP UP THE CUSTOMER SERVICE

I wanted all of you to know that we here at Vend Northwest are very passionate about our industry and want to share that passion with all of you.
  We understand that EVERYBODY is going through some sort of difficulty at any givin' time and want you all to know that we are here to help you through it and really be a partner to you in your business.
 The more we help each other, the more knowledge we all will have to help with the next time we encounter difficulties. I tend to think of the relationships as a sort of Association without the fees! There is definitely power and knowledge in numbers.
 Don't be afraid to ask, that is what "Full Line" Distributor is all about. We are here for whatever and whenever you need us.From New Products to helping you find the right equipment!!

Keep up the good fight people and give your customers an amazing vending experience!!!   Curt

HAPPY MONDAY MY PEOPLE

Hey guys just wanted to wish you all a very happy and prosperous Monday! I know some of you may not be working because of the holiday Martin Luther King Day. But for you all that are working I am here with ya. Lets catch up on some stuff and start working on some new stuff!! Have a great day and a great week everybody!!!!!

Curt

5 LB HERSHEY GIVEWAY

WHOLLY COW 5 LBS OF CHOCOLATE!!!!!

Hey Peeps I need you to come in to find out if you were one of the lucky winners of our 5lb Hershey bar giveaway. We drew two winners from Hershey purchases in December to receive a 5 lb Hershey bar each! So hurry up and come get it!!!!!!

BACK TO THE J.O.B.

Alrighty then.........back to work peeps! let's make this happen. I was in Seattle all day yesterday working getting the New Year off to a great start! If I didn't get into see you, call me and I will. If I did see you....what's up?? :-)

  The more you listen, the more you know. so get to work!!!!!
 

BAH-HUMBUG

Please tell me that I am not the only "slacker" out there that has done nothing to prepare for the Christmas Holiday??? I just can't seem to get motivated and now that all of the kids are in their teen years the cheapest (least expensive) item on all of their lists is an x-box game and I think they are like $60 !!! AAARRRGGGHHHH....I think next year I will start Knitting and make them all a quilt!! :-) I still need Parents, Grandparents, Brothers, Sisters, Cousins, etc,etc,etc......SO, tonight I start with the buying!! There are going to be tons of people out there this weekend I am sure!!! Alrighty then, that's whats going on in the world of Curt this weekend, if anybody wants to hook up and spend the weekend shopping (like a bunch of girls) with me, CALL!!!!!!  Happy Holidays you guys, I appreciate all of you!!!!!!!    Curt

TURKEY COMA AND THE DAYS THAT FOLLOW

YUMMY!!!!

G'day Peeps, I have finally started to come out of the Turkey induced coma and started making the Turkey soup with all of the left over Turkey. One of the best things I love about Thanksgiving is the Turkey sandwich's for days and days afterword(Shara doesn't even really like turkey so more for me). But of course eating all of the turkey keeps me in a slight stage of unconsciousness! I hope all of you and your families enjoyed the time you shared together. Now it will be back to work on Monday and more turkey sandwich's for lunch!! Oh ya, hopefully you all took advantage of the sales that are going on this weekend and purchased my Christmas gift!! Curt

SPOKANE

Mrs.Wokals Mom & Dad live right up the road from here!!

Atleast we don't live in Spokane!! Look what Dave over at Empire has to deal with!! I don't think the Tri Cities are any better, are they Keith, Dave, Mike, Jeff???? I had to cancel my Seattle trip today just for the safety of things...... I hope all of you are out there being sensible. Peace and be SAFE !!!
As a side note....my buddy in Port Orchard lost all power and can't get off of his hill!! :-)

SMART VENDING

WOW!!!!!!!!!!

SOCIAL MEDIA

How cool is it that now a days you can almost control your business destiny or direction that you want your business to go in with all of the different social media avenues that we all have available to us today. The more you use these options Face Book, Linked In, Blog spot, the more your name and message comes up in searches. Example: Google "Curtis Wokal" it comes up ALLOT. Which is great for Vend NW because pretty much anything with my name in it, Vend Northwest is connected to it! So in essence we are controlling the destiny of the business as far as the Internet is concerned. A number of new customers have found us via this way. So if you have 10 or 15 Min's roughly 3 times a week, i would start blogging, Face Booking, etc and get your good name out there!!

Curt