Don’t get scammed. I saw an ad for vending machines that dispense hot coffee, from The Caffeine Dream. Sounds like a cool idea, and they offered placement of the machines for a one time fee. but I asked this “Chris Mateli” where. He was evasive at first and was rude when I had someone with my company call to ask. Eventually he gave me the locations before buying the machines which, of course, I couldn’t verify for placement. They had no idea about these machines because they never ordered them.

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They do have a website and a number. Social media seems relatively empty but it’s there. I didn’t see anything on BBB, no complaints or mentions at all. I have heard of people being scammed like this before but I figured I’d ask just in case it was legit. This explains why the machines were so expensive and there were placement fees. Always double check and have everyone on the same page before signing. If it seems too good to be true, it is. After I asked this guy for verification of placement and said I contacted the companies about these machines supposedly going there he got very pushy and kind of desperate sounding. He said someone bought one so I’m down to two spots left and I have to hurry! Lol. He more or less scolded me for not just buying them without verifying them and said “this is not how business is done.” He couldn’t give me a contact name or a direct line but eventually after asking a few times said they would contact me directly. Of course they haven’t.

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They just SMSd you out of the blue?

Good to know!

Is it possible this is just a proof of concept test?

An honest company doing a proof-of-concept would be up front about it, and would understand that a prospective customer might need to do some due diligence before sending a bunch of money to an unproven player. High-pressure sales tactics don't build trust and don't lead to a healthy business relationship.

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