Frequently Asked Questions
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How much does it cost?
If your looking to buy your own ATM for your business your roughly looking at $2,500 for a new machine, say $1,000-$2,000 to start with to load it with the necessary cash, and any installation and programing fees which are usually a few hundred depending on your area of service. All said and done ~ $5,000 for a one machine start-up cost. If you purchase a used machine online for cheap, your likely going to be missing master passwords, key management codes, and vault passwords not to mention no warranty on any parts. Let's just say it's possible to do so, but comes with a lot more headaches present and future.
If you're looking for a Free Placement, you get what you hear. A completely free ATM placed at your business provided by PCI ATMs. We supply the machine, install it, maintain it, service it, and cash load it all at no cost to you. We also have options to share some of the surcharges revenue with the location to show that we value having out ATMs at your locations. This is your "Turn-Key" everything is ready to go option. Let us do all the work!
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How much space does an ATM take up?
A typical standalone ATM takes up about a 2 x 2 foot space on the floor. If you could picture a 20" pizza box and set that on the ground of your facility, that would roughly give you a good judgement of the size an ATM would take up on the floor. Typical ATM bases are about 23'' inches long by 16'' wide. An average height on an ATM is around 56''. If you feel like floor space might be limited, we can assist with a wall mounted ATM machine. The dimensions for the wall mounted ATMs are around 27'' wide, 20'' tall and less than 10" deep. Browse our ATMS for more photos of them.
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Why would I add an ATM to my business?
1) If you decide to go with a Free ATM placement it doesn't cost you anything. We provide the machine, installation, service, parts, everything free of charge.
2) You will save on an average of ~3% monthly on all your credit card fees
3) ATM machines help increase customer foot traffic on an average by 5%-8%
4) ATMs will add to your customer convenience factor. Customers love options to choose.
5) On an average purchases are typically higher when the customer pays you with cash
6) ATM users are more likely to spend more
Let's just say why would you not?!
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How long does it take to get an ATM?
Depending on which machine you want to purchase and supply for your customers, you can generally acquire an ATM machine in a single day if it is a base model and you know where to get them from. If you are looking for an upgraded ATM those typically take 7-10 business days to ship unless you live near a factory that makes them or inventories them. As far as a typical installation time frame, we recommend setting aside about an hour or two to completely install, program, clean up, and fill the ATM with cash before it is up and running in your business.
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Can an ATM provide advertisement?
The answer is yes. Depending on the ATM machine, screen size, and a few other programing factors, it is possible to run ads on the ATM screen itself, or add an ATM topper specifically for ads. We can help assist with programing the ATM to run ads on the screen helping promote any product or service you want. We can also set up coupon and gift card printing which provides any customer a coupon to use at your place of business.
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What if I'm concerned with theft?
We make sure to place the machine in an area in your business where theft wouldn't be easy or accessible. We take security seriously. We bolt the ATM to the ground or wall, add additional anti-theft stickers, and if concern is extremely high, we can even add a security system for you.
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I'm interested but does my business qualify for a free placement?
The top reason we place ATM's in locations is pure and simple. Transactions. We look for good customer walk through as far as daily customers coming in and out and locations with heavy foot traffic. You, the business owner, have to ask yourself - do my customers have a need for cash? Do I have consistent customers walking through my business daily? Does my business rely on cash tips or do I want to starting adding more cash tips from customers? Do I want to add an additional revenue stream to my business? These are the type of questions you have to ask yourself in determining if your business is a candidate for a free ATM placement. Fill out our form and we can provide you with more information.