Here’s the Ticket!
The key to making money in this industry is to have prizes that the public wants and have high perceived values. Choosing the right prizes (and displaying them properly) takes guidance from people who spend full time in this sector and enjoy staying on top of the latest trends. The other key is to purchase these top prizes at fair prices.
Merchandise Prizes Currently being used in Top Earning Merchandisers
Below is a list of the prizes that are being used in top performing cranes and merchandisers:
Small Cranes: ticket bundles.
Rotaries: ticket stacks along with a few high ticket value round disks to keep the players really excited.
| Avg. Cost | Avg. Cost | ||
| Pop Vinyl | $ 9.00 | Pacman | $ 3.33 |
| Minions 6.5″ | $ 2.75 | Bright Eye Collection | $ 3.00 |
| Minions 9.5″ | $ 5.00 | Christmas in July | $ 2.75 |
| Beanie Balls | $ 5.00 | Scooby Doo | $ 7.75 |
| Pudge Penquins M&D | $ 4.80 | TY Beanie Balls | $ 5.00 |
| Home Plush | $ 4.80 | Pacman Watches | $ 9.00 |
| Eastern M&M’s | $ 3.00 | Wii U | $ 300.00 |
| Angry Birds 5″ | $ 4.00 | Head Phones | $10.00 |
| Big Hero | $ 3.60 | Pacman Head Phones | $24.00 |
| Christmas Donut | $ 3.00 | X Box One | $ 400.00 |
| Smurf 12.5″ | $ 4.50 | PS4 | $ 400.00 |
| Clown Fish | $ 1.23 | iPad Air 2 | $ 450.00 |
| Hermit Crab 8″ | $ 2.75 | Nintendo 2DS w/Game | $ 150.00 |
| Whimsy Bears | $ 4.00 | Nintendo 3DSXL | $ 150.00 |
| Stingrays | $ 4.00 | Kindle HD1 | $150.00 |
| Animal Blanket Babies 10“ | $ 2.75 |
Upcoming movies where related merchandise will help improve revenues.
Avengers Age of Ultron – May
Jurassic World – June
Inside Out – June
Minions – July
The Fantastic Four – August
Goosebumps – August
The Peanuts – November
Star Wars – December
HMS Monaco
HMS Monaco is providing a list of their new and top merchandise and plush items for the season.
They are having tremendous success with their line of electronic items, including headphones, speakers, power banks, smart watches, remote control vehicles, selfie sticks, action cameras, etc. As anyone can see, kids and adults today are mesmerized by electronic items. Their many electronic gizmos are a powerful draw in redemption counters as well as in prize dispensing games (Key Masters, Road Trips, Barber Cuts, Winners Cubes, Stackers, Cranes, etc.)
They have got the electronics that kids want: the Sony Smart Watch, the “Capsule” Speaker, high end headphones at unbelievable prices, disco light speakers, remote control vehicles of all types, tablets, and more.
Visit their website at hmsmonaco.com for a complete listing, or call them at 800-777-0901 for a tour of all they offer electronically.
