Arcades...

banditmad · Post by **banditmad** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:09 pm

is this a profitable business?
please put into prospective, that u have to have staff, and lectric bills etc..
info please

Also people , like you lot...emptying machines!

would like to know how people go about this one

Fruiter · Post by **Fruiter** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 3:51 pm

It depends on a lot of things, location mainly.

In our town centre we have a few arcades, one is at the quiet end of town and has had 5 different owners over the last 6 years it's always been pretty crap with staff who don't care and the owners have never been around, it's rare to see more than one or two people in there and it has no regular big spenders.

However about 600 yards up the road closer to all the shops and bus station there's a 'kings' amusements, they stock all the latest machines, listen to the customers requests for machines and the staff are very friendly, you get a cuppa and a buttie as soon as you walk through the door. You never get funny looks when you win and they're always happy to swap coins back for notes unlike some arcades!

The owner of that drives round in a brand new Bentley

So in short, yes i reckon they can be great businesses if run correctly and in the right area.

ma71lda · Post by **ma71lda** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:05 pm

Its very rare you'll see a poor arcade owner or bookie.

Btw, whats an ICQ Number?

theoak · Post by **theoak** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:10 pm

i think only x amounts of arcades are allowed and theres a stink if you try and open a new one, buying up and old one and making something of it is the way forward so im told!

darcle · Post by **darcle** » Fri Sep 14, 2007 2:39 pm

Was this not talked about a few months back??