Redbox DVD kiosk requirements

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Welcome to the website that’s all about how to own a Redbox machine.

It’s not a franchise, but there is an application process that business owners can undertake to try and get a Redbox machine at their place of business.

Find out how to apply for a Redbox machine here…

What are the requirements for business owners applying for a Redbox DVD kiosk at their location?

Redbox requires that interested business owners supply them with the following information as a first step in the application process:

Name:
Email:
State:
ZipCode:
Location Type:
Average daily traffic (transactions):
Location Description:

“If you have any additional questions, comments regarding this issue please contact us at 866-redbox3 (866-733-2693) to avoid any further delay in resolving your matter,” says Redbox, who sent me the email from questions@redbox.com after I chatted online with redbox Customer Care via Redbox.com.

However, that doesn’t give us much detail about what their minimum requirements are for getting a Redbox machine.

Reader feedback about getting a Redbox kiosk machine…

Not sure if this comment came from an actual Redbox machine business renter, but here is what one person wrote to me about the process requirements:

“Hello Interested investors…

RedBox is a company that will pay you a commission based monthly income. Contrary to some beliefs RedBox is not a franchise style business. As a owner of a business you must have some prereqs before considering to apply for a storefront RedBox unit.

Some of the needs you must have: 50,000 worth in foot traffic (that’s daily traffic…), visibility, a prime location to place unit (around 12sq. feet).

If approved, a commission based on sales will be paid to you by RedBox.

So, what does it cost you? Well the unit will not cost you, what will is your location real estate, and you might need to work out a deal for power the unit. Any problems with the unit will be taken care of by the mobile techs of RedBox.

What does this mean to most…
Big box/ anchor stores will be the first ones to have these units Example: WalMart, Krogers, Ralphs, 7-11, and such. Don’t be discouraged if you can pull off attracting heavy traffic, well it is in the favor of both RedBox and you… Once again we see LOCATION, Location, location… hope this helps…”

Even if you don’t have the foot traffic described from that anonymous person who left the comment, go ahead and apply anyway, and please come back and leave a comment about your experience! Thanks!

How much money does a Redbox franchise cost? How much does it make?

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It’s funny to read all the questions that people pose about owning or franchising a Redbox DVD kiosk, and even more interesting to read some of the responses online. The truth is, we won’t know how much a Redbox machine costs to have installed at your place of business until you apply using the steps outlined in the above link.

How much money does a Redbox machine make in a day?

“Redbox kiosks can make a few hundred dollars a day,” writes the ChaCha website. “It’s all about placement. If it is located in a busy area it can make up to a thousand a day.”

Now, this may be well and true — but if the ChaCha person answering the question didn’t speak with a person who owns a Redbox machine directly (or rather, someone who has a Redbox machine at their place of business) then they won’t know exactly how much cash Redbox machines average until Redbox owner CoinStar releases that specific information.

Redbox Automated Retail LLC was initially funded by McDonald’s Ventures, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of McDonald’s Corp. In 2005, Coinstar bought 47 percent of the company. In February 2009, Coinstar paid McDonald’s for the rest of the company.

And no matter how much searching has gone on online, until a Redbox owner begins to unveil their actually split of the earnings, we may never know. But I hope I find out soon…

Redbox’s $100 million purchase of Blockbuster Express DVD machines — Will it hurt or help new Redbox business owner wannabes?

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Now that RedBox’s video kiosk system is expanding even more after buying Blockbuster’s kiosk service called Blockbuster Express, for $100 million, which was sold to Redbox owner Coinstar, does this provide more or less opportunities for independent business owners to receive their own Redbox machines at their locations?

If you’ve recently applied to receive a Redbox DVD machine at your store, please comment below and let us know how the process went for you as a business owner — and whether you were accepted or rejected, and more details about the response from Coinstar.

Thank you for your feedback!

Yahoo calls the Verizon-Redbox product the biggest Netflix-killer yet

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Most of us know the uproar that happened when Netflix decided to increase their prices to nearly double the amount customers were paying at the time.

Indeed, my husband cancelled our Netflix DVD mail-in service after that — no more pretty red envelopes in the mail. Boo hoo. But we have Blockbuster blue DVDs in the mail now, and we still enjoy Netflix’s streaming on demand video service from time to time.

But today, Yahoo will discover more information about the new Redbox product, where a video-on-demand feature will be added via Verizon, in addition to the love all those folks have so much for Redbox physical DVD kiosks.

“The world has another potential Netflix-killer,” wrote Yahoo.

“Verizon and Coinstar, owner of DVD kiosk service Redbox, have announced that they’ll be launching a joint venture combining Redbox’s product with a video on-demand streaming and download service from Verizon. Planned for the second half of 2012, the venture joins the biggest provider of physical DVDs with Verizon’s massive network. Verizon will hold a 65 percent ownership share, with Redbox having a 35 percent ownership share at the outset,” they stated.

“We’ll have more details on the joint venture later. The companies have a conference call scheduled for 9:30,” Yahoo informed us.

Read the article…

Redbox machines at more than 3,700 Walmart stores

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Redbox will continue to keep their DVD machines in nearly 4,000 Walmart locations across the United States, says a recent report:

Redbox Automated Retail, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coinstar announced a renewal agreement with Walmart to continue featuring Redbox® kiosks at more than 3,700 Walmart locations nationwide. The agreement extends the availability of Redbox kiosks and builds upon the companies’ more than five-year relationship.

So that answers the question that many Walmart locations are indeed big enough and have enough traffic to merit having a Redbox featured at their store.

In fact, I was driving past a store the other day — it wasn’t my local Walmart, but was either a Walgreen’s or CVS store (I guess it wasn’t a Blockbuster’s, huh?) and I saw two Redbox machines outside the location.

I thought to myself: That’s probably great on those Friday and Saturday nights when the Redbox machine lines are extra crowded and long — at least people don’t have to wait as long as they would have if there were only one Redbox machine at that store.

So check the link above if you want to apply to receive a Redbox machine at your location, and to find out further information from the Coinstar-owned Redbox company.