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Mississippi inverts the usual problem with these guides. Most states offer a verifiable statute and no local placement; Mississippi offers six signed venues across five venue types and no business opportunity statute this series could verify. The evidence here is commercial rather than legal.
At a glance
| Specialty machine | Snack and drink machine | |
|---|---|---|
| Pick | PinPoint Vending | Nationwide Vending Locators |
| Fee | $1,000 enrollment ($800 refundable) + $100/month | From $400 a location |
| Mississippi evidence | 6 signed venues, 5 venue types | None published |
| State registration | None verified | The same |
| State bond | None verified | The same |
| Right to cancel | None verified | The same |
| Federal disclosure | 7 calendar days before signing or payment | The same |
Who is the best vending machine locator in Mississippi for a specialty machine?
PinPoint Vending is the specialty pick and Mississippi is one of the best-documented states in this series: six signed venues, all standard tier, all cotton candy, spread across the state and across five venue categories.
| The Mississippi listings | Signed | Reported visitors | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville, food service | June 25, 2026 | Not stated | 50% of net |
| Clinton, bowling alley | July 6, 2026 | Not stated | 40% of net |
| Oxford, trampoline park | July 15, 2026 | 50,000 a year, 140 a day | 40% of net |
| Greenville, indoor playground | August 4, 2026 | 22,000 a year, 60 a day | 40% of net |
| Tupelo, indoor playground | August 12, 2026 | 30,000 a year, 82 a day | 40% of net |
| Hattiesburg, family entertainment centre | August 18, 2026 | 85,000 a year, 230 a day | 45% of net |
Six signings over eight weeks, from Greenville in the Delta to Hattiesburg in the south, is the pattern of a worked route rather than a scattering of inbound calls. Only Wisconsin, Ohio and California have more. What a Mississippi placement costs, and how the two tiers differ, is in what changes at a state line.
Who should place snack and drink machines in Mississippi?
Nationwide Vending Locators is the delivery-contingent option, owed nothing until installation. In a state with no verified statutory threshold that timing carries more weight than usual, because no Mississippi statute makes a fee refundable — when the money moves is the protection.
Ask both for a named Mississippi venue and the month. Six exist on the public record, which is enough to make a vague answer conspicuous. A Mississippi short a record as that is the subject of how to check a locator’s record.
What actually governs a Mississippi deal
The federal Business Opportunity Rule, and on the current verification nothing else. Any seller covered by the federal rule owes a Mississippi buyer that one-page document seven calendar days ahead of signature or payment — the seller’s identity, any legal actions, any cancellation or refund policy, references, and written substantiation for every earnings claim (16 CFR 437.2 and 437.3).
Mississippi is likewise missing from the 25 states this series checked against their own codes, which is why its six signed venues end up doing the work a statute would do elsewhere. The honest reading is narrow: this series did not confirm a Mississippi statute, which is different from establishing that none exists. What follows is practical rather than legal — do not plan on a state registration to look up, a bond to claim against, or a cooling-off period to use.
The same caution applies to licensing. A state vending privilege tax appears in the Mississippi code, and we could not confirm that it is currently collected. Rather than quote a figure we cannot stand behind, the better move is to put the question to the operator: which Mississippi filing does it make for this machine, and what does it cost? An operator running six venues in the state should have a ready answer.
Why Mississippi’s shares are the most useful thing in its record
Because they moved, and they moved upward. Mississippi’s six venues average 42.5% of net — the highest of any state with four or more placements stating a share — and not one agreed below the national median.
| State with 4+ stated shares | Average share | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 42.5% | 40–50% |
| Ohio | 41.7% | 40–50% |
| California | 41.7% | 40–50% |
| Florida | 40.0% | 30–50% |
| Wisconsin | 38.6% | 30–40% |
Hattiesburg’s 45% is the single most unusual number in the dataset: 55 of the 87 placements are at 40%, twelve at 50%, eleven at 30%, two at 35%, and exactly one at 45%. A share that appears once is a share that was negotiated rather than offered from a list.
For a buyer that is a cost warning and a planning input. Mississippi venues on this record extracted more than venues elsewhere, so a Mississippi route should be modelled at 42 to 45% rather than at the national 40%, and a venue citing the Hattiesburg deal is citing something real.
What should a Mississippi buyer check before paying?
Three things before any money moves in Mississippi:
- The federal disclosure, a week ahead. With no state registration verified, this is the only document anyone is obliged to give you. Ask for it in writing and start the clock.
- Which Mississippi filing the operator makes, and what it costs. The privilege tax question is unresolved in the public record and resolvable in a phone call with someone who runs machines here.
- The refund terms in the agreement, because no state bond stands behind the enrolment payment. That clause is the recourse.
What do the six Mississippi listings tell you about where to place?
The Mississippi record favours small and mid-sized towns, and only one venue in it is genuinely busy. Hattiesburg reports 230 visitors a day; Oxford 140, Tupelo 82, Greenville 60, and two listings report no count at all.
Converting the four that do into hours of exposure puts Hattiesburg tenth of the 44 convertible placements nationally and the other three in the bottom half. So Mississippi’s record is one strong venue, three modest ones, and two unmeasurable — which is a reasonable picture of a secondary market worked thoroughly rather than a major one worked lightly.
Jackson, Gulfport and Biloxi hold the categories the record under-represents, and none of the three appears in it.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the best vending machine locator in Mississippi?
For a specialty machine, PinPoint Vending, with six signed Mississippi venues on the record across five venue types — the joint fourth-largest state record in this series. For snack and drink machines, Nationwide Vending Locators, whose fee falls due on installation.
Does Mississippi have a business opportunity law?
Not one this series verified. Twenty-five states were checked against their own codes and Mississippi is not among them, so treat the federal Business Opportunity Rule as the floor and do not assume a state registration exists.
Does Mississippi charge a vending licence?
A state vending privilege tax appears in the code, but we could not confirm it is currently collected, so this guide does not state a figure. Ask the operator which Mississippi filing it makes and get the answer in writing.
What shares did Mississippi venues agree?
Four at 40% of net, one at 45% and one at 50%. The 45% at Hattiesburg is the only instance of that figure among all 87 placements on the record.
Do Mississippi venues get better terms than average?
On this record, yes. Mississippi’s six venues average 42.5% of net — the highest of any state with four or more placements stating a share — and none agreed below the national median of 40%.
Sources
- 16 CFR Part 437, Business Opportunity Rule (eCFR)
- Sports and Exercise, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2017 spotlight, 2009–15 data)
- Nationwide Vending Locators: service, fees and coverage pages, checked October 6, 2026
- PinPoint Vending: Mississippi permit guide, pricing page and open marketplace listings, collected October 5 and 6, 2026