About the vending business . . . This is the first time I have owned my own business, and I'm learning so much in so little time that even I cannot believe it.

I have involved my wife in this business. She is taking care of the bookkeeping.

My experience with customers before this vending machine business was awful, because of my terrible English and my Spanish accent. But this new challenge with the vending machines has done many good things. Now, my development with people is better, and we realize, my wife and I, that it is because the vending machines sell themselves. Even with my bad English, the quality and convenience of my vending machines do the marketing job for me.

I placed my first three machines during the first month after delivery. I'm still keeping my regular job, but it is my plan to replace it later on with the vending business. It is part of my plan to acquire more vending machines after the first year because I'm paying for them with my profits. I guess when I have more than 10 machines I can start thinking about quitting my regular job - and that will probably take me 2 to 3 years. I will be around 30 years old at that time. Not bad, eh?

I spend an average of 3 to 4 hours a week on my machines, and many times, less than that (when my wife helps me). I like to manage my own time, and now that Planet Antares Incorporated has given me that opportunity, I won't let it go away.

I think being the owner of a business is the only way to succeed in this country, instead of working for someone else - to manage my time building profits, rather than making another guy wealthy working for him.

I thank Planet Antares Incorporated for giving me this wonderful opportunity.

Alonso Aguayo
UTAH

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