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I would agree that doing it for free would be ideal. How much more are you going to spend for having one to four machines? $100 a month in utilities or $1200 a year or $120 more a year maintenance, i.e., $12 a month per apartment!!! You are talking peanuts.
Everyone pays through maintenance the service and be done. Obviously, if you buy your machines, then you have replacement costs and service contract to add to your budget. I'm sure it will not be that much and will take the quarters, the use of cards, etc. out of everyone's mind. Similarly, everyone will be conscious that their friends, if using the machines because it's free will realize that their maintenance will go up as a result of more equipment downtime, replacements and utilities.
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