You’ll have much more luck becoming a distributor for a smaller company. You need to follow everyone’s advice and reach out to these manufacturers directly. Call them, send them an email, send an old fashioned letter. Any way you can show that you’re serious and interested will help you.
Like other have mentioned, there may already be an existing distributor in your area. You may not be able to become one for those companies
Quoted from ZooDude:One of my buddies is a Stern and Jersey distro, Stern called him to ask if he was interested in being a distro. He's a former Bally Williams certified tech, been in the pin biz well over 30 years, known by everyone. So my advice is you should establish yourself in the industry for a good 10-20 years or so and go from there if you want to be a distro.
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It’s great when a distro is an experienced professional in the amusement industry. Unfortunately, that is not a prerequisite to becoming a Stern distro.
Quoted from mattosborn:It’s great when a distro is an experienced professional in the amusement industry. Unfortunately, that is not a prerequisite to becoming a Stern distro.
Guys can we dial down the snark and sarcasm just a little bit? How are these "100 percent helpful and accurate" responses helping this dude become a distributor?!?!
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