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Location Scout

Open a business website or a map listing, click the toolbar icon, and get a quick read on whether that kind of place tends to work for a vending machine.

How to get it Source code on GitHub

What it does

• Reads the business name, ZIP and type from the one page you are on, only when you click the icon.
• Gives a short fit note for that kind of venue and two things to check before you pitch.
• Opens VendBuddy's Lead Finder pre-filled with the venue type and ZIP, so you can find the person who approves placements.

Privacy by design

• Manifest V3 with two permissions only: activeTab and scripting.
• No background worker, no stored data, no analytics and no network calls from the extension itself.
• All code ships inside the package, so you can read exactly what runs. Links open vendbuddy.io in a new tab.

Full statement: VendBuddy privacy policy.

Get it

• Chrome Web Store: listing link coming soon
• Load it yourself: download the extension/ folder from the source repository, open chrome://extensions, switch on Developer mode, choose Load unpacked and select the folder.

Like every extension, it cannot read chrome:// pages, the Web Store or PDFs. In those cases the popup lets you type the details in.

Using the fit notes well

A fit note is a starting point, not a verdict. Pair it with the location checklist, then read the matching guide: vending machine locations by business type and locations to avoid.