Alco Buddy
Sachem Alum’s Company Offers Unique Vending Machines
Had a few beers at the Yankees game and want to make sure it’s still safe to drive? There’s a vending machine for that.
Alco-Buddy, a breathalyzer vending machine, is just one of the types of products Unique Vending Enterprises offers. Founded by Sachem alum John Berlingieri, Class of 2005, the company aims to make everyday products more easily-accessible for people.
“We just try to amp it up…[and] make it better,” Berlingieri said.
Alco-Buddy is easy to use. Unlike traditional vending machines, it is small and hangs on a wall. After money is inserted – anywhere from $1 to $4, depending on the business it’s located at -, Alco-Buddy lights up and a voice instructs the user what to do. The user takes a straw from a dispenser and places it against a tube on the machine. The voice instructs the user to blow for about four seconds, and then the user’s blood alcohol content appears. If it is lower than the regulated .08, the voice will say it is safe to drive.
Berlingieri said he modeled Alco-Buddy off a similar breathalyzer he saw in Europe. Working in his father’s aircraft engineering factory, Berlingieri said, gave him the experience he needed to build the machines, which he did in his mother’s basement before finding Unique Vending Enterprises.
“I just wanted to help out the community with the Alco-Buddy,” Berlingieri said of the machine, which is at bars, night clubs, stadiums and anywhere else alcohol is served.
Unique Vending Enterprises also sells Glamour-Buddy, a machine that vends hot irons for hair styling. Like Alco-Buddy, Berlingieri said the cost of using Glamour-Buddy ranges from $1 to $4, and after inserting money the user waits for the iron to heat up. While it heats up, Berlingieri said users can insert more money for more time, or stick with the standard two-minute time limit. Glamour-Buddy is commonly found at gyms, hotel resorts, offices and malls.
Berlingieri said Unique Vending Enterprises sells to distributorships and vending companies. The machines are cheap for businesses to operate because they don’t require any refills on products, except for straws in Alco-Buddy. Berlingieri said the company has sold machines to distributors throughout the world.
Berlingieri said Unique Vending Enterprises tries to create machines that vend products for people with all kinds of needs.
“It pretty much appeals to everyone,” he said. “We like to market to everyone.”
As for future vending products from Unique Vending Enterprises, Berlingieri said the company is looking to launch a machine called Difresh that will vend compact toothbrushes, toothpastes, mint sprays and hand sanitizers.
Before he founded Unique Vending Enterprises in 2007, Berlingieri was a student at Sachem East. He was on the football team, took honors and AP classes and recalls his favorite teachers being Richard Van Brunt and Louis Antonetti.
For more information about Unique Vending Enterprises and its products, visit Alco-Buddy’s and Glamour-Buddy’s websites. The company is located at 1180 Lincoln Ave, Suite 5 in Holbrook and can be reached at 888-925-2628.
Alco-Buddy Leading Tool in DUI Prevention
One of the most common, and saddest, tragedies in America today is that of the traffic accident
caused by drunk driving. It is almost as though one cannot turn around or even blink without hearing
the news of another accident in the paper, online, or on television.
Legislation has been enacted to punish drunk drivers, and there’s a heavy social stigma on the
action as well, with programs like DARE and organizations like MADD. However, both of these things
and preventative education haven’t stopped this all-too-common tragedy.
One sector, though, of society, has yet to really contribute to the fight against drunk driving,
until now. This sector of society has taken a good hard look at one device used widely in law
enforcement and thought, “Why isn’t this more commonly found around regular people?
I’m speaking, of course, of industry, and the breathalyzer. The breathalyzer is a standard tool
amongst police officers because it is quick and easy to use, and it is accurate enough to be admissible in
court as well as to legalize an arrest. However, one finds that the breathalyzer hardly exists outside the
justice system.
The Alcobuddy is the remedy to this. It is a wall-mounted breathalyzer machine intended for
installation in barrooms and other alcohol-serving establishments in order to provide the average joe or
jane with easy access to the hard data they need to make an informed decision as to whether they can
or should drive home. Most people never feel as drunk as they actually are, and finding out their blood-
alcohol level could be the wake-up call they need.
Some of the features of the Alcobuddy are aimed at the bar patrons, like its attractive design –
meant to attract attention, the first step in promoting use – and its digital video screen. The Alcobuddy
will guide a patron through the process of testing their breath, and will provide them with a number
accurate within plus or minus .01 units. Ease of use and accuracy of numbers are the most important
features to the Alcobuddy.
There are also plenty of advantages for the bar or club owner who installs the Alcobuddy in
their venue. The Alcobuddy is extremely autonomous; it has the longest lasting alcohol sensor in the
industry, which only needs to be changed with every 800 to 1100 uses. It also contains 600 straws – and
any kinds of straws can be used with the machine. Beyond that, the Alcobuddy is extremely adaptable –
it can be programmed for any currency or language in the world, and can even be made bilingual.
If you’re interested in what the Alcobuddy can do for you, your business, and the safety of your
patrons, check out the website at www.alcobuddy.com. Trust me, you won’t regret it.
A New Way of Stopping Drunk Drivers – Before they Even Leave the Bar
Everyone knows that driving while under the influence is a bad idea. People regularly wind up
hurt or dead because somebody had the bright idea of driving home after a few — or more than a few -
- drinks; sometimes it’s like you can’t turn around or even blink without a new headline staring at you
from the newspaper or computer screen: “THREE DEAD IN CRASH; SUSPECTED DUI.”
Legislation been enacted over it, punishing people who get behind the wheel when they’ve had
a few too many and then are subsequently caught. Social activism organisations like MADD (Mothers
Against Drunk Driving) turn the act into a social as well as legal wrong and crusade for preventative
education. Many kids know that driving while intoxicated is a Bad Thing long before driving — and,
hopefully, drinking — is ever a real consideration in their minds. Despite all of these things, despite
everyone’s best efforts, drunk driving is still a huge problem.
But there is one path very few people have trodden, and it has to do with a little device called
a breathalyzer. Breathalyzers are standard issue for law enforcement, and are what provide probable
cause for arrests in a majority of arrests in DUIs that don’t cause — possibly fatal — accidents. They’re
simple to use and extremely accurate, but, outside the justice system, you’d be very hard pressed to
even prove they exist.
The Alcobuddy aims to change all of that. The Alcobuddy is a breathalyzer machine that is
meant to be installed in barrooms and other venues that serve alcohol, so that the common bar patron
has access to the knowledge that could wind up saving their own life or the lives of others. It is intended
to be mounted at eye level and is attractive and attention-getting in its design, piquing the curiosity of
Average Joe or Jane — which is, of course, the very first step to getting them to use it. Once that has
happened, the digital video screen can step in to guide the patron through the rest of the process of
testing their blood alcohol content. It is accurate within .01 of one’s actual levels, making it the most
accurate in the business.
For the owner of an Alcobuddy there are also plenty of benefits. The Alcobuddy is extremely
adaptable, and all of its customizable features are controlled by nine easily-accessible switches inside
the Alcobuddy. It can be adapted for many different languages and currencies, and the owner can set
how many bills or coins are accepted per use. One can also order an Alcobuddy equipped to handle
credit cards – given the rising prices of alcoholic beverages, most patrons probably won’t bother with
cash.
Convinced? Unconvinced? Check out the Alcobuddy’s website at www.alcobuddy.com for
more information, including testimonials from people who’ve bought or used the machine.
Making DUI History, One Bar at a Time
Unfortunately, drunk driving is one of the greatest problems society faces today. Children are
warned repeatedly that drinking and driving is bad, even before driving is even really a thought in their
minds. Everyone knows you shouldn’t get behind the wheel of a vehicle, and yet it seems like you can’t
even blink without seeing another story on the news or in the papers about some tragedy or another
caused by someone doing just that.
It seems like everything that can be done has been. Preventative education hammers it into
kids’ heads that drinking and driving is bad long before they’re even remotely old enough to even think
about doing either thing. Legislation has enacted stiff penalties for people who get DUIs or DWIs:
liscense suspensions, fines, even jail time. Organizations like MADD have turned drunk driving into
almost a demonic specter hanging over everyone’s heads in terms of social stigma. What else can be
done?
Not much. However, there is one option that remains virtually unconsidered. It’s easy,
simple, and law enforcement already makes extensive use of it during their DUI and DWI stops. The
breathalyzer is standard equipment for many police officers because you get quick, accurate results.
However, outside of the law enforcement field, breathalyzers are exceedingly rare.
The Alcobuddy is a product made to change all of that. It is a wall-mounted breathalyzer
machine intended for installation in bars and other venues that serve a lot of alcohol, like nightclubs
and vineyards. The Alcobuddy is mounted at eye-level and has an attention-grabbing design to arouse
the curiosity of bar patrons — which is, of course, the first step towards encouraging use. Once Average
Joe is curious enough to go and inspect the Alcobuddy, he’ll find the digital video screen that will guide
him through the quick and easy process of testing his blood-alcohol levels. For the bar owner, a great
feature the Alcobuddy is its adaptability. The Alcobuddy can be reprogrammed for any language or
languages (it can be bilingual) and any currency, and it can be altered to accept credit cards as opposed
to cash.
The most important thing about the Alcobuddy, though, is that it can, and will do a lot to deter
drunk drivers. If you know exactly – within .01 units – just how drunk you really are, you’re probably not
going to be able to convince yourself that you’re only “buzzed” and are therefore fine to drive home.
This device can literally help save lives – not many other gadgets sold to bars can make that claim.
If you’re still unsure of the uses of the Alcobuddy, the website (www.alcobuddy.com) has a long
list of the features the Alcobuddy possesses to the advantage of the bar owner, as well as testimonials
as to its usefulness. Give it a shot; you won’t regret at least looking.
A New Idea in Accident Prevention
Everyone knows that you are not supposed to drink and drive. Today’s generation have had it
pounded into their heads in school that drinking and driving can lead to horrible consequences.
Nonetheless, it seems like you can’t even blink without being faced with a new story online or in the
paper about the horror and tragedy of an accident that is connected to drinking and driving.
Legislation’s been enacted, debates have been had, and a social stigma has been laid firmly in
place over drunk driving, and yet the epidemic doesn’t seem to be healing. Despite the fact that
people “know,” intellectually, that getting behind the wheel while drunk is a bad idea, they will still do it.
While it may seem like there’s nothing else that we can possibly do to stem the growing booze-
tinged tide of accidents, there is one more thing that really hasn’t been done. Most people are a aware
of a device called a breathalyzer, which uses the exhalations of a subject to calculate how much alcohol
is present in their bloodstream. The breathalyzer is standard equipment in law enforcement, but,
outside of that particular field, very few people have access to such a device.
The Alcobuddy aims to change that. The Alcobuddy is a wall-mounted breathalyzer machine
that is the size of a large backpack, and its purpose is to provide the common bar patron access to a
breathalyzer, banking on the idea that, if more people knew exactly how much alcohol was in their
blood, they’d be less inclined to brush it off as just a “buzz” that they could drive home through.
Mounted at eye-level, the attractive design and significant size of the Alcobuddy is intended to
draw the interest and curiosity of passers-by, which, of course, is the very first step to convincing them
to try it out. Once a patron examines the Alcobuddy, they will find a video screen that will guide them
through the very simple process of testing their blood.
On the side of the owner of the venue, there are also plenty of benefits, mainly in the area of
adaptability. Owners will be glad to hear that all of the Alcobuddy’s features can be controlled by nine
switches on the inside of the machine, as well as how many features there are. The Alcobuddy contains
six hundred straws, and any straws can be used with it, and the alcohol sensor lasts for a maximum of
one thousand one hundred uses, the longest in the business. It can be programmed for many different
currencies and languages as well, meaning that this isn’t just an English-speaker’s innovation.
If you’d like more information on the Alcobuddy, check out the website at www.alcobuddy.com!
The Latest, Greatest Weapon in the Battle Against Drunk Driving
Drunk driving. It’s an issue, one that gets a lot of play in the media — some days it seems you
can’t turn around without hearing a new story in the news that goes a little like this: “There was an
accident on Such-and-such Parkway this morning at three a.m. Two people were killed, three injured.
The driver of one of the vehicles will be indicted for DUI.”
Everyone knows the dangers of driving while under the influence; most children are taught that
drinking and driving is bad long before driving is even a consideration in their young minds. Legislation
is enacted in every state, punitive measures put in place against those who are caught in the act of
drunk driving as well as those who cause such accidents. A great social stigma, as well, is enforced,
helped along by the media. And yet, this epidemic seems unaffected.
There is one thing, though, that remains mainly untried. The breathalyzer is a small device
carried by most police officers in order to test suspected drunk drivers’ blood alcohol levels when
they’ve been pulled over. However, police officers can’t catch every drunk driver in the act, and
certainly can’t catch all of them before tragedy strikes, and the breathalyzer, though quick and accurate,
is hardly ever seen outside of the justice system.
The Alcobuddy exists to change all of that. It is a wall-mounted breathalyzer, about the size of a
large backpack that is meant to be installed in places that serve copious amounts of alcohol — i.e. bars,
clubs and vineyards. It’s bound to catch the attention and curiosity of many a patron. Once curiosity
is piqued, the patron will find that the Alcobuddy has a digital video screen to walk them through the
process of testing their blood-alcohol level. The owner of an establishment will be happy to note the
autonomy of the Alcobuddy, as well; it holds six hundred of the straws needed for use, and the alcohol
sensor itself lasts for between eight hundred and eleven hundred uses, the longest lasting sensor in the
business.
The accuracy of the Alcobuddy is great, too, in that it will give a BAC within .01 units of the
patron’s actual levels. This cold hard number is likely to put Average Joe off from driving if he, like most
people, has assured himself that he’s “not drunk, just buzzed,” and intended to drive home. If he’s faced
with the actual numbers, he’d know exactly how “buzzed” he really is, and maybe, just maybe, he’ll call a
friend or a cab.
The fact of the matter is, the Alcobuddy has the ability to save lives. If you’re interested, or
unconvinced, please, check out www.alcobuddy.com for more information.
A True Friend To Any Bar
It’s an unfortunate and inescapable truth that drunk driving is a major problem in society today. Almost every time you open the newspaper, log on to the Internet, or turn on the television, you’ll find another story about an accident caused by someone getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.
From the time we’re very young – before we even really understand what alcohol is – we’re told that drunk driving is wrong. Preventative education is a part of many school districts nation wide, usually supported by anti-drunk-driving organizations like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), and it’s pretty safe to say that everyone knows what can happen if you or someone you love drives drunk.
But people still do it. Even though you can get arrested, even though you can die or kill someone else by getting behind the wheel while drunk, people still do it.
Part of it, I’m sure, is that somebody never feels as drunk as they are, and most people will never know they’re too drunk to drive until after they’ve been arrested or a tragedy has struck. But how could they possibly know? Most people – pretty much everyone outside of law enforcement – don’t have access to a way to test their blood-alcohol content before they make the decision. Testing one’s blood is almost ridiculously simple, but almost nobody has access to the equipment.
This is where the Alcobuddy comes into the picture. The Alcobuddy is a wall-mounted breathalyzer machine about the size of a large backpack (18 x 12 x 6 inches) that vends straws for use with it. It’s intended for installation in barrooms and other establishments that sell alcoholic beverages to help prevent drunk driving. The Alcobuddy is mounted at eye-level and has an eye-catching display to attract curious patrons – and, of course, getting their attention is half the battle. Also contributing to ease of use for patrons is the digital video screen to help guide them through the process of testing their blood alcohol levels.
On the other side, the owner of an Alcobuddy will find that it is very profitable and easy to work with. Its long-lasting analyzer is the best in the industry (accurate within .01 of one’s true blood alcohol level), and it holds six hundred straws. It can be set to accept quarters, ones, fives, tens, twenties, etc, and you can set it to only accept only four bills at a time – and that’s if you don’t opt for the credit card slider. Also on the subject of adaptability, it can “learn” multiple languages from a lengthy list of the same, and can be reset for various currencies.
Interested? Check out alcobuddy.com for more information!
The Alcobuddy
It’s an unfortunate reality that way too many people try to drive while inebriated, despite the fact that everyone knows what can happen when one drives drunk. Every time you turn around, it seems you’ll find another tragic story about the consequences of driving while under the influence. It affects everyone when someone gets behind the wheel of a car with alcohol in their blood.
Dozens of legal measures, educational programs, and social stigma across America have tried to slow down or stop what can truly be called an epidemic, but there doesn’t seem to be a cure in sight no matter what is done.
However, there is one simple solution that has been glaringly omitted during all of the legislation and debate and protest – the breathalyzer. Breathalyzers are standard equipment for police officers, are easy to use, and are quick and accurate. Despite this, they are not widely available to those of us who do not work in law enforcement, and, well, obviously not every drunk driver is apprehended before tragedy strikes.
Making the breathalyzer and its hard data available to the average Joe or Jane is what the Alcobuddy is all about. The Alcobuddy is a wall-mounting breathalyzer machine designed to be mounted on a barroom wall. The size of a large backpack, brightly coloured, and meant to be mounted at eye level, it’s bound to catch the attention and curiosity of many a patron, be they sober or intoxicated. Once their curiosity is piqued, the patron will find that the Alcobuddy has a digital video screen to walk them through the process of testing their blood-alcohol level. The owner of an establishment will be happy to note the autonomy of the Alcobuddy, as well; it holds six hundred of the straws needed for use – any kind of straw will do, and the alcohol sensor itself lasts for between eight hundred and eleven hundred uses, the longest lasting sensor in the business. Along with this emphasis on autonomy comes an emphasis on adaptability. The Alcobuddy accepts ones, fives, tens, twenties, and credit cards in America, but can be reprogrammed for any currency in the world. Also adding to this positively global adaptability is the wide range of available languages and the fact that the Alcobuddy has a bilingual capability.
These features, however, while numerous, are not nearly the best reason to purchase and install an Alcobuddy in your barroom or club; the most obvious and most ethical reason to install one (or two, or two dozen) is that the presence and use of a breathalyzer would make a great deterrent. I’m sure of it. Most people don’t ever feel as drunk as they are, and so the presence of cold, unfeeling numbers will set them to rights in that regard.
Interested? Check out the web site, www.alcobuddy.com, and who knows? You just might save a life or two.
Could this be The Key to Stopping Drunk Driving?
Don’t drink and drive.
It is a slogan we hear from the time we are in elementary school; they try to drill it into us like they drill our letters and numbers. Even before we really understand what alcohol is, we’re ordered not to consume it and then drive.
Nevertheless, people still do it. Everywhere you turn, it seems, there’s another tragic story of an accident that happened because an inebriated person got behind the wheel of a car. This epidemic – for it can definitely be called such – has been the subject of legal measures, societal stigma, and preventative education, but it still has not been “cured.” Frustrating, no? Also extremely frustrating is the simple, easy solution that everyone seems to miss. It’s so easy to take a person’s blood alcohol level these days with a breathalyzer test. Police officers carry them as a matter of course, after all. But there is no easy access to a breathalyzer outside law enforcement.
The Alcobuddy intends to change that. The Alcobuddy is a breathalyzer machine, about the size of a large backpack and made of steel, meant to be mounted at eye level on a bar wall. It vends straws – any kind may be used – and walks the customer through the process of testing their blood alcohol level using a digital video screen. The eye-catching design ensures that both sober and intoxicated people will be curious enough to come over and look at it. The Alcobuddy is the best of its kind, featuring the best – and longest-lasting – alcohol sensor. The sensor only needs to be changed once every eight hundred to one thousand one hundred uses, and a replacement sensor is only one hundred dollars. It is also an internationally useful machine, as it can be programmed for any language and any currency, and can be customized to accept credit cards as well as or instead of bills and coins. In the states, it will accept ones, fives, tens, and twenty-dollar bills, though you can set it so that it only accepts up to four bills during any one use. All of these features are controlled by nine switches inside of the Alcobuddy, making it easy to customize every aspect of your breathalyzer vending machine.
But these features, among others, are not the reason why the Alcobuddy makes a great investment for any bar, club or other drinking establishment. The Alcobuddy is not a mere vending machine; it is a vending machine that is entirely capable of saving people’s lives if it is only given the chance. I’m of the opinion that many drunk drivers would not drive if they were aware of their blood-alcohol levels; cold, hard numbers have a way of opening people’s eyes, I suppose.
If you own a bar, check out the website (www.alcobuddy.com), and see what the Alcobuddy can do for you and your community.
The Alcobuddy – A True Drunk-Driving Deterrent
It seems that every time someone turns around, there’s another story in the paper or on televised news broadcasts, or even on the wide, impersonal Internet, about some tragedy involving drunk driving. It’s perfectly safe to say that drunk driving is a huge problem in America, and there’ve been dozens of legal measures and debates and organisations made about preventing it and the deaths it continues to cause. Legal measures, social stigma, it seems like pretty much every trick in the book has been tried.
However, there’s one glaring omission in the crusade against drunk driving. Nobody ever talks about the availability, or, really, lack thereof, of breathalyzer testing. Sure, police officers carry breathalyzers as a matter of course, but not every drunk driver gets pulled over for reckless driving before it’s too late and someone’s been hurt or killed by the recklessness they’ve shown. It seems unfair that you already have to be posing a threat to just find out that your blood alcohol level is dangerously high. It’s an unfortunate truth, and a simple solution has been mainly ignored.
Until now.
The Alcobuddy is a breathalyzer machine meant to be mounted at eye-level in a bar or club. Its catchy design draws the attention of passers-by, and it is large enough (about the size of a large backpack) to be obviously visible. It is made of steel and has a digital video screen to guide a possibly-intoxicated patron through the simple steps to test their blood alcohol levels. It’s accurate to within .01 of your actual BAC, and it takes between 800 and 1100 uses to completely deplete the alcohol sensor. This sensor is the longest-lasting in the business, and, coupled with the six-hundred straw (any kind of which will do) capacity, this means that you don’t have to worry much at all about changing the sensors and straws. The machine can be customized with your own ads, your own currency, and even can replace the bills-and-coins, traditional payment mechanism with a credit card slot. Seven easy to use switches control the accepted currency, language, and amount of payment from inside the Alcobuddy, making the thing even more efficient and adaptable. It’s also profitable due to its relative cheapness to you – the alcohol sensor I mentioned before only costs one hundred dollars to be replaced.
These are only some of the features of the Alcobuddy, but it really isn’t the features that make me think of this as an incredibly worthy investment. What makes this a worthy investment is absurdly simple – it offers a service that nearly no one else does, and this is one of the best services one can offer, because it can save lives.
Interested? Check out the website (www.alcobuddy.com) for more info!
