Ideally, this machine will be used in a business that wants OTC medicines available 24/7 without dispensing by hand. At a 1 quarter. Vend it would be pretty much a break even operation. The benefit is the availability of the items without supervision. 8 trays with 8 separate coin mechs to dispense a total of 8 products. Each of the 8 coils holds 19 items for a total. Storage of 152 items. A coin mech can fail and you could still operate the other 7. Designed to dispense small packs of unit dose medicines but will also dispense ear plugs, band aids and other like items.