My sales are up since I fell on card times
Going contactless pays off for mag seller
A BIG Issue vendor is selling 200 more copies a week since investing in a contactless card machine.
Robin Fabian, 50, was struggling to offload the magazine, which supports homeless people because so few potential customers had cash.
So he bought a contactless bank card reader and it paid for itself on the first day.
Robin said: “I’ve sold about 200 extra a week. I hold it on top of my Issues so people can see it. I think I’m the only one in the area with one, which gives me an edge.” Robin, originally from London, sells in St Michael’s Hill, near Bristol University. He added: “I like my pitch. It’s in an affluent area and the magazine seems especially popular with students.” He has beaten an opiate addiction thanks to rehab in the city and is now saving up for a house bus. He added: “I eventually want a farm somewhere like Bulgaria, where property is cheaper.”