Poppers was one of the inspirations behind bigscreenbiz.com. When it came time to drop 6-7,000.00 for a popcorn machine where was a guy to turn? Consumers Reports? I started calling theatres out of the NATO book and asking them which machine they liked. I called concession suppliers and they went both ways. Both Cretors and Gold Medal machines had their advocates. In the end I decided on the Cretors Diplomat and put it out to bid. With bids covering a spread of 1800.00!! It showed up and runs beautifully. Attention to detail on the finish was not great. Jagged edges, bad cleanability, and a general "we're building these as fast as we can" came through. I received a very straight forward and honest letter from the President of Cret. making no excuses and felt his explain was adequate. It has continued to operate like a tank. Where before we could just keep up with our 3 screens demands we have never gotten behind. More on this rig later.
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