Pilot Status
Central Eastside, Portland OR
In Development
Nothing here is placed yet. This is the real build — priced, sourced, and reviewed line by line before the first machine ships.
Roadmap
- 01 · planned
30-Day Hardware Pilot
One cooperative Central Eastside venue. Validate payment flow, spray output, product fit, placement, instructions, tamper controls, and real servicing time.
Under 150 vends → relocate or stop after two tested fixes.
- 02 · planned
90-Day Three-Venue Cluster
One dance/electronic room, one broad live-music venue, one community venue — same operating standard, controlled lineup variation.
150–299 vends → iterate placement, copy, lineup, and price.
- 03 · planned
Route Expansion
Only after payback, host satisfaction, and uptime targets are met. Then Old Town, Mississippi/Alberta, and selective hotels.
300+ vends/month → scale candidate at $4 if uptime and host metrics pass.
Sourcing — planned lineup
Each lane is planned to run genuine bottles bought at retail and connected directly to the machine — not a distribution or licensing deal with any brand. Chosen against real 2025/2026 US bestseller data, not invented.
Planned lineup — genuine bottles, bought at retail. Trademarks belong to their respective owners; Late Note isn't an authorized dealer or partner of any brand named here.
Central Eastside candidates
The launch cluster under consideration — outreach candidates only.
Outreach targets, not clients — evaluated venue by venue before anything is signed.
What isn’t confirmed yet
- Exact spray sequence and timed output in mL per vend
- Per-button pricing behavior on the base controller
- Telemetry and remote-monitoring granularity
- Production wrap dieline and mounting points
- Warranty exclusions and vendor lead time at order time
Facts registry
Every time-sensitive or sourced claim on this site, tracked with its status and last verification date.
| Claim | Value | Status | Source | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VMFS machine dimensions and weight | 40.6" H × 23.6" W × 10.6" D, 66 lb | Sourced | VMFS USA — Perfume Spray Vending Machine product listing | 2026-08-30 |
| Machine module and spray count | 5 modules, 1 timed spray per vend | Sourced | VMFS USA — product listing | 2026-08-30 |
| Machine base price and lead time | $3,000 base, 6–12 week lead time, listed sold out at last check | Sourced | VMFS USA — product listing | 2026-08-30 |
| Launch price per spray | $4, with a possible $5 controlled test in weeks 3–4 | Planned | Internal pilot budget | 2026-08-30 |
| Founding host commission | 15% of net collected vending revenue, first 90 days, then 10% standard — revenue-based (not profit-based) so payout is auditable from vend counts alone | Planned | Internal pilot budget — not a signed agreement. Lowered from an earlier 20%/15% draft to reflect real retail-bottle product cost, still within the 5-25% national commission-rate range for vending placements. | 2026-09-02 |
| First-machine planning budget | $5,750 ($4,300 vendor subtotal + $1,450 implementation allowance) | Planned | Internal pilot budget | 2026-08-30 |
| Central Eastside venue candidates | Holocene, The Get Down, The Den, Coffin Club — capacity and hours per each venue's own site | Sourced | Venue websites; Travel Portland Central Eastside guide | 2026-08-30 |
| "Late Note" trademark/entity/domain clearance | Not completed | Pending | Internal — preliminary naming screen only | 2026-08-30 |
| Scent-profile families match real US bestseller demand | Fresh Spicy and Amber Oriental (top men's families), Clean Musk and Gourmand Vanilla (top women's families) — mapped from actual 2025/2026 bestseller and awards data, not invented | Market research | Circana-cited trade press (Beauty Packaging, Happi); Fragrantica Readers' Choice Awards 2025; Sephora/Ulta bestseller lists | 2026-09-02 |
| Fragrance sourcing plan for the five planned lanes | Genuine bottles bought at retail and connected directly to the machine's spray modules — not an authorized-dealer or distributor relationship with any named brand. Late Note advertises which real, genuine product is loaded; it does not sell or claim to be an authorized retailer of the bottle itself. | Confirmed | Late Note ownership — reviewed with outside counsel and represented as compliant | 2026-09-02 |