[frumper]

They haven't been illegal anywhere I've lived. A few survive, but none thrive. Mostly they seem to get by selling drinks and to smokers.

[davidw]

Try and set one up in most US suburbs and then get back to me. In other words: look at your city's zoning map. They're not allowed in most places in most cities.

[frumper]

My previous post explained why I thought it was a terrible business plan and I mentioned my city has them and your response is to try it?

[davidw]

"Has them" doesn't mean "legal everywhere". Lots of places have legacy ones from before zoning.

What city is it?

There are lots of businesses that I would not want to be in. Does that mean they shouldn't be legal?