strange things are afoot at the circle k
Jul. 17th, 2006 01:37 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spatchI just put a buck twenny-five into the Wheel O' Death vending machine in our break room.
I opened the little window and retrieved my bottle of juice product.
The vending machine display then flashed "WINNER" at me, and it gave me back my five quarters.
Ohhhh-kay, he intoned slowly, money in hand, while backing away from the crazy machine.
I opened the little window and retrieved my bottle of juice product.
The vending machine display then flashed "WINNER" at me, and it gave me back my five quarters.
Ohhhh-kay, he intoned slowly, money in hand, while backing away from the crazy machine.
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Date: 2006-07-17 06:32 pm (UTC)The bill taker is somewhat broken.
Sometimes it will refuse to take the bill, and sometimes it will just eat it.
You can cause the machine to reset the slot by unplugging and replugging it in.
About 25% of the time, this process will cause the machine to refund your dollar.
About 25% of the time, this process will cause the machine to give you an extra dollar bill for free.
About 50% of the time, this process will cause you to want to punch the machine.
The stats are entirely accurate. I counted!