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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 06:03 pm (UTC)For an entire spring break I subsisted solely on Symphony bars and Captain's Wafers from that machine.
A couple of months later, the vending company got wise that they were running through massive amounts of product with no profit from that machine, and replaced it. By that point, though, we had done permanent damage to our teeth, our figures and our complexions.
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Date: 2006-07-17 06:11 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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!
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Date: 2006-07-17 06:45 pm (UTC)They took away our ICE CREAM ROBOT. You'd put in your 9 quarters and an elephant trunk-like tube would drop into the tank of your choice and grab your Dove Bar with suction. Then it would whip it into the chute that led to the tempering chamber. It would temper the ice cream for 5 seconds (I know not how), then spit it out for you to retrive and enjoy.
But it's gone.
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Date: 2006-07-17 07:00 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-07-17 07:30 pm (UTC)The dippin' dots machine at the movies has a trunk, but dippin' dots aren't ice cream at all.
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Date: 2006-07-17 07:31 pm (UTC)TWICE, for TWICE SAKE.
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Date: 2006-07-17 07:34 pm (UTC)Best marketing gimmic evar!
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Date: 2006-07-17 07:44 pm (UTC)I actually think that's pretty rude. Gambling against your knowledge and consent!
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Date: 2006-07-17 08:08 pm (UTC)Mmmm, Juice!
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Date: 2006-07-17 10:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2006-07-17 10:43 pm (UTC)I decided against relying on it to supplement my grant, and got my photos elsewhere.
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Date: 2006-07-17 11:59 pm (UTC)Well, for about ten minutes.
Keith
Date: 2006-07-18 02:19 am (UTC)Says so. Right on the cars.
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Date: 2006-07-18 01:24 pm (UTC)Re: Keith
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Date: 2006-07-18 01:40 pm (UTC)Re: Keith
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Date: 2006-07-19 10:35 am (UTC)Vending Machine Winners
Date: 2006-08-07 02:37 am (UTC)So getting a free drink or sandwich once in a while is a fun treat. I hope you enjoyed your freebie.
Most vending machines also have the ability to be set for what is called Free Vend so that everything is free. The display usually flashes "NO MONEY REQUIRED" or something like that (I forget exactly). For some reason, that has a tendency to confuse people, too. I had a couple of locations that would have scheduled free vends because the employer would pay the tab or the cost would be split between the employer and the vending company. It's kinda nice to get free coffee at holiday time, etc.