Vending Machine Bonus

[In the Corn]

Just went downstairs to garb a Diet Coke from the vending machine. Inserted my money, pressed the button and not one, but two Diet Cokes drop down. Bonus!

It's the little victories in life!

[heyelander]

crazy how a little thing can make your whole day brighter.

[Hammer]

Too bad it wasnt a snickers bar.

[wannabegriffey]

Just went downstairs to garb a Diet Coke from the vending machine. Inserted my money, pressed the button and not one, but two Diet Cokes drop down. Bonus!

It's the little victories in life!

This reminds me of the times when I go to purchase a newspaper (remember those?). I always try the door first. On those occassions when the door opens without any money inserted, my day is made!

[TranaGreg]

I'm waiting for steve to come along & ask why you wanted to dress up a can of soda ...

[umjewman]

This reminds me of the times when I go to purchase a newspaper (remember those?). I always try the door first. On those occassions when the door opens without any money inserted, my day is made!

That means that a bum just peed in it. I would probably avoid that particular newspaper.

[Cobain's Ghost]

Just went downstairs to garb a Diet Coke from the vending machine. Inserted my money, pressed the button and not one, but two Diet Cokes drop down. Bonus!

It's the little victories in life!

what would jesus say about taking something you didn't pay for?

[Steve]

Just went downstairs to garb a Diet Coke from the vending machine. Inserted my money, pressed the button and not one, but two Diet Cokes drop down. Bonus!

It's the little victories in life!

Why would you want to dress a can of soda?

[TranaGreg]

Why would you want to dress a can of soda?

heh, that's funny!

[Judge Jude]

This reminds me of the times when I go to purchase a newspaper (remember those?). I always try the door first. On those occasions when the door opens without any money inserted, my day is made!

and people wonder why I can't get a raise!

[johnnya24]

Reminds me of a funny story at a place I worked as a student. There was a vending machine in the canteen that had a row that always vended two items at once. Me and an Aussie friend were the only two people who realized this, so we emptied that row every day ... usually Picnic Bars (I got sick of them after a while). Anyway, the vending company eventually realized that they were losing money from the machine, and complained that people must be stealing from it ... I call that opportunism not stealing So a notice went up on the machine warning people about this. That alerted two morons from the warehouse that there was free stuff to be had ... they figured out that if you put your arm under the flap that you could reach the entire bottom section ... so they emptied all the bottom rows. They did this 2 consecutive days , on the 3rd they got caught and fired.

The machine kept vending 2 for 1 on that one row

[virgonomic]

Reminds me of a funny story at a place I worked as a student. There was a vending machine in the canteen that had a row that always vended two items at once. Me and an Aussie friend were the only two people who realized this, so we emptied that row every day ... usually Picnic Bars (I got sick of them after a while). Anyway, the vending company eventually realized that they were losing money from the machine, and complained that people must be stealing from it ... I call that opportunism not stealing So a notice went up on the machine warning people about this. That alerted two morons from the warehouse that there was free stuff to be had ... they figured out that if you put your arm under the flap that you could reach the entire bottom section ... so they emptied all the bottom rows. They did this 2 consecutive days , on the 3rd they got caught and fired.

The machine kept vending 2 for 1 on that one row

When I was 19 I cooked at a restaurant that had a cigarette vending machine in the front lobby. If you roll those things forward onto their top, all the change is deposited into the delivery slot. Every so often me and a friend would stay until about 4am doing inventory, roll the machine, drive to a truck stop to spend about $10 on this baseball arcade game and have breakfast. Eventually they removed the machine, which we felt was a victory, even though the gravy train was done.

[nullnor]

i once got 3 cokes for the price of one. i noticed as i walked away i was hugging them instead of carrying them. lol. it was very unexpected. it's not stealing tho because 1) a lot of sodas reach expiration and get thrown out. 2) vending machines do rip you off sometimes when candy gets stuck. so it evens out.

but this does reminds me of when i used to buy newspapers, i had a habit of not closing it all the way for the next guy.

[TranaGreg]

i once got 3 cokes for the price of one. i noticed as i walked away i was hugging them instead of carrying them. lol. it was very unexpected. it's not stealing tho because 1) a lot of sodas reach expiration and get thrown out. 2) vending machines do rip you off sometimes when candy gets stuck. so it evens out.

but this does reminds me of when i used to buy newspapers, i had a habit of not closing it all the way for the next guy.

so you're the real reason why newspapers have to charge for web access now ...

[nullnor]

so you're the real reason why newspapers have to charge for web access now ...

i only started doing it after a delivery guy complained i was in his parking spot even tho i was only going to a bank atm for 2 seconds and he was planning on going to sleep.

afterward, i remember thinking as i closed used to close the newspaper machines softly, this isn't going to work. i mean, everyone puts their .50 in first before pulling it open. i suppose it's good to know some ppl didn't. i blame the ppl that made the newspaper vending machines.

honestly tho, i blame the wall street journal. if you can't get an impartial opinion from the wsj these days, newspapers don't deserve to be in business.