weegegirl 2 #1 March 1, 2005 So, I walk into the kitchen at work, and there is this guy that I thought was real relaxed and cool standing at the vending machine, shaking the shit out of it and beating it with his fists. He was all red in the face and swearing at the machine. I didn't know whether to laugh, show sympathy, or run away fast. Are you a vending machine shaker??? Do you just give up and walk away?? Or, do you put more money in and hope for two?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #2 March 1, 2005 In high school I was a shaker. Now I usually just go for the put in another dollar and hope for two approach. Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #3 March 1, 2005 I sit by the side of them and watch people get screwed over.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #4 March 1, 2005 haven't used one in a LONG time. Last time i used one was for a juice machine and when it stole my $, I just got it refunded at the front desk of the gym Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #5 March 1, 2005 A malfunctioning machine is an inconvenience to the customer, but a gold mine to the seller. The owner collects money without dispensing a product. The owner has an incentive to not fix the machine. If I don't receive any product, I put a note on the machine that it is not vending. Then, I jam the coin slot to make sure that others don't waste their money and ensure that the vendor takes the time to fix it. Oh, when I was 18, I drove a route truck for 7-up. I've been on both sides of this. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #6 March 1, 2005 We have a crappy old machine in our lunchroom at work....they are usually quite fast to repair it and return monies when it breaks down.............Of course I also work in a shop with torches,porta powers, 5 foot pry bars etc.....dosent take long to pop open a vending machine when the "right" tools are there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #7 March 1, 2005 QuoteA malfunctioning machine is an inconvenience to the customer, but a gold mine to the seller. The owner collects money without dispensing a product. The owner has an incentive to not fix the machine. If I don't receive any product, I put a note on the machine that it is not vending. Then, I jam the coin slot to make sure that others don't waste their money and ensure that the vendor takes the time to fix it. A-ha, good idea! Then you could call the vendor (that usually list their # on the side) and tell 'em they aren't getting any $$ until they fix their damn machine! No weege I didn't shake machines in school. I couldn't use the 'pay again and try to get 2' approach either, I was too broke. I'd just slink off all disappointed. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 March 1, 2005 That guy has a good reason to get fired. [Crazy] I do get mad sometimes at the coke machines when they steal my money, but it's mostly expletives muttered under my breath. I'd had enough of the machine at work taking my money that I put a note on it that I refuse to put any more money in this machine until they fix or replace it. As for the snack machine, if something almost comes out but doesn't, I can shake it just enough to get my prize to drop, nothing more. If not, I get my refund at the time office."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #9 March 1, 2005 If you're talking about those vending machines with the twisty metal bar that rotates when you put money in: Sometimes things get hung up on those & don't fall. if the problem is 1) you selected something where the package is more than one twisty revolution from the edge, you're f*&ked. but if 2) the package was on the edge, but now its just hanging by a little toe-hold, well, I have become the expert at tipping the front end of the machine up, and then letting it drop back down to the ground. sometimes it might take as many as 4 drops. but its fun to do that. gives you a sense of accomplishment when you finally get it. Speed Racer -------------------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #10 March 1, 2005 I'm stupid, i put money in again and hope it works the second time. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kai2k1 0 #11 March 2, 2005 I just grab a wire coat hanger if shaking doesnt work. There's no truer sense of flying than sky diving," Scott Cowan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #12 March 2, 2005 QuoteA malfunctioning machine is an inconvenience to the customer, but a gold mine to the seller. The owner collects money without dispensing a product. The owner has an incentive to not fix the machine. Quote This same thought dawned on me one day when I realized that almost 40 YEARS ago we had the technology to put a man on the moon, but here in 2005 we still can't produce a vending machine that works with 100% reliability. You're right, when the machine fails to work properly they get the money and get to keep the product. As long as the failure rate isn't so high that it pisses off the customers, it's pure profit. Hm.... I think I'm in the wrong line of work... Elvisio "vending machine inquisitor" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bisqit999 0 #13 March 2, 2005 Actually had a veding mal. this morning. Went to the train station and went to buy my train ticket on the machine, it took a $10.. I calmly went to the window and told the lady my situation. She made me fill out a form and told me that they'd have to mail me the refund. She then waited for the train to pull up and told them to let me on without a ticket. I think sometimes remaining calm is the best way to go. Gettin cranky will not solve anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites popsjumper 2 #14 March 2, 2005 Quote....I think sometimes remaining calm is the best way to go. Gettin cranky will not solve anything. And THIS from a New Yorker? I'm impressed! JK.....My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites benforde 0 #15 March 2, 2005 Quote I'm usually the one that bust it in the first place! // Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites heidihagen 0 #16 March 2, 2005 QuoteI...... if shaking doesnt work. nooooooo don't do that!! vending machines kill 2 people a year yep, just passing along more useless info heidi http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/gate/archive/2001/07/18/notes071801.DTL&o=0i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyclearjohn 0 #17 March 2, 2005 QuoteSo, I walk into the kitchen at work, and there is this guy that I thought was real relaxed and cool standing at the vending machine, shaking the shit out of it and beating it with his fists. He was all red in the face and swearing at the machine. I didn't know whether to laugh, show sympathy, or run away fast. Are you a vending machine shaker??? Do you just give up and walk away?? Or, do you put more money in and hope for two?? At 5' 7" and 165 lbs, I have often envied those 6'3" 250lb guys who can bounce the machines around. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ECVZZ 0 #18 March 2, 2005 Had a vending machine at my last job that would take your money about 50% of the time. I finally lost my patience and grabbed the thing by the sides, rocked it up on one corner, and commenced to beating it against the wall...Hard! I was well into shaking all the candy out of the slots when the owners wife stuck her head in from the office (on the other side of the wall) and asked me if I would mind cleaning up the glass from the pictures I shook off the wall when I was done. G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
bisqit999 0 #13 March 2, 2005 Actually had a veding mal. this morning. Went to the train station and went to buy my train ticket on the machine, it took a $10.. I calmly went to the window and told the lady my situation. She made me fill out a form and told me that they'd have to mail me the refund. She then waited for the train to pull up and told them to let me on without a ticket. I think sometimes remaining calm is the best way to go. Gettin cranky will not solve anything. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #14 March 2, 2005 Quote....I think sometimes remaining calm is the best way to go. Gettin cranky will not solve anything. And THIS from a New Yorker? I'm impressed! JK.....My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
benforde 0 #15 March 2, 2005 Quote I'm usually the one that bust it in the first place! // Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites heidihagen 0 #16 March 2, 2005 QuoteI...... if shaking doesnt work. nooooooo don't do that!! vending machines kill 2 people a year yep, just passing along more useless info heidi http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/gate/archive/2001/07/18/notes071801.DTL&o=0i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flyclearjohn 0 #17 March 2, 2005 QuoteSo, I walk into the kitchen at work, and there is this guy that I thought was real relaxed and cool standing at the vending machine, shaking the shit out of it and beating it with his fists. He was all red in the face and swearing at the machine. I didn't know whether to laugh, show sympathy, or run away fast. Are you a vending machine shaker??? Do you just give up and walk away?? Or, do you put more money in and hope for two?? At 5' 7" and 165 lbs, I have often envied those 6'3" 250lb guys who can bounce the machines around. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ECVZZ 0 #18 March 2, 2005 Had a vending machine at my last job that would take your money about 50% of the time. I finally lost my patience and grabbed the thing by the sides, rocked it up on one corner, and commenced to beating it against the wall...Hard! I was well into shaking all the candy out of the slots when the owners wife stuck her head in from the office (on the other side of the wall) and asked me if I would mind cleaning up the glass from the pictures I shook off the wall when I was done. G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
heidihagen 0 #16 March 2, 2005 QuoteI...... if shaking doesnt work. nooooooo don't do that!! vending machines kill 2 people a year yep, just passing along more useless info heidi http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=/gate/archive/2001/07/18/notes071801.DTL&o=0i didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyclearjohn 0 #17 March 2, 2005 QuoteSo, I walk into the kitchen at work, and there is this guy that I thought was real relaxed and cool standing at the vending machine, shaking the shit out of it and beating it with his fists. He was all red in the face and swearing at the machine. I didn't know whether to laugh, show sympathy, or run away fast. Are you a vending machine shaker??? Do you just give up and walk away?? Or, do you put more money in and hope for two?? At 5' 7" and 165 lbs, I have often envied those 6'3" 250lb guys who can bounce the machines around. John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #18 March 2, 2005 Had a vending machine at my last job that would take your money about 50% of the time. I finally lost my patience and grabbed the thing by the sides, rocked it up on one corner, and commenced to beating it against the wall...Hard! I was well into shaking all the candy out of the slots when the owners wife stuck her head in from the office (on the other side of the wall) and asked me if I would mind cleaning up the glass from the pictures I shook off the wall when I was done. G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
