ill stop on any damn sidewalk i want to to take my photos, bitch
Peter Robinson - 14 years ago
I return with some pennies and superglue. Lube up the pennies and drop them in the slot. Same for a bill accepting slot. A piece of paper cut to the same size as a bill, lubed with superglue and into the slot she goes! The surveillance camera does not see that I put the superglue on out of range of the camera.
I estimate that the coin part or bill part of the machine costs a few hundred dollars.
I go away having gotten even, not mad.
mrturd - 14 years ago
As a former hooligan, I'm actually quite experienced at this. Don't punch or strike the machine, you'll just hurt yourself. Rock it. Put both hands high on the machine and push. Once you get it rocking really hard, candy will start falling out. If it starts to tip over, man, get out of the way. If you do knock it over and manage not to kill yourself, sometimes the snacks will fall out. Score!
Fred - 14 years ago
I usually reach back behind the machine and unplug it. If it steals from me, I'll see to it that it doesn't see anymore business until the vending machine rep comes back to restock it later in the week.
Stew Pidasil - 14 years ago
there was one time back in may when i had an incident with a vending machine. I was walking down the street in Winchestertonville VA when i saw a Coke machine. I was parched, it was roughly 102 degrees and i had exactly 74 cents...just enough for a mellow yellow. I checked my change and i counted it twice and when i put it in the machine it said i only had 73 cents...i was pissed. I had no other money and all i could think about was that cool fresh mellow yellow. So i started shaking the machine and yelling and when i came down off of my high i realized it was a prostitute.
I spend the remaining portion of the day at the vending machine's side, picketting, and persuading would be victims of the likely atrocities the satanus ex machina is capable of.
Potato2 - 14 years ago
This one machine took my money and spit out the following on a piece of cardboard.. free leonard peltier. well, i for one agree. let the man go dang it! he was framed.
Bruce McStiflokowskowitz - 14 years ago
I had a stoopid machine rip me off once. Made me so mad I had a massive heart attack and died! I'd be alive today if it werent for that damn machine. I am sad now... excuse me...
I watched a guy at my workplace slam and push the machine repeatedly and with some force with both open palms screaming "you want a piece of me".The machine just sat there with it's light blinking $1.00.
Sometimes i'm not sure what is worse a faulty machine or the servalience camera set up to watch it.
rupert fezzlekayke - 14 years ago
first i speak in soft tones to the machine and explain how its behavior is unacceptable, and that i truly need the sugary goodness it possesses. when that doesnt work i shake my fist at it and threaten the machine with 'grievious bodily harm'. when that fails i find hopping up and down and flailing my arms over my head while screaming occasionally gets the machine to cooperate. if it doesnt i lay a serious mojo curse upon it and all its future descendents. i then eat whatever packs of sugar are laying around the break room. i know its kinda harsh to use dark magic but hey... ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
Zach - 14 years ago
I roundhouse kick the machine, pull out some kerosene, and torch the metal cube.
Interesting - 14 years ago
I knew one guy that was so upset that the machine took the last of his change and didn't acknowledge his last dime. He got so upset he called the number on the machine and left a voicemail that he was going to blow up the machine (just expressing his frustration, of course, and wasn't serious... I think...). Next day, vendor calls his company and he gets fired because of a zero tolerance policy. THAT SUCKS!
Aaron - 14 years ago
fat kid vs. vending machine... search it on youtube... Goldfish got stuck in the machine, you see them fall once the glass is shattered.
Patrick - 14 years ago
One day, A vending machine stole my money.(Not the first time) This was at the end of a very long day where all I wanted was a snack for my long drive home. After a quick trip over to the Home Depot down the block, I returned with a Foaming Crack Filler. After unloading more than enough in the coin slot, and enough to block the dollar slot, my job was done. We had a new machine within a week.
Was I a little extreme? Yes.
Vendor Avenger - 14 years ago
I have been known to unplug a machine or two that has stolen my money. It doesn't make me whole, but it does make me feel good knowing that I helped cut into the profit of the person who owns the offending machine, and it also protects the next customer. If the outlet is unreachable, a hand written "Out of Order" sign works just as well.
Lizzy - 14 years ago
This rarely happened in Japan, though. I purchased black tea, green tea, and brownish tea all unsweetened almost every day when I was there.
Javier Villanueva-Meyer - 14 years ago
Vending machines sell to our addiction to high sugar and fat junk food. They are in many public places, and in the workplace, and promote a poor alternative to real food. In the end their use is very expensive because of the health consequences related to poor diet. Junk food in vending machines should be regulated or banned same as cigarette vending.
Grotonite - 14 years ago
I have to tell you, there've been times I've wanted to .But if there is one hanging, after I've paid for it. I will change the laws of gravity up on this machine to get my product of what is rightfully mine. Otherwise I would probably call the number on the machine. Which I might say I have been compensated more times than not. My job as a contractor(in office buildings). I usually see the vendor when he comes in to restock the machine. Face to face confrontation generally works best to get your M O N E Y or your product. Good luck you guys smashing your hands on these beasts of metal and plastic. Most modern vending machines have been built to take a fair amount of punishment before your body does.
Dylan - 14 years ago
I kick it sometimes. Sometimes I sigh. It really depends on my mood.
ill stop on any damn sidewalk i want to to take my photos, bitch
I return with some pennies and superglue. Lube up the pennies and drop them in the slot. Same for a bill accepting slot. A piece of paper cut to the same size as a bill, lubed with superglue and into the slot she goes! The surveillance camera does not see that I put the superglue on out of range of the camera.
I estimate that the coin part or bill part of the machine costs a few hundred dollars.
I go away having gotten even, not mad.
As a former hooligan, I'm actually quite experienced at this. Don't punch or strike the machine, you'll just hurt yourself. Rock it. Put both hands high on the machine and push. Once you get it rocking really hard, candy will start falling out. If it starts to tip over, man, get out of the way. If you do knock it over and manage not to kill yourself, sometimes the snacks will fall out. Score!
I usually reach back behind the machine and unplug it. If it steals from me, I'll see to it that it doesn't see anymore business until the vending machine rep comes back to restock it later in the week.
there was one time back in may when i had an incident with a vending machine. I was walking down the street in Winchestertonville VA when i saw a Coke machine. I was parched, it was roughly 102 degrees and i had exactly 74 cents...just enough for a mellow yellow. I checked my change and i counted it twice and when i put it in the machine it said i only had 73 cents...i was pissed. I had no other money and all i could think about was that cool fresh mellow yellow. So i started shaking the machine and yelling and when i came down off of my high i realized it was a prostitute.
I spend the remaining portion of the day at the vending machine's side, picketting, and persuading would be victims of the likely atrocities the satanus ex machina is capable of.
This one machine took my money and spit out the following on a piece of cardboard.. free leonard peltier. well, i for one agree. let the man go dang it! he was framed.
I had a stoopid machine rip me off once. Made me so mad I had a massive heart attack and died! I'd be alive today if it werent for that damn machine. I am sad now... excuse me...
I watched a guy at my workplace slam and push the machine repeatedly and with some force with both open palms screaming "you want a piece of me".The machine just sat there with it's light blinking $1.00.
Sometimes i'm not sure what is worse a faulty machine or the servalience camera set up to watch it.
first i speak in soft tones to the machine and explain how its behavior is unacceptable, and that i truly need the sugary goodness it possesses. when that doesnt work i shake my fist at it and threaten the machine with 'grievious bodily harm'. when that fails i find hopping up and down and flailing my arms over my head while screaming occasionally gets the machine to cooperate. if it doesnt i lay a serious mojo curse upon it and all its future descendents. i then eat whatever packs of sugar are laying around the break room. i know its kinda harsh to use dark magic but hey... ya gotta do what ya gotta do.
I roundhouse kick the machine, pull out some kerosene, and torch the metal cube.
I knew one guy that was so upset that the machine took the last of his change and didn't acknowledge his last dime. He got so upset he called the number on the machine and left a voicemail that he was going to blow up the machine (just expressing his frustration, of course, and wasn't serious... I think...). Next day, vendor calls his company and he gets fired because of a zero tolerance policy. THAT SUCKS!
fat kid vs. vending machine... search it on youtube... Goldfish got stuck in the machine, you see them fall once the glass is shattered.
One day, A vending machine stole my money.(Not the first time) This was at the end of a very long day where all I wanted was a snack for my long drive home. After a quick trip over to the Home Depot down the block, I returned with a Foaming Crack Filler. After unloading more than enough in the coin slot, and enough to block the dollar slot, my job was done. We had a new machine within a week.
Was I a little extreme? Yes.
I have been known to unplug a machine or two that has stolen my money. It doesn't make me whole, but it does make me feel good knowing that I helped cut into the profit of the person who owns the offending machine, and it also protects the next customer. If the outlet is unreachable, a hand written "Out of Order" sign works just as well.
This rarely happened in Japan, though. I purchased black tea, green tea, and brownish tea all unsweetened almost every day when I was there.
Vending machines sell to our addiction to high sugar and fat junk food. They are in many public places, and in the workplace, and promote a poor alternative to real food. In the end their use is very expensive because of the health consequences related to poor diet. Junk food in vending machines should be regulated or banned same as cigarette vending.
I have to tell you, there've been times I've wanted to .But if there is one hanging, after I've paid for it. I will change the laws of gravity up on this machine to get my product of what is rightfully mine. Otherwise I would probably call the number on the machine. Which I might say I have been compensated more times than not. My job as a contractor(in office buildings). I usually see the vendor when he comes in to restock the machine. Face to face confrontation generally works best to get your M O N E Y or your product. Good luck you guys smashing your hands on these beasts of metal and plastic. Most modern vending machines have been built to take a fair amount of punishment before your body does.
I kick it sometimes. Sometimes I sigh. It really depends on my mood.