anything worse than vending machine taking your last dollar bills?

[Crono]

Yes, a crappy vending machine running on a crappy custom distro of Linux that likes to crash or update right when I want a soda or some chips.

 

[Locut0s]

Well it's in our building and if I don't the next time they refill the machine they will be called to send me it.

Ahh ok well that makes more sense. Sounded like it was just some random vending machine somewhere.

 

[Slacker]

Those are supposed to have a dollar in them so you can buy another drink...

this was back in the early 80's I think the soda was $0.35 there was no money in the can :'(

 

[marvdmartian]

Yes, getting angry, rocking the machine to try to get what you wanted, having it land on you and kill you. That might be worse.

Part of the reason why military bases bolt soda machines to the wall now. Once upon a time, a Marine got mad at the soda machine that ripped him off, and tried rocking the machine to get his soda to fall the rest of the way out. He succeeded in getting the (800 pound? heavier?) machine to tip over on top of him, and it crushed him to death.

 

[dawp]

ya, you posting about it

 

[BarkingGhostar]

fucking wanted that snickers

Don't worry, that vending maching wasn't 'snickering at you', but it was full-out laughing at your trusting nature.

 

[alkemyst]

Yes, getting angry, rocking the machine to try to get what you wanted, having it land on you and kill you. That might be worse.

Part of the reason why military bases bolt soda machines to the wall now. Once upon a time, a Marine got mad at the soda machine that ripped him off, and tried rocking the machine to get his soda to fall the rest of the way out. He succeeded in getting the (800 pound? heavier?) machine to tip over on top of him, and it crushed him to death.

Darwin's Law, however; for those crushed by a vending machine, they probably shouldn't be spending their money like that anyway.

 

[IronWing]

Pushing the button for a pop and having the stupid machine spit out a soda instead.

 

[zinfamous]

haha can't be too many po-dunk towns with brothels now-a-days. Not outside period novels anyway.

I think you are confusing brothel with bordello. :hmm:

 

[DrPizza]

I bet being the guy that was flushed through two miles of sewers thought that was worse.

I thought about it, and consider that this following scenario capped his adventure. After being washed two miles through the sewer system, he managed to climb out of a manhole. Across the street, he spotted a vending machine. (you know where I'm going with this, right) He reaches into his pocket and finds that he still has one soaking left dollar bill left. All he can think is "a snickers bar would help get the taste of shit out of my mouth." He tentatively puts the dollar into the machine, half expecting it to reject the dollar. The machine willingly accepts the dollar. His hopes climb. He pushes the buttons for the snickers bar & nothing comes out. The machine says "please insert cash."

For the rest of his life the first half of the story would continue with "and as if that wasn't bad enough, then, I went to buy a snickers bar..."

 

[alrocky]

Overhearing a coworker brag that he got two Snickers and change back for $2.00

 

[Schfifty Five]

last dollar bills? bills, as in plural/multiple one dollar bills?

How many times did you feed your "last dollar bills" into the machine before you realized you were out of dollar bills?