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vending machine generosity

 Make somebody's day...
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You know how vending machines sometimes take your money and you don't get your product? It pisses me off, frankly, and if I happen to be feeling under the weather at the time, my whole day is ruined and I hate the Pepsi Co. for at least a week before I feel forgiving enough to try their machines again. Well I've been thinking about this, and I think it could really help make people's day if the machine was programmed to dispense an extra quarter with the change (or even if they paid exact change and weren't expecting *anything*) for every 10th product dispensed (the exact number could be chosen by the company).

This would not only make the customers more satisfied, it would bring in more customers who hear of their friends getting lucky.

—21 Quest, Oct 21 2006

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       //it would bring in more customers who hear of their friends getting lucky.// Sounds like my ex-girlfriend.
—craigts, Oct 21 2006
   

       Or two products instead of one, sometimes.
—phundug, Oct 21 2006
   

       do you work for coca cola?
—po, Oct 21 2006
   

       We had a can-vending machine in a place I worked at. We figured out that if you pushed it back on it's hind legs, then let it go, it rocked forward with enough momentum that it dispensed each front-row can for free. Nice.
—jtp, Oct 21 2006
   

       No, I work for a phone company. I won't say which because it might compromise my relative safety (do you have any idea how many threats I get in a given day!?)
—21 Quest, Oct 21 2006
   

       21?
—zeno, Oct 22 2006
   

       Qwest Communications?
—Shz, Oct 22 2006
   

       [jackthepickle] - people have died doing the same thing. (being crushed by the machine)
—Zimmy, Oct 22 2006
   

       Sometimes, just a little kick works fine.
—xandram, Oct 22 2006
   

       No, it's not in my name... I'm a little smarter than that, I like to think.
—21 Quest, Oct 22 2006
   

       I could swear that vending machines are programmed to steal from the poorest, in their hungriest moment. Theyre are evil, evil mechanical beings (but the idea is lovely +).
—Pericles, Oct 22 2006
   

       They are evil indeed.... which is why they need a change of heart. I considered changing the title to "cheaper by the dozen"... what do you think?
—21 Quest, Oct 23 2006
   

       Quest, I do enjoy your intent to make people happy, but I don't see myself having a great day because an extra quarter pops out of a vending machine. I do however get entirely pissed off when my money is "stolen" by a vending machine. With a better reward I will throw you my +.
—Chefboyrbored, Oct 23 2006
   

       How about a silver dollar? Or maybe a free drink?
—21 Quest, Oct 23 2006
   

       Sold. +'s to you
—Chefboyrbored, Oct 24 2006
   

       After receiving an extra quarter, I'd probably spend $10 trying to get it to happen again :P
—phundug, Apr 09 2009
   


 

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