Puester wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> So I did a search on eBay, just for grins. Sure enough, you can buy
>> soda machines. Some of them are cheap (mostly the "mini size"
>> ones), others will run you up to $1000. But if everyone is so gung
>> ho about soda, there is a very tempting thought to buy one of these
>> things and put it on my patio. Buy some 12 oz. cans of soda (or
>> beer!) at Sam's or Costco, charge a buck fitty per can and sit back
>> and collect the money!
>>
>
>
> Hah! Back in the '60s, DH modified an ancient 10 cent
> bottled Coca Cola vending machine for his college fraternity.
> It had dispensed for a dime, he changed that to two quarters
> and modified the bottle slots to dispense cans of Budweiser.
> He was buying Bud for $1.50 a six-pack, so the profit was OK.
>
LOL! Now see, I'd really like to have one of those old, old machines where
when you put in your money the door latch would unlock and you grab a bottle
of cold soda.

> It worked quite well till some of the guys discovered that
> you could stick a skinny arm up the exit channel and "liberate"
> the cans for free. After lots of recriminations, the machine
> was disabled and the fledgeling business ended.
>
> gloria p

Someone always has to mess it up!

Jill