Okay, most of my thoughts are odd, I freely admit it Once upon a time I
worked for a food and beverage vending machine company as the route
accounting supervisor. I had to take psych test because I had access to the
cash room and they wanted to make sure I wasn't going to rob them blind.
You have any idea how much money a soda pop machine makes in a day? Man,
the world must be completely addicted to high fructose corn syrup and sugar
or sugar substitutes. Thankfully this is one addiction I don't have!

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!

Of course I'm kidding, but... one machine would often bring in $900 in a
week at the old vender-rooney company. The fact that the company went out
of business is absolutely not the fault of the machines.

Untried Recipe from cooks.com:

1 pot roast
2 cans stewed tomatoes
2 onions, sliced
3 carrots, chopped
Salt and pepper
Thyme
2 bay leaves
1 can Coca-Cola Classic

In a large skillet, brown the meat all around. Add 3 cups of water and the
sliced onions and let it simmer for 1 hour at medium heat. Then add the
tomatoes, Coke, carrots, thyme and bay leaves and cook for another 1/2 hour
until tender. Add salt and pepper to taste and slice it.

Methinks I'd rather use a can of beer

Jill

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:23:58 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>
> Of course I'm kidding, but... one machine would often bring in $900 in a
> week at the old vender-rooney company. The fact that the company went out
> of business is absolutely not the fault of the machines.
>
I can see why... we have a Coke machine in our staff room which is
poorly serviced AND they insist on putting in things that we don't
want. A large majority of the staff wants diet coke, eliminate the
"tea" and other crap... fill those holes with diet coke and make a
killing. Instead, the diet coke is out for weeks before they finally
get around to refilling the machine.

However, you gave me an idea... maybe the PTO should buy their own
vending machine, fill it with what the staff wants and charge the 75¢
we're used to paying. Think of it as a little money maker for the
PTO.

"sf" wrote in message
, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Of course I'm kidding, but... one machine would often bring in $900 in a
>> week at the old vender-rooney company. The fact that the company went
>> out
>> of business is absolutely not the fault of the machines.
>>
> I can see why... we have a Coke machine in our staff room which is
> poorly serviced AND they insist on putting in things that we don't
> want. A large majority of the staff wants diet coke, eliminate the
> "tea" and other crap... fill those holes with diet coke and make a
> killing. Instead, the diet coke is out for weeks before they finally
> get around to refilling the machine.
>
> However, you gave me an idea... maybe the PTO should buy their own
> vending machine, fill it with what the staff wants and charge the 75¢
> we're used to paying. Think of it as a little money maker for the
> PTO.

Go for it! My husband, ever the entrepreneur, used to buy sodas by the case
and keep them in the company refrigerator, then sell them to the other
employees. (Of course, he had the job of shopping for the sodas and
stocking them.)Nobody else had done this even though they were always
wanting a soda, so he made himself a tidy little profit over time.

Dora

One time on Usenet, "limey" > said:
> "sf" wrote in message
>> , jmcquown wrote:

> >> Of course I'm kidding, but... one machine would often bring in $900 in a
> >> week at the old vender-rooney company. The fact that the company went
> >> out of business is absolutely not the fault of the machines.

> > I can see why... we have a Coke machine in our staff room which is
> > poorly serviced AND they insist on putting in things that we don't
> > want. A large majority of the staff wants diet coke, eliminate the
> > "tea" and other crap... fill those holes with diet coke and make a
> > killing. Instead, the diet coke is out for weeks before they finally
> > get around to refilling the machine.

I used to work for a market research firm -- before I called the Coke
vendor, I ran a short survey amoung employees to find out what sodas
they wanted in the machine.

> > However, you gave me an idea... maybe the PTO should buy their own
> > vending machine, fill it with what the staff wants and charge the 75¢
> > we're used to paying. Think of it as a little money maker for the
> > PTO.
>
> Go for it! My husband, ever the entrepreneur, used to buy sodas by the case
> and keep them in the company refrigerator, then sell them to the other
> employees. (Of course, he had the job of shopping for the sodas and
> stocking them.)Nobody else had done this even though they were always
> wanting a soda, so he made himself a tidy little profit over time.

Yup, Miguel bought two old Coke machines and two snack machines and
set them up at work. He gets his supplies at Costco...


--
Jani in WA (S'mee)
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

sf wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:23:58 -0500, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>> Of course I'm kidding, but... one machine would often bring in $900
>> in a week at the old vender-rooney company. The fact that the
>> company went out of business is absolutely not the fault of the
>> machines.
>>
> I can see why... we have a Coke machine in our staff room which is
> poorly serviced AND they insist on putting in things that we don't
> want. A large majority of the staff wants diet coke, eliminate the
> "tea" and other crap... fill those holes with diet coke and make a
> killing. Instead, the diet coke is out for weeks before they finally
> get around to refilling the machine.
>
Really, who drinks that canned "tea" anyway? And if I want apple juice I'll
bring some in myself, the real stuff, not apple flavoured high fructose corn
syrup with - woo hoo! - 10% real fruit juice!

> However, you gave me an idea... maybe the PTO should buy their own
> vending machine, fill it with what the staff wants and charge the 75¢
> we're used to paying. Think of it as a little money maker for the
> PTO.

Might not be a bad investment in the long run. Maybe a snack machine, too!
I don't care too much for sweets but darned if all the chips in the machines
(at least down here in the southern U.S.) aren't BBQ. Um. I just want some
plain old potato chips, or plain Fritos, but no, everything is BBQ. I don't
think I'd have been surprised to find BBQ cupcakes.

The last place I worked used to have Coke machines until they were courting
Pepsi as a client. You should have seen the mad scramble to replace all the
drink machines with generic fronts so they could have the vendor stock both!
Oh, and when the potential client big-wigs were being given the grand tour,
employees received an email saying do NOT have cans of Coca-cola sitting on
your desks. Oh how silly. I'm sure the people at PepsiCo are aware a lot
of people drink Coke, hello, it's their competitor. Really quite stupid,
but hey, I guess that's why I don't make a 7 figure salary and have a corner
office.

Jill

In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> Okay, most of my thoughts are odd, I freely admit it Once upon a time I
> worked for a food and beverage vending machine company as the route
> accounting supervisor. I had to take psych test because I had access to the
> cash room and they wanted to make sure I wasn't going to rob them blind.
> You have any idea how much money a soda pop machine makes in a day? Man,
> the world must be completely addicted to high fructose corn syrup and sugar
> or sugar substitutes. Thankfully this is one addiction I don't have!
>
> 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!
>
> Of course I'm kidding, but... one machine would often bring in $900 in a
> week at the old vender-rooney company. The fact that the company went out
> of business is absolutely not the fault of the machines.
>
> Untried Recipe from cooks.com:
>
> 1 pot roast
> 2 cans stewed tomatoes
> 2 onions, sliced
> 3 carrots, chopped
> Salt and pepper
> Thyme
> 2 bay leaves
> 1 can Coca-Cola Classic
>
> In a large skillet, brown the meat all around. Add 3 cups of water and the
> sliced onions and let it simmer for 1 hour at medium heat. Then add the
> tomatoes, Coke, carrots, thyme and bay leaves and cook for another 1/2 hour
> until tender. Add salt and pepper to taste and slice it.
>
> Methinks I'd rather use a can of beer
>
> Jill
>
>

Mmm... I've tried beer with potroast and it imparts a bitter flavor I
did not care for. Now I use coffee instead. ;-d

Good stuff!

As for the coke machines, I did not know they were that cheap! Cool
idea, but you'd be best getting permission to place it in a public
building. Our local Courthouse does not have one for the public. That
gives me an idea. ;-)
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> Mmm... I've tried beer with potroast and it imparts a bitter flavor I
> did not care for. Now I use coffee instead. ;-d

Some beers will impart some bitterness. It can do really
good things to a braise though, so it might be worth giving
it another shot. Try a lighter beer, perhaps.

--
Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com

jmcquown wrote:
> Okay, most of my thoughts are odd, I freely admit it Once upon a time I
> worked for a food and beverage vending machine company as the route
> accounting supervisor. I had to take psych test because I had access to the
> cash room and they wanted to make sure I wasn't going to rob them blind.
> You have any idea how much money a soda pop machine makes in a day? Man,
> the world must be completely addicted to high fructose corn syrup and sugar
> or sugar substitutes. Thankfully this is one addiction I don't have!
>
> 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.

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

On Sun 16 Oct 2005 06:03:02p, OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> In article >,
> "jmcquown" > wrote:
>
>> Untried Recipe from cooks.com:
>>
>> 1 pot roast
>> 2 cans stewed tomatoes
>> 2 onions, sliced
>> 3 carrots, chopped
>> Salt and pepper
>> Thyme
>> 2 bay leaves
>> 1 can Coca-Cola Classic
>>
>> In a large skillet, brown the meat all around. Add 3 cups of water and
>> the sliced onions and let it simmer for 1 hour at medium heat. Then add
>> the tomatoes, Coke, carrots, thyme and bay leaves and cook for another
>> 1/2 hour until tender. Add salt and pepper to taste and slice it.
>>
>> Methinks I'd rather use a can of beer
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
>
> Mmm... I've tried beer with potroast and it imparts a bitter flavor I
> did not care for. Now I use coffee instead. ;-d

I guess I must like "bitter". I often use a bottle of stout when cooking
things like this; roast, stew, etc.


> Good stuff!
>
> As for the coke machines, I did not know they were that cheap! Cool
> idea, but you'd be best getting permission to place it in a public
> building. Our local Courthouse does not have one for the public. That
> gives me an idea. ;-)



--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
_____________________________

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Meet Mr. Bailey

In article >,
Reg > wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
>
> > Mmm... I've tried beer with potroast and it imparts a bitter flavor I
> > did not care for. Now I use coffee instead. ;-d
>
> Some beers will impart some bitterness. It can do really
> good things to a braise though, so it might be worth giving
> it another shot. Try a lighter beer, perhaps.

Yeah, I had a couple of bottles of Dos Equis left over I had bought for
the hispanic gents that were laying the foundation for the sun porch and
I wanted to use them up.

Next time I'll wash my hair with it. :-P
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

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

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

> In article >,
> Reg > wrote:
>
>>Some beers will impart some bitterness. It can do really
>>good things to a braise though, so it might be worth giving
>>it another shot. Try a lighter beer, perhaps.
>
> Yeah, I had a couple of bottles of Dos Equis left over I had bought for
> the hispanic gents that were laying the foundation for the sun porch and
> I wanted to use them up.
>
> Next time I'll wash my hair with it. :-P

Now there's a good use for it

BTW, that's some nice country where you live. I stayed
there for six months while doing some consulting for Job Corps.
I miss it sometimes. I liked everything except for the two
drink maximum rule (?!?!) at some of the local establishments.
That's something I'd never heard of.

--
Reg email: RegForte (at) (that free MS email service) (dot) com

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!

I've seen soft drink machines for sale at Home Depot. No idea what the
price was.

--Charlene


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