OT: Best Vending Machine Snack
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Gurleyman, this is far too thorough of an answer.
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Potato Skins. All day.
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The grossest thing might be a more compelling discussion. A couple weeks ago in the Charlotte airport I saw a mix yourself "Tuna Kit", complete with saltines, bag tuna, and 70 degree mayonaise. Nearly ralphed looking at the thing.
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As for the process of selecting the item, I don't know what is worse.
1. Having a spontaneous need to grab change and walk purposefully to the machine knowing full well what you are going to get.
Or....
2. Waltzing over to the machine, inserting the money, staring blankly at A2, E6 and F8, starting to make a selection a few different times only to stop, and then finally making the decision.
1. Having a spontaneous need to grab change and walk purposefully to the machine knowing full well what you are going to get.
Or....
2. Waltzing over to the machine, inserting the money, staring blankly at A2, E6 and F8, starting to make a selection a few different times only to stop, and then finally making the decision.
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Somewhat related, but those of you who went to UConn in the recent-ish past should get a kick out of this. My first two years, I lived in Alsop (The International Dorm!), and because I was a fatty fatty fat fat, I would go down to the vending machine in the study lounge to get candy pretty regularly. Because someone is deranged, a Snickers bar was $1.10. However, a Twix was only $.75, so if I only had a single, that's what I'd go with. That was the case on this fateful day, so I went down I put my dollar in, and I selected the Twix bar. But then something weird happened. Right as I hit the button for the Twix, it rejected my dollar, but still delivered the Twix.
Bonus, I thought. Free candy. But that's not where our story ends.
I looked at the little screen, and it said "Credit: $50.00." Now, I'm no big city lawyer, but I thought I knew what that meant. So my first instinct (remember: fatty fatty fat fat) was to now try for the Snickers. Denied. It said to use exact change. My plans were foiled, and there was nothing left for me to do. On a lark, I hit the coin return button.
Holy crap.
The machine immediately went insane, and started spitting out money. Initially, it was those gold dollar coins, and when it ran out of those, it was quarters, then dimes, and finally nickels. When it ran out of nickels, I could still hear the mechanism spinning in there, trying to dump more money on the floor. Because I was 19 and had no morals, I began stuffing coins in my pocket as fast as I could, and then I ran the hell out of there, $72 richer (which I know is weird, since it said $50 credit, but I don't know what to tell you about that).
Anyway, that paid for candy snacks for the rest of the semester, which I suppose was a fitting punishment.
Bonus, I thought. Free candy. But that's not where our story ends.
I looked at the little screen, and it said "Credit: $50.00." Now, I'm no big city lawyer, but I thought I knew what that meant. So my first instinct (remember: fatty fatty fat fat) was to now try for the Snickers. Denied. It said to use exact change. My plans were foiled, and there was nothing left for me to do. On a lark, I hit the coin return button.
Holy crap.
The machine immediately went insane, and started spitting out money. Initially, it was those gold dollar coins, and when it ran out of those, it was quarters, then dimes, and finally nickels. When it ran out of nickels, I could still hear the mechanism spinning in there, trying to dump more money on the floor. Because I was 19 and had no morals, I began stuffing coins in my pocket as fast as I could, and then I ran the hell out of there, $72 richer (which I know is weird, since it said $50 credit, but I don't know what to tell you about that).
Anyway, that paid for candy snacks for the rest of the semester, which I suppose was a fitting punishment.
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Love the Hot Fries. Cheddar Fries are also amaze-balls. Wish they had them in vending machines around me. Famous Amos cookies are always delish. I feel like you need a candy and a chip type snack together. The sweet and salty play off each other perfectly! Pair with a fine carbonated beverage and you're golden.
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Drake's Coffee Cakes and black coffee.
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Similar to the $50.00 credit story, one time the ATM in my office building was busted and when you asked for a $10.00, it spit out a $20.00. When I found out, I went down, took out a "ten", got my $20.00 and walked away.
I found out the next day that my buddy took out $500.00 worth of "tens", got a grand in $20's and just kept hitting "Would you like another transaction? Yes." and doing it over and over until he hit his daily withdrawal limit! I asked him if he was concerned the bank would contact him and that he was on camera doing it and he said "F 'em. Let them come get it from me." and they never did. LOL.
I found out the next day that my buddy took out $500.00 worth of "tens", got a grand in $20's and just kept hitting "Would you like another transaction? Yes." and doing it over and over until he hit his daily withdrawal limit! I asked him if he was concerned the bank would contact him and that he was on camera doing it and he said "F 'em. Let them come get it from me." and they never did. LOL.
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Hot Fries are like the Fiesta Mix that is only available at 30,000 feet in the air. I don't think you can get them unless you feed the beast $0.75. I've seen Capp Cheddar Fries in the grocery store, but I do not recall seeing Hot Fries.
Incidentally, is there a worse comic strip to name a gimmicky junk food after?
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I'm sure there's some law written by the banking law that makes that punishable by 50 years in prison.
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I've never heard of half of this ____.
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check out that protein though!
its been years though, haven't been around a vending machine with one in a long time.
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I think people who compare food to crack haven't tried most drugs, let alone crack cocaine
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its a colloquialism, "that ish is crack". But no I don't smoke rocks
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That's disappointingJames said:
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The bastid's down in Chelsea get them but they are no where to be found elsewhere in Kolkata on the Hudson.
Fortunately, there are plans afoot to relocate back to the Bay Area so I will have unlimited access to them...
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