Fooling Vending Machines

[HorkoLad]

So I've come to the conclusion that no matter how much you sweet talk the vending machine, he won't give you a bag of Cheeze-Its. I've tried showing him leg, singing him songs of love (Mandy, by Barry Manilow) and even trying to lure his attention to a female vending machine...all to no avail. I wondered how I could fool the damn machine to working FOR me, rather than against me. Last night, it hit me.

This morning before work, I took an old piece of sammich bread and cut the crusts off. I flattened it out nice and smooth with a rolling pin and then fried it in some garlic and butter. The flat piece of bread turned a light golden brown and smelled wonderful. This morning, when I approached the vending machine, I took the slice of bread and slipped it into the slot...I quickly hit C22 and before I knew it, the vending machine started spewing bag after bag of Cheeze-Its into the awaiting trough below. Apparently the ol' machine was hungry! I hurridly took the snacks and made off back to my cube. I haven't been back since, but I think I may have found a way to get free snacks! Have you ever fooled a vending machine? How?

Love,
HorkoLad

[LennytheTent]

you don't eat snacks and i like cheeze its

[EC]

When we were kids on family trips, I used to be able to use Canadian coins in US vending machines.  That was tricky.  Also, my older cousins once made me stick my hand up a vending machine because it was little.  I couldn't reach anything, though.

Once the machine at the laundromat gave me $10 in quarters instead of $5.  But, ha ha, I gave it back.  

[HorkoLad]

When we were kids on family trips, I used to be able to use Canadian coins in US vending machines.  That was tricky.  Also, my older cousins once made me stick my hand up a vending machine because it was little.  I couldn't reach anything, though.

Once the machine at the laundromat gave me $10 in quarters instead of $5.  But, ha ha, I gave it back.  

I want to put my seed in your belly, EC, but dammit you're a sucker :(

[dragonboy]

In Tokyo you can buy 'School-Girls Panties' from vending machines - no bullshit!  ;)

[MMJ_fanatic]

I used to work at an all night self-serve gas station and they had one of those clip style vending machines (as opposed to the coil type) and you could get pretty much anything you wanted out of it by shaking and banging it enough.  I usually got stuck with some crappy "spice drop" gumdrops Blehh :P