Nickels and cents in vending machines

[algae21]

All this talk about cents and nickels being used in vending machines makes me feel like I'm nursing home material. When I was a young'un back in central Ohio, there was a Coke vending machine at the local attempt of what was called a shopping center. Anyway, the short bottles of Coke (7 oz, I believe) were 7 cents. You could do the nickel and 2 pennies or 2 nickels or one dime would net you 3 cents in the coin return. An even bigger hoot was these were vended in returnable bottles. There was a wooden case on the ground and everyone was on the honor system to drink and place the empty there. We're talking early 1960s, sports fans! Damn. I just made myself feel ancient.

I remember the old man using cigarette vending machines when I was a kid. The 2 or 3 cents in change was dispensed as pennies, taped to the outside of the cigarette pack.

I also remember the old toll plaza's on I-80. They had pay toilets that cost a nickel.

[fansubs_ca]

I remember the parking meters in Wisconson Dells took pennies, though that was
in the 80s and even then it was more of a gimmick than anything.

Winnipeg Transit took pennies up until Feb.3 of this year, though they haven't changed
the fare boxes yet so depending on the driver there might be some who will let it slide still.

I think almost all vending machines around here take nickels.

[SilverDragon72]

I have never seen a vending machine that uses pennies. You are still able to use other denominations in them, even the dollar coins.

[PMLurker]

I have never seen a vending machine that uses pennies. You are still able to use other denominations in them, even the dollar coins.

Self checkout lanes at supermarkets and retail stores such as Home Depot accept change including pennies and nickels. I feed them with change all the time to try and get back 99 cents when I pay with FRNs. Haven't found any silver yet, though.

I suppose a self checkout machine would be considered a vending machine.

[fansubs_ca]

I have never seen a vending machine that uses pennies.

Never? You must be young...I remember a drugstore in my area had a penny gumball
machine. (1970s) I also remember being pissed off when it ripped me off for 1¢ one
time. ^_-

[SilverDragon72]

I have never seen a vending machine that uses pennies.

Never? You must be young...I remember a drugstore in my area had a penny gumball
machine. (1970s) I also remember being pissed off when it ripped me off for 1¢ one
time. ^_-

Forty years young, yup! Ok, I have seen a gumball machine that took pennies. I'm simply saying that I haven't seen anything for a long, long time.

I was thinking more like a soda or vending machine.

[SilverDragon72]

I have never seen a vending machine that uses pennies. You are still able to use other denominations in them, even the dollar coins.

Self checkout lanes at supermarkets and retail stores such as Home Depot accept change including pennies and nickels. I feed them with change all the time to try and get back 99 cents when I pay with FRNs. Haven't found any silver yet, though.

I suppose a self checkout machine would be considered a vending machine.

Hmm. That is true. There are machines at some grocery stores in this area that are like that. The self checkout types. I guess that I've never thought of that before!

I should use one and see how much coinage I can get!

[scyther]

Forty years young, yup!

That's weird, for some reason I thought you were younger than me... and I'm 21.