[GeoStL] Was "KSDK feature - Don who?" Now Vending Machine Abuse
- From: Edwin Biesemeyer <singer1ed@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 18:19:40 -0700 (PDT)
Yeah, I had one account in Kirkwood several years ago that every week when I
got there the coils on about three of the trays were popped loose and the
product about half the way back on each tray was gone. It took me about a
month to find out the problem. Some one had drilled three holes just big
enough to get a wire with a hook on it in the top of the machine right behind
the edge of the top body panel where I couldn't see them just standing there
with the machine open.
I got there early one day because I ran my route backwards to change it up a
little. I must have almost walked in on the culprit(s). Some one left a wire
sticking in one of the holes. I put three small carriage screws in the holes
and took the wire to the manager's office before taking it with me to my office.
Jack Anderson <pandyandy3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The extension glass kit for the 140's to get more space between trays and
glass for the product to drop was the first thing that I did for them back in
1977, before that the product used to vend and just lean against the glass and
stop.
Ah, they were dependable machines back then ;-), but the new ones now have
Sure Vend.
It's an electronic sensing program that assures a customer of getting their
product. If it does not see a product drop then you can try again for the same
product or a different one, then again a third time, then get your money back.
That way if there is just one empty space you can get the next one, or if you
push the wrong buttons you can try again, then if nothing else get your money
back and insert it again. With that system there is a lot less damages done to
machines like when people used to get ripped off and they took it out on the
machine. I myself have kicked and shook many vending machines.
We also have to learn how to steal from them so we can try to prevent it from
happening. But the thief's are so inventive now.
Edwin Biesemeyer <singer1ed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
When I quit over 3½ years ago, some of the 140 series models and some of the
430's were still being used. at one of the companies I had worked for. In a
sense I preferred them over some of the newer stuff.
Jack Anderson <pandyandy3@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: You did vending for a
living. You probably used some of the machines that I helped to design from
National Vendors.
PS: Hope they worked OK.
Edwin Biesemeyer <singer1ed@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I've got a couple of friends here in St. Louis that Geocache but do not log
their finds on GC.com.
Also, when I did vending for a living, I ran the machines at KSDK for a
while. I don't recall seeing this guy named Jack while I was there but then I
never got to go to certain areas. I do know from experience though that KSDK
many times uses their own people to do stories partly because of the "Glory
Suckers" that are in the general public. I was asked on a couple of occasions
to be interviewed for different stories but turned them down because of no
interest in the subjects. Many times they use their own people or their
friends and family members on stories like cover stories where the subject has
to be contacted several times over a certain length of time.
-Edwin
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