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Rip off vending machines: what do you think.

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Supersonicvandriver
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Rip off vending machines: what do you think.

Post by Supersonicvandriver »

I don't know about you but i'm sick of the rip off vending machines in our office. 70p for a bar of chocolate and 60p for a bag of crisps. if they put the price down they mite get more sales. Total rip off.
What do you think
hantsman
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Post by hantsman »

Supersonicvandriver wrote:I don't know about you but i'm sick of the rip off vending machines in our office. 70p for a bar of chocolate and 60p for a bag of crisps. if they put the price down they mite get more sales. Total rip off.
What do you think

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Ozzvaldo
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Post by Ozzvaldo »

I've worked in my office for over 20 years and have never used the vending machines because I simply can't afford to. I buy multi-packs of crisps/chocolate bars/tins of pop etc. from Aldi and take some into work each day....far, far cheaper.

The main stumbling block is finding enough places around the house to secrete the stuff safely away from the rest of the greedy so-and-so's in my family so that I'm not short of goodies before shopping day comes around again!

Also, and this may carry more weight than I'd like to admit to, the bloke from Quadrant who's replenished our machines ever since I've been a postie is a complete a%£!$@?e.
glenfiddich
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Post by glenfiddich »

i stopped using them a long time ago i'd rather sup some water and have a hunger pang than pay those prices
chooch
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Post by chooch »

Ozzvaldo wrote:I've worked in my office for over 20 years and have never used the vending machines because I simply can't afford to. I buy multi-packs of crisps/chocolate bars/tins of pop etc. from Aldi and take some into work each day....far, far cheaper.
The main stumbling block is finding enough places around the house to secrete the stuff safely away from the rest of the greedy so-and-so's in my family :whistle so that I'm not short of goodies before shopping day comes around again!
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SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

£1.30 for a little bottle of coke or pepsi, wouldn't surprise me if that was the highest charged anywhere in the country
Jono
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Post by Jono »

SpacePhoenix wrote:£1.30 for a little bottle of coke or pepsi, wouldn't surprise me if that was the highest charged anywhere in the country
Thats the one that gets me - you can get 24 of the very same 500ml bottles in Farmfoods for £8 (for those who drink Pepsi/7 up/Tango) :whistle
Brainache
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Post by Brainache »

I remember when a coffee went from 5p to 7p - disgraceful. Join the kettle club and use your own mug :cuppa .
thecyclingexpostie
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Post by thecyclingexpostie »

i was lucky to have both a coop and a small newsagents on my duty; came in very handy…
SP115
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Post by SP115 »

90p for a can of Coke, £1.55 for a bottle of Lucozade. Robbing bastards.
pokos27
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Post by pokos27 »

how much is the coffee now, just bring your own stuff in
dvbuk55
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Post by dvbuk55 »

And yet we are forced to use Quadrant and cannot install our own cheaper versions from other suppliers. They do of course come under the umbrella of the CWU and when I complained about the cost I received an email from the union saying it would cost jobs and that the price structure was reasonable - I'll bet a pound to a pinch of s**t they don't have them @ 150 Broadway. :evil/mad
borgpicard
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Post by borgpicard »

At least Dick Turpin wore a mask as he robed you :Applause
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Post by DGP1 »

I was in the local take away and noticed that they were charging 85p for a can of coke, I can't believe it's cheaper to buy it there instead of a vending machine but that's RM for you, overcharging for everything.
It's no wonder that it's barely used in my office anymore.
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fishtank
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Post by fishtank »

Rip off vending machines: what do you think.

I thought the title was a suggestion not a statement.
I know a guy who knows a guy etc....
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