I would really like a non-soda option- is that possible? Orange/apple/cranberry juice? yoo-hoo? canned coffee (OH GOD YES VIETNAMESE CANNED COFFEE.<div>Mer<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 11, 2011 at 2:08 AM, Jared Dunne <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jareddunne@gmail.com">jareddunne@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">First, I just wanted to update everyone on how things are going with<br>
the vending machine. It's been at Noisebridge for 2 months now, and<br>
so far it has contributed $312 towards the NoiseBridge general funds.<br>
Initially, we reinvested much of the revenues back towards getting it<br>
stocked up full with delicious beverages. Now that it's pretty much<br>
full these days, even more of the revenues will become NoiseBridge<br>
donations going forward. I would not be surprised if in the near<br>
future the machine was generating over $200/month in revenue for<br>
NoiseBridge.<br>
<br>
Here's the latest flavors available:<br>
* Slot 1: Coke (28)<br>
* Slot 2: Sprite (45)<br>
* Slot 3: Diet Coke (40)<br>
* Slot 4: Mountain Dew throwback (33)<br>
* Slot 5: Dr Pepper throwback (2)<br>
* Slot 6: Hansen's Mandarin Lime (6)<br>
* Slot 7: Pepsi (14) [Not popular -- to be replaced]<br>
* Slot 8: A&W Root Beer (18)<br>
<br>
Coming Soon: Squirt will be the featured guest in the soon-to-be-empty<br>
slot #5. Vote with your dollars to decide if Squirt should replace<br>
Sprite in the lineup. Hansen's fans, don't fear, another restock is<br>
coming if it's empty already. More Coke, Diet Coke, and Root Beer are<br>
also going to be stocked soon.<br>
<br>
<br>
Secondly, we have a few requests for help or input around the vending machine.<br>
<br>
The first request is for help about exploring if using Costco can help<br>
stock the vending machine more easily and cheaply. I do most of the<br>
stocking with my car via Safeway trips, and have no problem continuing<br>
doing so, but if we can do it better why not.. Right now, we've been<br>
stocking at about $0.30-0.40/can for Coke/Dew/etc products and<br>
$0.55/can for Hansen's via buying from Safeway when things are on<br>
sale. Is anyone a Costco member? I don't even know what Costco<br>
carries nor what the delivery/online order situation is, so please<br>
chime in if you can help in providing that information/research.<br>
Specifically, we need to know if they will deliver to NB and what the<br>
costs and conditions might be. Also, we need to know if they carry<br>
Coke, Diet Coke, Mt Dew Throwback and/or Hansen's, since those are<br>
very popular.<br>
<br>
Next, in the same vein, if anyone has ideas on how we can get the<br>
Hansen's unit cost down more that would be excellent. Right now the<br>
best I've seen is $3.99 for 8 at Safeway. Rainbow gets them in cases<br>
but only sells them by 6pk. Target has good Throwback options but no<br>
Hansen's that I've seen.<br>
<br>
Another is a donation request for those paper coin roll things. If<br>
anyone has any rolls for Quarters, Nickels or Dimes they can provide,<br>
please let me know and/or place them atop of the machine. Mostly, the<br>
Quarter rolls are needed most often, but some of the Nickel & Dime<br>
rolls would also be welcomed.<br>
<br>
And finally, we are curious if people would like to see a snack style<br>
vending machine added to the space. We ask since Gary, who sold us<br>
the soda machine, told Nick that he has a snack machine available. We<br>
can get more information if there is interest. It could be used for<br>
actual snacks, circuit hacking kits, t-shirts, etc.. We could to pay<br>
for the new machine by either docratically hoarding vending funds over<br>
the next few months, or consensually use the money the machine has<br>
already contributed to NB general funds.<br>
<br>
<br>
For your convenience here's the official wiki page for the vending machine:<br>
<a href="https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Vending_machine" target="_blank">https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Vending_machine</a><br>
<br>
Jared & Nick-<br>
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