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Wells Fargo Bank (the bank where Noisebridge has its accounts) gives us paper roll coin things for free. Just go there and ask.<BR>
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Mitch.<BR>
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> From: jareddunne@gmail.com<BR>> Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:08:58 -0800<BR>> To: Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Vending Machine Update & Requests<BR>> <BR>> 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>> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Vending_machine<BR>> <BR>> Jared & Nick-<BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Noisebridge-discuss mailing list<BR>> Noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net<BR>> https://www.noisebridge.net/mailman/listinfo/noisebridge-discuss<BR> </body>
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