[Noisebridge-discuss] Drink Restock!

[Mikolaj Habryn]

UCC's solution to this was a soda machine with electronic debit
accounts. While attaching a soda machine to the Internet no longer has
the cachet it had 20 years ago, it still solves the cash box problem -
and it's also a fun project.

For bonus points, get one with a cash counter, so people can pay
memberships through it. The only real downside is footprint...

m.

On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 4:15 AM, Ani Niow <avniow at gmail.com> wrote:
> We met almost all of the drink requests on the wiki page, minus Honest Ade
> that Costco did not have so variety is not an issue, the Mexicoke is proving
> to be quite popular.
> I would have to echo Christie in not putting food in the fridge, some of the
> things inside of there haven't been eaten in awhile and were simply taking
> up space to be used for things that not only more people would be interested
> in but also things that help out the space financially. Someone mentioned
> that a few of the European hacker spaces sell drinks as a significant
> portion of their income. A certain amount of non-pay for drinks can be
> expected but last time it happened it was a serious discrepancy. As Christie
> mentioned, we calculated the best price for each drink that we bought and
> put them on the fridge along with a "please support the space" statement.
> I hope that this second drink run will prove more fruitful than the first
> and I do hope that everyone enjoys the varied beverages that we acquired. We
> did make an effort to go for healthier things by avoiding things without
> high fructose corn syrup (besides the Coke/Sprite) and getting things like
> fruit juice. Over time we'll get a better idea what people actually want,
> the Pepsi went unloved last time for example and we didn't get any more.
> You should all try the Mexicoke if you haven't already, give it a shot. Not
> only does it have pure cane sugar but its in bottles!
>
> Cheers,
>
> -Ani
>
> On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:48 PM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> So Ani and I made a big Costco run for drinks.  We got a lot of great
>> things to drink and the fridge is all full up for your hydration pleasure.
>>
>> People need to stop putting food in the fridge.  I respect people's
>> frugality and willingness to share food, but more often than not it just
>> sits there and gets gross.  We really need the space for all these great
>> dinks, anyway.
>>
>> I would like to call attention to the fact that the till was short from
>> the last restock - not by a little, but by a wide margin.  If you think your
>> payment is not being missed, you are mistaken.
>>
>> We have come up with a new price list that reflects what we paid for the
>> sodas.  If you aren't paying that, then you're relying on your friends to
>> buy for you.  We're not some faceless corpotation.  I'm personally
>> embarrased that my friends are such cheapskates.
>>
>> Christie
>>
>> I refuse to put away childish things
>>
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