[Noisebridge-discuss] Drink Restock!

[John Menerick]

Do not take this in a bad way but if there was one put into a  
hackerspace, it would be hacked and exploited like no other.  :\



John


On Feb 28, 2009, at 9:20 AM, Mikolaj Habryn wrote:

> 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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