[Noisebridge-discuss] Vending Machine

[Patrick Keys]

Forget the zip car.
Get a uhaul.
Uhaul's are 20 bucks plus a few cents per mile.
Plus you gotta return it with the same amount of fuel that was in it.

Uhal is a much better deal than zip car.

I still say the vending machine is a waste of money.
We can't pay our bills, yet we can afford a noisy inefficient vending 
machine?


Patrick


On 12/23/2010 11:07 AM, Nicholas Iannone wrote:
> So I have a guy who will sell us a soda machine which is a Dixie 368
> Soda Vending Machine:
>
> pretty sure this is it:
>
> http://www.vendingmachinesworldwide.com/dixie-narco-368-siid-can-soda-vending-machine-dixie-368-siid.aspx
>
> <http://www.vendingmachinesworldwide.com/dixie-narco-368-siid-can-soda-vending-machine-dixie-368-siid.aspx>for
> $400 bucks
>
> I'd rent a zipcar that's a truck and pick the machine up in Benicia, CA
> (about 50 min away)
>
> zipcar costs are $11.50 /hr x 3hrs = $34.50
>
> This is the ad I called (i think the guys name is gary):
>
> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/for/2117064488.html
>
> he offers 90 day warranty and he says it's quiet. the machine supposedly
> can handle both cans and bottled water.
>
> It can charge any price between a nickel and $9.95 but all items have to
> be priced the same.
> <http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/for/2117064488.html>
> here are the features, pay attention to the last one:
>
> from http://www.compvend.com/equipment/Dixie368.htm:
>
>     * */Machine Data/*
>
>       *Dimensions* 72"H x 37"W x 29"D
>
>       *Weight* 675 lbs.
>
>       *Electrical *115 VAC 60 Hz. 11.5 AMPS
>
>       *Selections* 8 Items
>
>       *Capacity *376 12 oz. Units
>
>       *Column Configuration *4 Wide / 62 Cans : 4 Narrow / 32 Cans
>
>       *Pricing Individual* $.05 to $9.95
>
>       *Coinage* Mars or Conlux Coin Mech and $ Bill Acceptor
>
>     * Newly Designed Merchandising Door
>     * Triple-Depth High-Capacity Can Vending
>     * Large Package Delivery Door
>     * Simple Field-Conversion for Different Packages
>     * Multi-Pricing Capability
>     * Historical & Interval Accounting Data
>     * Automatic Service Diagnostics
>     * CFC Free, Lint Tolerant, 1/3 HP Refrigeration System
>     * Attractive "Can on Ice" Graphics* W00t!
>
> Costs:
>
> Vending Machine: $400.00
> zipcar costs are $11.50 /hr x 3hrs : $34.50
> Timer to save electrical costs: + $16.51
> http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-SA110-Heavy-Appliance-Timer/dp/B000DZC226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293130282&sr=8-1
> <http://www.amazon.com/Sylvania-SA110-Heavy-Appliance-Timer/dp/B000DZC226/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293130282&sr=8-1>
> -----------------
> grand total : $451.01
>
> seeing as we have $460 committed on the Wiki we have enough to do this.
>
>
>
>
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