It’s infuriating when you pay a vending machine for a snack only to watch it get stuck and not drop. Choose a properly loaded snack, however, and you won’t lose your money.
Reddit user DankoJones84, who is a snack and drink vendor, says that items are supposed to be loaded in the vending machine with the bottom corners in front of (through) the spiral, but sometimes the person fills the machine incorrectly.
In the image above, the Elfin Crackers and the Baked Cheetos on the far right are more likely to get stuck, since the spiral probably won’t rotate enough to drop the item. In other words, if you see the spiral as a full circle instead of a partial one, don’t choose that item.
LPT: How not to lose money in vending machines [Reddit via BGR]
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One response to “Avoid Losing Money To Vending Machines By Looking At The Spirals”
Does this mean that the Peanut Chews and Pop Tarts on the bottom row are also likely to get stuck?
Just shake the shit out of the machine and you may actually end up with more treats! Works for me.