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[–] superduperenigma@lemmy.world 83 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When I was a kid I pressed the "return coin" button on a vending machine at a rest stop and 50¢ came out. Gotta check every single vending machine now.

[–] SuddenDownpour@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] yokonzo@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do this too, and yeah you’d be surprised how many times there’s money in the coin slot

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Can confirm. Coin slot returns saved me from bankruptcy! Sadly much less common now with the advent of contactless card payments.

[–] glibg10b@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Technically, any amount of money would save you from bankruptcy

[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you owed $1k then $1 wouldn't save you

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 year ago

My dad said when they were kids they'd check the payphones for coins in the change slot, so sometimes kids would spit in them to fuck w people