What Pushes My Buttons

Fuckin Vending Machines Don't Take New Quarters

Seriously...what's the deal. I've tried pumping quarter after quarter into our soda machine here and nothing seems to work. They won't take the new quarters for shit. Must be something with the weighting. I think the old quarters had more weighting to them, sorta how the cue ball is heavier than the other balls on a billiards table.


Vending machines are getting no action thanks to the new quarters

Not only that, but the metro north ticket machine wouldn't take my new quarters either this morning on my way to CT for a meeting. Becoming increasingly annoyed at not being able to use change to buy soda, snacks or even a train ticket, I checked online to see if this sorta thing was happening elsewehere.

With a quick Google search I found the US Mint website which said:

"All machines and venues where quarters are accepted are able to receive the 50 State Quarters®."

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/index.cfm?flash=yes&action=faq_50sq&criteria&printer=yes#anchor417391

Hmm...not sure about that. Has anyone at the government actually TRIED using their new quarters in a vending machine? Or do they just get their shit for free? Wait don't answer that...cause I don't want to even know how much shit taxpayers pay for that government employees get for free.

No one in my office is able to use the soda machine anymore. It's basically useless, unless you have a stash of old quarters sitting around. But then inevitably you're one old quarter short of a $1.25 and you're basically fucked cause the machine just ate your dollar.

Don't get me wrong. I like the new quarters. I really do.



The back of the new quarters gives you state pride and it's just like playing the license plate game...you get excited when you see a state quarter you haven't seen before. Or at least I do. Maybe because I'm a loser who gets excited by such things. I just wish they kept the weighting the same so vending machines would take the new quarters. I mean how am I supposed to become a fat, lazy American if I can't buy my soda and chips from the vending machine everyday???