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Bought something from a vending machine in work and it got stuck. I went to get changed, came back and it was gone...

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IndigloLight · 25/11/2025 18:11

Hello

My workplace has a vending machine. I bought a £2 drink this morning from it but the metal thingy turned around but didnt release the item so it got stuck.

I went to get more change to buy the one behind it/above it to try to release it, but the original one that was stuck was gone...

Im pissed off about this.

What do you make of this?

Do you think im being unreasonable?

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TangoWhiskeyAlphaTango1 · 28/11/2025 18:13

nomas · 25/11/2025 22:31

That’s soda pressing.

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Took me a while to figure it out.....soooo funny!

ObtuseMoose · 28/11/2025 18:08

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let it go GIF
springintoaction2 · 28/11/2025 15:08

IndigloLight · 28/11/2025 14:20

Ive been busy and Im only coming back to this thread (or whatever its called)

maybe they DO know they got my drink- the machine is in kinda an openinish area with a few people about further away in the area in the at the time this happened, it could have been one of them (ie they couldve saw me trying to get it out then saw me going away and then got it out themselves and kept it...and possibly seen me back at the machine again looking for it and they said nothing)...or someone could have heard me banging the flap of the machine then waited til I was gone and taken it for themselves.

As for being concerned, Im concerned in case anything else gets stolen.

(The can and £2 are only a minor inconvenience to me)

The work involves dealing with goods/customer products and a certain amount of customer details/info- im concerned incase anything else goes missing....

(I maybe shouldve mentioned the stuff Ive written in this comment/post in my opening post)

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Oh my giddy Aunt!

Time to move on - and swiftly too

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IndigloLight · 28/11/2025 15:01

Im not sure what to think but my initial reaction is to strongly disagree.

Especially if someone saw me try to get it out and then saw me leave and just took it shortly after and said nothing to me about it(which I think may have happened).

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IndigloLight · 28/11/2025 14:20

lolly427 · 26/11/2025 14:39

OP they didn't know you didn't get your drink. For all they knew they just got lucky and the machine chucked out an extra free drink. That would be my assumption.

It's annoying but it's not stealing and I really don't think you need to be 'concerned'.

Ive been busy and Im only coming back to this thread (or whatever its called)

maybe they DO know they got my drink- the machine is in kinda an openinish area with a few people about further away in the area in the at the time this happened, it could have been one of them (ie they couldve saw me trying to get it out then saw me going away and then got it out themselves and kept it...and possibly seen me back at the machine again looking for it and they said nothing)...or someone could have heard me banging the flap of the machine then waited til I was gone and taken it for themselves.

As for being concerned, Im concerned in case anything else gets stolen.

(The can and £2 are only a minor inconvenience to me)

The work involves dealing with goods/customer products and a certain amount of customer details/info- im concerned incase anything else goes missing....

(I maybe shouldve mentioned the stuff Ive written in this comment/post in my opening post)

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Lavender14 · 27/11/2025 16:33

Aw someone is out there somewhere talking about what a lucky thing that just happened to them. I'd take it that you've earned yourself some good karma and paid it forward op.

Halfquarterbag · 27/11/2025 16:33

FcukBreastCancer · 27/11/2025 10:52

I honestly thought this was a joke based on yesterday's thread

When did the penny drop?

Halfquarterbag · 27/11/2025 16:32

ObtuseMoose · 27/11/2025 10:45

I agree, today a can of pop, tomorrow, the crown jewels. It's a slippery, slippery slope.

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A story with no happy vending.

FcukBreastCancer · 27/11/2025 10:52

I honestly thought this was a joke based on yesterday's thread

PaintYour · 27/11/2025 10:48

ObtuseMoose · 27/11/2025 10:45

I agree, today a can of pop, tomorrow, the crown jewels. It's a slippery, slippery slope.

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Though I quite like the idea of the Crown Jewels being in a vending machine. Camilla banging on the glass when the wrong tiara comes out (‘I definitely hit D3!), Kate kicking it when only one drop diamond earring clatters into the bottom.

TitanicWasAGreatMovie · 27/11/2025 10:47

Furious on your behalf, but on the other hand, someone is having a great day thanks to you Grin

ObtuseMoose · 27/11/2025 10:45

IndigloLight · 26/11/2025 13:35

Thanks, I agree.

People here are making little of this.

I dont care about the can or the £2, but the principle of it... I was only away for for a short time to get more change, came back and it was gone,

If someone would take this, what else would they take (or maybe I should be using the word "steal"?)...(and possibly they have been doing it in the past too) . What other kinds of dishonesty in the could they be up to...?

I havent said what kind of work it is.

This is what concerns me.

Its a reasonably small workplace in my opinion.

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I agree, today a can of pop, tomorrow, the crown jewels. It's a slippery, slippery slope.

WalkDontWalk · 27/11/2025 10:38

@PatThePenguin
Soda problem is someone else took it?
Better call the fizz fuzz.

How unnecessary. Some people can’t resist having a pop.

fatphalange · 26/11/2025 16:40

Should’ve given it some fist 👊

Marylou2 · 26/11/2025 15:35

Sorry OP. I thought this was one of those funny lighthearted threads. Got this wrong.

lolly427 · 26/11/2025 14:39

OP they didn't know you didn't get your drink. For all they knew they just got lucky and the machine chucked out an extra free drink. That would be my assumption.

It's annoying but it's not stealing and I really don't think you need to be 'concerned'.

surreygirly · 26/11/2025 14:27

I would contact the serious crime squad

booksnbaking · 26/11/2025 14:21

Sorry OP, too busy trying to be smart and only just noticed your latest post.

You're right to be aggrieved, especially in a small workplace. Maybe ask around loudly so that at least the culprit knows their activity's been clocked.

I was once rushing out to an event I'd organised and had bought a bunch of flowers for someone there who had done me a huge favour (event-related). Of course I left the flowers in the hall of my (small) block of flats and when I remembered and went back, less than 15 minutes later, you've guessed it - they were gone. People are opportunistic shits.

booksnbaking · 26/11/2025 14:17

A case for ... (image on the way...)

Bought something from a vending machine in work and it got stuck. I went to get changed, came back and it was gone...
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IndigloLight · 26/11/2025 13:53

In addition to the post I made above this on this page, and my opening post, I think people here are missing the point.

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IndigloLight · 26/11/2025 13:35

KimberleyClark · 26/11/2025 09:40

You’re getting a hard time on here OP. Petty dishonesty like this is annoying and leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. Reminds me of leaving my mug in the loo at work I’d rinsed it out (there was no kitchen)went back for it immediately and it was gone. Some people just can’t resist the temptation.

Thanks, I agree.

People here are making little of this.

I dont care about the can or the £2, but the principle of it... I was only away for for a short time to get more change, came back and it was gone,

If someone would take this, what else would they take (or maybe I should be using the word "steal"?)...(and possibly they have been doing it in the past too) . What other kinds of dishonesty in the could they be up to...?

I havent said what kind of work it is.

This is what concerns me.

Its a reasonably small workplace in my opinion.

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susiedaisy1912 · 26/11/2025 13:34

Don’t move anything and cordon off the area.. it’s a crime scene. Thoughts and prayers go out to you at this difficult time op.

BlueEyedBogWitch · 26/11/2025 09:41

IndigloLight · 25/11/2025 20:41

I was not gone for long when I went to get chamge.

I was actually thinking that someone had walked past the machine and saw the can halfway released from the holder thingy (there is a see through panel bit) and theyve shook/hit the machine to get the can to fall and then taken it (and not bought anything from the machine, maybe had no intention to).

As for leaving it on the side, they couldve went into the staff room and asked if anyone tried to buy a can of something and the machine didnt release the can.

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The fucking bastard.

Raging on your behalf.

KimberleyClark · 26/11/2025 09:40

You’re getting a hard time on here OP. Petty dishonesty like this is annoying and leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. Reminds me of leaving my mug in the loo at work I’d rinsed it out (there was no kitchen)went back for it immediately and it was gone. Some people just can’t resist the temptation.

HappyNewTaxYear · 26/11/2025 09:40

How old are you OP?

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