Help: Vending Machine Ate My Money

I need help or advice on how I can get my money back because I selected a drink and inserted my $20 note into the machine and didn’t dispense anything nor returned my change. So, what’s the best solution on dealing with this situation?

Vending Machine with my $20

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Comments

      • You made me check his other pic to see if there is a geotag. Nope…

      • I think OZB strips geotags on upload now

    • The difference in file size.

  • +1

    Bikies

  • +1

    Reminds me of the candy bar lineup.

  • -1

    I guess this is why you carry a window smasher with you just in case of these…..should have had brought a sledge hammer with ya and give the window a good whack and it should shatter into little pieces, make sure not to cut yourself on the glass or step on it with your bare foot - they will hurt and cut like a bloody knife! Then grab the drink (drinks now that the window's all smashed up to the value of your $20 or if you want more of a compensation, get more than what you should have got with your $20 should the vending machine dispenser worked….

  • What drink was it?

  • get a trailer and a dolly, now you own that machine!

  • +7

    I blame Tony Abbott.

  • +2

    You're finally getting charged for that 3rd soft serve cone… with interest.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/514133

  • I really don't know why you are seeking advice here.
    Where was the machine? It should have a contact number!

  • +1
  • Those machines are voice activated, just ask it to dispense the drink and change

  • update?

    • I know right. The suspense!!

    • +1

      Update: the vending machine ate me, send prays please

  • That is why I never used vending machines.

  • Name and shame the arsehole machine on Ozb forums

  • Where is this machine? Looks like someone's office kitchen…

  • +1

    In one of my old workplaces a vending machine ate my money. It was a large workplace, people told me it does it often. So I punched the vending machine just above where the money comes out and I got about $6. I done it once more and I hit the jackpot ding ding ding. I took my change and left the rest to the other co-workers - win/win.

    • Should try that technique on a pokie machine

  • I had this happen to me. It was $2. I walked away in defeat but just as I did, the person that refills the machine arrived. Got my drank.

  • Op needs to submit a claim to shopback to get their cashback

  • That vending machine has a better selection of drinks than my local woolies.

    Also, never had a vending machine suck my money erroneously but have had multiple drinks dispensed for the price of 1 many many many times.

  • +1

    It happened to us at Westmead hospital, machine took my $20.
    I turned the machine off at the power point and turned it back on and it spat out my $20. Was very happy it worked. I'll never use those things again

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