Machines that are Out Of Order

Cardinal Sin · Post by **Cardinal Sin** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:46 pm

Since you like my jokes so much Wires, this ones for you...

What's the first sign of madness??

Suggs walking up your driveway.

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 7:50 pm

With a box of Good Mood Food!

wires74 · Post by **wires74** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 9:58 pm

Good one that, your eminence

rogerthymes · Post by **rogerthymes** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 10:16 pm

Having the same experience with blank screen gamesnets. The problem is just going to build on itself as the more people complaining they've lost their money/machine broken will surely result in managers deciding the machine's just not worth the hassle. I stuck a five pound note into an itbox that wasn't taking coins - it chewed it up and didn't give it back. I went on and on to the barmaid but she kept saying she couldn't do anything about it. The excuse of 'we can't give you the money back' is running really thin. It's on their property (in this case without a sign saying Out Of Order) - how can they not be liable?

On a lighter note, following on from Suggs here's another dreadful joke:

Pair of glasses walks into a bar. Barman refuses to serve them.
Pair of Glasses: "Why won't you serve us?"
Barman: "Because you're off your face."

Ahem...

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cool · Post by **cool** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:17 pm

cools hypothesis publicans are schizophrenics
the evidence:
(1) machine doesnt pay out.cant give you the money its rented ,youll have to contact the machine company.
(2) after winning. Get off MY MACHINE and leave the pub!

ggdr · Post by **ggdr** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:30 am

On an ItBox the other week I put in three one-pound coins in quick succession. The machine went black, then started blaring out a siren with 'Security Alert' flashing on its screen. 45 seconds later it stopped to reveal I had £1 credit. Had to smile at being accused of cheating by a machine that was busily stealing two quid off me.

rogerthymes · Post by **rogerthymes** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 11:45 am

cool wrote:cools hypothesis publicans are schizophrenics
the evidence:
(1) machine doesnt pay out.cant give you the money its rented ,youll have to contact the machine company.
(2) after winning. Get off MY MACHINE and leave the pub!

Spot on.

wires74 · Post by **wires74** » Thu Oct 02, 2008 5:26 pm

In a spoons at lunchtime 5 fruities and 2 itboxes,would you adam and eve it 3 fruities out of order and 1 itbox fooked !

Nil Satis · Post by **Nil Satis** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:56 am

Another problem that I am finding increasingly common is Paragons that are switched on but won't accept any money. Bizarrely this often happens after you have actually been able to deposit a couple of quid and play those games and are attempting to put another quid or two in. It has nothing to do with the coin reject button sticking but often seems to happen when the note acceptor is already out of order. Is anyone else seeing more of this or should I just be feeling paranoid right now?

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:28 pm

Last night in Liverpool Street Spoons... one machine turned off, the other one showing an error.

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:53 am

Liberty Bounds (Tower Hill Spoons) - another machine turned off.

Nil Satis · Post by **Nil Satis** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 11:41 am

(Taking a) Liberty (and Out of) Bounds.

roberto la vigna · Post by **roberto la vigna** » Fri Oct 24, 2008 12:29 pm

fotherz wrote:Liberty Bounds (Tower Hill Spoons) - another machine turned off.

Maybe you should take the hint and stop frequenting crap pubs, Fotherz.

fotherz · Post by **fotherz** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:13 pm

Quiz machines don't live in good pubs.

Istenem · Post by **Istenem** » Tue Oct 28, 2008 10:28 pm

fotherz wrote:Quiz machines don't live in good pubs.

good point, well made.