Worst Scam Fail EVER

[Anakah]

So this one was a first and probably not a last but kind of funny...

SC: I put my last $20 in the mumble mumble machine and it took the whole thing!

I swear to god his mumble sounded like cereal.

Me: uh, what?

SC: The Cereal machine!

I still couldn't understand him.

Co worker: He's saying cigarettes.

Me: Oh... Uh... Hang on I will be right back.

I go back to the supervisor and we both have a good laugh. We haven't had cigarette machines in YEARS.

She comes out with me just to see this clown.

SV: Sir, we don't have cigarette machines. Haven't for years...

SC: Really? Uh... Well... *runs off confused*



If you are trying to pull off a scam make sure we have said scam item hahaha

[NorthernZel]

My guess is that the SC/scammer assumed that all casinos nationwide have the same lax policy on indoor smoking as (according to what I've been told, dunno whether it's true) certain casinos in the state of Nevada.

[Anakah]

You can smoke inside its just they stopped having the actual cigarette vending machines. They only sell them in the gift shop now. I don't know if it was some kind of law or something.

[Jester]

You can smoke inside its just they stopped having the actual cigarette vending machines. They only sell them in the gift shop now. I don't know if it was some kind of law or something.

I know in a lot of places they stopped allowing cigarette machines a long time ago, due to the ease with which minors could buy cigarettes from them.

[Deserted]

I know in a lot of places they stopped allowing cigarette machines a long time ago, due to the ease with which minors could buy cigarettes from them.

Yep, Desert Hell outlawed them, what, 20 years ago? More?

[Argabarga]

Yup, it was at least 20 some years ago, I'm just old enough to remember when there used to be one next to the pepsi and coke machines just inside the door at the bowling alley.

And they were indeed phased out because you couldn't "minor-proof" them.



Every now and then, when watching an old movie or even TV show, you can see one in the background.

[Monterey Jack]

I can't think of the last time I saw an actual cigarette vending machine...those were kind of rare even when I was a kid in the 80's. I can see why they died out, with it being incredibly easy for a kid to buy a pack.

[Jester]

Old movies can be very amusing. I often find myself watching one wondering, "Why doesn't the just call them?" for just a moment before my brain reminds me that the ubiquitousness of cell phones is a very recent thing.

[Argabarga]

You also don't get the dramatic "Murdered in a phone booth" scene anymore, either.


Darn you 21st Century! Must you ruin all the good things in life?!

[eltf177]

I know in a lot of places they stopped allowing cigarette machines a long time ago, due to the ease with which minors could buy cigarettes from them.

Exactly, I haven't seen one in decades. In fact, it's interesting watching old MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1966-1973) episodes for all the obsolete technology:

1) Reel-to-reel recorders
2) Wire recorders
3) 8-track tapes
4) Phonograph records
5) Photo booths
6) Cigarette machines

I'm sure a lot of young viewers look at this and wonder 'what in the world is _that_!'

[Bloodsoul]

You also don't get the dramatic "Murdered in a phone booth" scene anymore, either.

Without phone booths, where's Superman supposed to change clothes?!

[Jester]

Reel-to-reels and photo booths are still very much in use, and a lot of people prefer records to CDs. I'm not one of them, though I still do have many records. Of course, they're all back in Phoenix in my storage unit, but I DO have them!

[taxguykarl]

'90's sounds about right for ciggie vending machines. I was seeing a gal who smoked. When shopping for her, I tended to avoid those as they were usually at least a half-buck more than convenience stores. Come to think of it, I would also buy by the carton every time I was outside the city (Chicago)--quite a savings.
Hard to keep minors from using them, sounds right they seemed to phase out of filling stations and restaurants, finally fading even from bars where kids weren't allowed in the first place.

[dalesys]

Without phone booths, where's Superman supposed to change clothes?!

Right. And Ima give you a red "S" and a black "I" if you don't come out of that phone booth.
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[Monterey Jack]

You also don't get the dramatic "Murdered in a phone booth" scene anymore, either.


Darn you 21st Century! Must you ruin all the good things in life?!

Plus, where the hell is Clerk Kent supposed to change into Superman now?

EDIT: Dammit, beaten to the punch...