I have been dealing with a lot of coin jams the last several weeks in my soda machines. I do not know why people keep putting pennies and foreign money in the machines. I hope that it is little kids that just collect the money they find in their home and stick it in the machine thinking money is money. I know my youngsters don't really know the difference between the denominations yet. They still think pennies are great because they are a different color than the rest of the coins. I would be disappointed if I found out that it is adults that are placing foreign money and pennies in the machines. I clearly have stated on a sheet of paper that the machines only take American coins and will not accept pennies.
I have received a Canadian 25 cent piece, a Jamaican 5 dollar piece, and a lot of pennies the last several weeks. I wonder if some of the newer coin mechanisms are better at rejecting foreign coins and pennies. I think I will buy an extra coin mechanism from Sharrock & Company. I have been contemplating getting an extra coin mechanism for a while. When the coin mechanism has to be removed, the machine cannot vend. With an extra coin mechanism I can just switch the extra for the broken one without any extra down time for the machine.
The good news is the motor that I fixed last week is working well. I have to keep reminding myself that there are problems in all businesses. These are just minor inconveniences that have to be dealt with. At least these problems have been easy to fix.
Summer is great. The heat increases sales. I love summer.
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