…because all the vending machines around here are well-lit and out in the open 
Anyway, I read somewhere that if you get a $1 bill, and make a tear about 1" long into the side 1/3 of the way down (say, at the end of the block containing the words “ONE DOLLAR” on the front), you can get a free coke. The machine swallows the bill far enough to be “paid” and dispense the product, then spits it out because of the tear. Like I said, I’ve never tried it, but I’ve heard that it works.
Slightly OT, but in the spirit of the thread: the pay phones at my high school didn’t keep your money–they’d drop the coins out the return slot a few seconds after hanging up. Everybody knew (including the administration, who I assume put the phones up to make money), but nobody ever fixed 'em. Is this a genuine malfunction, or d’ya think the admin. had them rigged to give us free calls? (maybe to boost morale 
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Oh, hey. My boss calls me ‘guv’. I’m really chuffed to learn it means he respects me.
Unless he’s just taking the piss…
Stompy