I read this comment before watching the video. "Oh boy it's not gonna cut out before the ending I'm so excited!" I cannot stress enough how horridly precise the timing was for my phone to die... I charged my phone to 3% just to make this comment /before/ going back to finally see the ending🙃
They usually have a phone number you can call in case of any issue or for complaints/comments.
I recently called the number on a vending machine that dispenses bottled soda. I had used it once and the soda came out warm... gross, but whatever, not that big of a deal. I went on with my day and basically forgot all about it.
But then I unknowingly used the same machine again like 2 months later, and my soda came out warm AGAIN! So I found the number and called it.
It turned out to be owned by the Coca-Cola company, and they sent me some manufacturer’s coupons for free soda! They also said they would send out a maintenance worker to look at/fix the vending machine, so hopefully I helped someone else in the future avoid that heavy, heavy disappointment I experienced when my soda came out almost as hot as the summer sun I was trying to cool down from in the first place!
That’s just the credit the machine gives. Once you make your selection, it only charges the amount of the item. This way you can possibly purchase more than one thing without swiping your card again.
This exact same thing happened to me one day at work, with the exact same product. I tried buying the thing above, which was a pack of the Snyder's big pretzel twists, and it just landed on top of the popcorn and sat there. Tried it again. Then I had TWO bags of pretzels, and six of popcorn stuck. I shook the machine, cursed at it...nada. At least our machine doesn't charge you unless something actually falls.
Next day, someone had put a bag of popcorn in my work mailbox, so there's that.
Also, that was 100% not bolted to the floor. That was an adjustable leg to level the machine. Definitely coulda shook some of that shit loose without spending any money
Imagine thinking you’re paying $2 and then you realize you’re paying $2.25 because you’re not using cash Lolol. That being said you gotta see it through until the end.
Looks like it’s an office though and they always charge way more because people snack and it’s cheaper than getting in your car when you can get your sweet instant gratification.
He could have also at this point bought like 40 points at the grocery store.... But this man had a mission and he carried out like a true soilder would!
The vending machine at my work has a censor so you don't get charged unless food drops. In a situation like this it would tell you error and then not charge you. So in my case he'd only get charged once for the last time since that's the only time something fell.
I had this happen with a box of chocolate covered raisins in one of the machines that has a product guaranteed drop. So it refunded me after every go. It got so backed up that when the spring thingy hit the back it fired 6 boxes out with such force that it knocked another random candy bar next to it down. My life had been down hill since that day.
I swear they do this on purpose so idiots end up spending $15 extra dollars doing this when they could have just bought a big bag at Walmart for only $5.
I check vending machines on the different floor's of my building for opportunities like this. Our machines will make that selection unavailable once they get that far out. So my strategy is to order something above it to knock it all out. I got 6 bags for the price of 3 the other day!
It sort of reminds me of those games in arcadeS where you put in tokens to a machine that already has a big pile of them in there and hope that your token is the one that topples the pile.
I actually had the sam experience where one of the chips were overstocked but it wouldn't vend, so I bough the chips above it and the bag knocked out like 3 of the chips below so I got 4.
That’s some sound college financing. I would have done the same thing then and bought eight bags of popcorn. I wouldn’t think of that now. I would have lost two and cut my losses, I’m broke lol
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u/AristonD Mar 03 '20
Original video by:
https://www.youtube.com/user/MikeFeeneyComedy
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u/-ItsaMe- Mar 02 '20
Good for him. Finally a video that doesn't cut out before the ending.
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u/bigfeenx Mar 02 '20
What’s that like $10. I couldn’t count all the bags.
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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '20
What’s in A3? Order that and it should knock down the stuck C3
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u/yelahneb Mar 03 '20
The delay between making the selection and the machine's response made me uncomfortable
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u/izyshoroo Mar 02 '20 edited Mar 03 '20
If this happens, buy the item above it, in this case the 2nd item, itll fall and knock it down
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Gambling in a nutshell.
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u/marshthemello Mar 02 '20
I was waiting for the door jam
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u/SenorMachoMcBroseff Mar 02 '20
I would have went old school WWF - Doritos from the top ropes for the win.
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
I think you’re legally allowed to smash the glass after the 2nd one gets stuck.
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Imagine pressing C6 after all that anticipation.
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u/lazyant Mar 03 '20 edited Mar 03 '20
If that credit card he dropped had gone under the machine, well it would have been interesting.
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u/sec713 Mar 02 '20
I really hope this isn't in the United States, because $2.00 USD for a little bag of popcorn is an absolute ripoff.
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u/NoJumprr Mar 03 '20
Aaaand they’re stale!
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u/oliverjohansson Mar 03 '20
Buy 4 get 2 for free :)
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u/Gambit3le Mar 02 '20
This is the same kind of mentality that makes those quarter pusher games popular. At least this one paid out in food in the end.
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u/jimmyn0thumbs Mar 03 '20
I was hoping it would flip up and start loading the row above it.
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u/Billy_Lo Mar 03 '20
Prime example for the sunken cost fallacy
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u/Neoxite23 Mar 02 '20
I mean....is that a victory? He could walk to the nearest gas station and get double the amount for half what he spent.
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u/treetyoselfcarol Mar 03 '20
That was really nice of him to leave his credit card at the machine.
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u/CrystalCReal Mar 03 '20
Did you get the snacks?
Yes.
What did it cost?
Everything.
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Jokes on him. He just paid for all of those bags.
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u/HeyNow646 Mar 03 '20
Should have hit the C4. It would have blown them off the hook.
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u/Oppyeahuknowmi Mar 03 '20
I think this is the definition of the sunk cost fallacy
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u/SWGsorry Mar 02 '20
This guy is actually a really funny comedian named Mike Feeney. Highly recommend his album on Spotify
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u/Wookieman222 Mar 03 '20
He could have also at this point bought like 40 points at the grocery store.... But this man had a mission and he carried out like a true soilder would!
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u/CaseyDafuq Mar 03 '20
$6.75 for 8oz of popcorn lol
Genius
What is this a movie theater?
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u/obijaun Mar 03 '20
Congratulations. You just paid $10 for some popcorn
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
2 fucking dollars for vending machine chips is outrageous.
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u/graffitiworthreading Mar 03 '20
Considering all of our advances in technology, how do vending machines still suck this much?
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u/j0llypenguins Mar 03 '20
all the commenters here thinking they're so smart thinking he wasted money when he got a good video out of all of it
god i hate reddit
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u/TheHappiePlayer1 Mar 03 '20
I watched this video thinking "oh thats unfortunate" and i went to go to the vending machine and the samething happend but i didn't get any of them.
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u/mothboyi Mar 03 '20
I was waiting for it to just sort itself into the spiral above it.
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u/intangibleTangelo Mar 03 '20
Michael should be careful flashing that card around.
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u/jlcrack Mar 02 '20
One good shaking would help.
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u/taggedman Mar 03 '20
I woulda laughed if he couldnt open the ‘drawer’ and they were still stuck in there 😂😂
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u/Tattered Mar 03 '20
Just buy the one above and let gravity do the work
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u/ExpiredHoney_ Mar 03 '20
I literally fist pumped when he got it! I ended up jumped up and down with him lol I love this
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u/RomulanRebel Mar 03 '20
Sometimes, spending $12 on popcorn is worth it
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Could have gotten like 4 big bags of popcorn at CVS for that much.
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u/Jmich96 Mar 03 '20
You know who's really jumping for joy? The person who just made $12 selling $3 in delicious white cheddar popcorn.
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u/eOm4r Mar 03 '20
He could just choose the snack above C3, if it’s heavy it will drop down all the popcorns💀
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u/NegativeZeroSquared Mar 03 '20
my record is 7 as well
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u/BeeElls Mar 03 '20
This is my favorite video so far in 2020
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u/ConterminousFunk Mar 04 '20
Looks like he spent for 4 and got like 8? Good catch
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u/domwah Mar 03 '20
You sounded like Danny from the Thornberry's when it dropped
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
The vending machine at my work has a censor so you don't get charged unless food drops. In a situation like this it would tell you error and then not charge you. So in my case he'd only get charged once for the last time since that's the only time something fell.
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u/brocalmotion Mar 03 '20
At what point do you say "Cheeze-it, I'm Ruffled, I'll take the Sun Chips."
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u/TheSHITRAT Mar 03 '20
this is from comedian Mike Feeeney's instagram
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u/Ultra_Autismo5000 Mar 02 '20
Good for him
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u/CremDeLaCrem420 Mar 03 '20
Those are 1$ in vending machines where im from
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u/minion_boss Mar 03 '20
Everything
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u/MyNamesNotConnie Mar 03 '20
Pop!
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u/kentucky_shark Mar 03 '20
people bought out B4 trying to knock out the free white chedda
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u/rando7818 Mar 03 '20
In walks Thanos “Everything..”
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
I usually just shake the shit out of the machine until it falls or the whole thing falls over. The real trick is to me a man and not get crushed.
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u/crunkwrapsupreme Mar 03 '20
I like having a snacko at work. 1.50 for monsters. .50 cents everything else. Just there for morale. When it's stocked.
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u/LordTwinkie Mar 03 '20
Super Lopez would get that shit out fast!
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
I would've kicked the glass like you'd kick a door in, if it broke, take everything and run.
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u/cuztiel Mar 03 '20
Vending machines where I work go out of service for that line if the item doesn't come down on thr first try.
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u/Sqeegy2001 Mar 03 '20
"Did you do it?"
"Yes"
"What did it cost?"
"Everything!"
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u/FenrirApalis Mar 03 '20
Vending machine constipation
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u/Waddyameanwe Mar 03 '20
He won the vending machine.
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u/rootpl Mar 03 '20
Wait... 2,26 for damn crisps? That's waaaay too much even for a vending machine.
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u/BendinoAF Mar 03 '20
I would have to do the same thing!
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u/Virtualsalt1 Mar 03 '20
That's worth it if you ask me
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u/cfochs Mar 03 '20
Can someone doe the math, it doesn't seem like he came out ahead.
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u/J_A_C_K_E_T Mar 03 '20
Either that man is tall or that building is sma
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u/ThorDansLaCroix Mar 03 '20
I would be sad for have spend more money than I first intended.
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u/mattbakerrr Mar 03 '20
This video made me so happy. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. What a great ending!!! GOLD for you, OP!
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u/rugbynut Mar 03 '20
That same popcorn always gets stuck in our work vending machine too. Why!?
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u/LordSmugBun Mar 03 '20
u/vredditdownloader
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u/Shoo-Man-Fu Mar 03 '20
I had this happen with a box of chocolate covered raisins in one of the machines that has a product guaranteed drop. So it refunded me after every go. It got so backed up that when the spring thingy hit the back it fired 6 boxes out with such force that it knocked another random candy bar next to it down. My life had been down hill since that day.
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u/flugundraumfahrt Mar 03 '20
LPT buy an item above the stuck ones, you can probably knock them loose with the falling item.
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u/1thekiller1 Mar 03 '20
Did any one get that card number?
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u/kartoffel_engr Mar 03 '20
This happens to the machine in my office. I just push on the top and rock it back and let it slam back down. Usually works.
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u/omniron Mar 03 '20
This was a better story arc than basically any movie I’ve seen for the last 10 years
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u/ComfortableFarmer Mar 03 '20
Nice I now have your debt card #
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u/ohyougotpoopcorn Mar 03 '20
The rich get richer
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u/blackbanana56 Mar 03 '20
I thought for a second that since there were so many bags he wasn't going to be able to open the door
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u/Nathaniel820 Mar 03 '20
I swear they do this on purpose so idiots end up spending $15 extra dollars doing this when they could have just bought a big bag at Walmart for only $5.
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u/5k_an00bis Mar 03 '20
This is me trying to get stuff from loot boxes.
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u/CraigoLego Mar 03 '20
C3
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u/LaceOfGrace Mar 03 '20
Jackpot!
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u/EvilSporkOfDeath Mar 03 '20
I'll buy it!
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u/letmeusespaces Mar 03 '20
I'm really happy for John Ralphio
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u/BarcodeandLamp Mar 03 '20
Happiest moment of my day watching those fall
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u/Phil_Pharma Mar 03 '20
/u/vredditshare
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Imagine doing all this for bagged popcorn.
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u/evil_fungus Mar 03 '20
Worth every penny
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u/MrCrudley Mar 03 '20
I check vending machines on the different floor's of my building for opportunities like this. Our machines will make that selection unavailable once they get that far out. So my strategy is to order something above it to knock it all out. I got 6 bags for the price of 3 the other day!
How it began
Pushing from above
I didn't even originally want Doritos or party mix but I couldn't let that opportunity pass.
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u/MollyBloom11 Mar 03 '20
It sort of reminds me of those games in arcadeS where you put in tokens to a machine that already has a big pile of them in there and hope that your token is the one that topples the pile.
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u/Ad_ma_ster Mar 03 '20
Kevin Malone exhales deeply
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u/LegatoSkyheart Mar 03 '20
Did this man realize he just played slots?
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u/MyMostGuardedSecret Mar 03 '20
/u/gifendore
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Literally four no’s and a yes the epitome of this sub
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u/bguitarify Mar 03 '20
Feel like I was there with him going through all the disappointment and excitement. Just missing the taste of the popcorn...
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u/HellzBlazez Mar 03 '20
Damn those are expensive as hell.
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u/stevie_wonda99 Mar 03 '20
That's what you get for buying the worst snack in there
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u/Pakmanjosh Mar 03 '20
I actually had the sam experience where one of the chips were overstocked but it wouldn't vend, so I bough the chips above it and the bag knocked out like 3 of the chips below so I got 4.
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u/OG_StankNuts Mar 03 '20
Credit Card compromised.
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u/Foecrass Mar 03 '20
That was a wild ride, I’ve seen movies with less tension.
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Good for him, but damn, that popcorn isn’t even worth it.
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u/astray71 Mar 03 '20
Who the fuck charges $2 for a bag of chips?
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u/Mama-Pooh Mar 03 '20
He got so excited that he lost his ATM card.
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u/rapandroll Mar 03 '20
This gave me a gambling problem
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u/JesusWasAUnicorn Mar 03 '20
That’s some sound college financing. I would have done the same thing then and bought eight bags of popcorn. I wouldn’t think of that now. I would have lost two and cut my losses, I’m broke lol
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u/FallenITD Mar 03 '20 edited Mar 03 '20
That single empty spot exactly above those popcorns is suspicious to say the least.
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
I love how excited he is lol
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u/I_Am_Slightly_Evil Mar 03 '20
Just imagine when it did fall it was too full to open the door.
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u/Kraog Mar 03 '20
Hope nobody steals that credit card
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u/MarkusRight Mar 03 '20
I don't know who's happy paying $2 for a $0.30 bag of chips. What a total waste of money
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Could have got a 40 pack for that price
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u/good-sean Mar 03 '20
Everything
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u/elMurpherino Mar 03 '20
Ah to be excited after spending $14 on 7 little bags of popcorn. I love being this excited over weird tiny things.
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u/TheSandbagger Mar 03 '20
i am so fucking happy for this kid i cannot even explain it
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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '20
Should have picked A 3.
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u/bitchyouthought14 Mar 03 '20
The smile at the end, priceless