>>>Has anyone else noticed, *all* of the chocolate vending machines on Tube >>>platforms, certainly in zone 1, have been taken out of use. Anyone >>>know why? >>>My best guess is that the company which services/restocks them has ceased >>>trading.
>>The one at Northfields Eastbound platforms is still working. The phone >>number on it is 0800.
> 0800 CADBURY (2232879) to be precise.
The chocolate machines have been turned off as one machine was not only dispensing them, but cooking them at the same time, so LU decided to reduce the risk of a fire and turn them off.
RPM wrote: > Most are owned by Cadbury Schweppes. They tried to persuade me to > have Coke & chocolate machines on my stations when I was a Station > Manager. I turned them down because I thought the booking office > staff had enough to deal with without fending off endless complaints > from people who lost money in the machines. Call me a cynic if you > want.
I'm surprised that discretion to have vending machines installed or operated at stations would be devolved down to Station Manager level. I would have expected it to be taken higher up the chain - these days with the ROC that manages the station, or with the station's catering providers, previously on a Regional level or by Traveller's Fare.
Back in the 1980s, all of the chocolate vending machines on railway stations seemed to be branded Nestle. Come to think of it, I have never seen Nestle milk chocolate, plain chocolate or Feast bars on sale over the counter. If I recall correctly, the milk chocolate was wrapped with waxed paper rather than foil.
Anyone remember Superfine? Sounds like another product commonly sold via vending machines, but was in fact a slab of very dark, plain chocolate (Nestlé IIRC). Mmmmmm...
> > Most are owned by Cadbury Schweppes. They tried to persuade me to > > have Coke & chocolate machines on my stations when I was a Station > > Manager. I turned them down because I thought the booking office > > staff had enough to deal with without fending off endless complaints > > from people who lost money in the machines. Call me a cynic if you > > want.
> I'm surprised that discretion to have vending machines installed or > operated at stations would be devolved down to Station Manager level. I > would have expected it to be taken higher up the chain - these days > with the ROC that manages the station, or with the station's catering > providers, previously on a Regional level or by Traveller's Fare.
> Back in the 1980s, all of the chocolate vending machines on railway > stations seemed to be branded Nestle. Come to think of it, I have never > seen Nestle milk chocolate, plain chocolate or Feast bars on sale over > the counter. If I recall correctly, the milk chocolate was wrapped with > waxed paper rather than foil.
Underground were Cadburys and British Rail were Nestle in those days. You could certainly get Nestle Dairy Crunch (or whatever it was called; the rice crispy thing) over the counter.
That was when Nestle was down Bath way somewhere, before they took over Rowntrees in York, and then closed that down.
Chris Read wrote: > Going back 20 years (remembering > childhood trips with grandparents who liked to spoil me), the machines were > programmed to 'eat the money but not dispense the product' for one in three > attempts
Ah that explains it!
The last two times I tried to get a chocolate (having not used a machine in years), I lost my money. I only complained once but they gave me a Ł1 voucher for a 50p loss (as compensation).
The third time I tried to get a chocolate, the machine didn't accept my coin. When it rejected it, I found a pound in the change tray! So, I collected my prize, my original 50p and walked away.
Maybe they're now programmed to be like fruit machines.. some people lose money, others win it! Now if they could only make them pay out fruit...
Joel Rowbottom wrote: > Does that *09# trick still work? I *think* it was that anyway, used to > come back with "EVERYTHING OK!" on the machines...
DON'T TYPE THAT! If you do, the machine will take control of your mobile via Bluetooth and start calling premium rate numbers at 1.50UKP a minute!
This was told to me by a friend that was scammed in just this way, and it's been confirmed by Cadbury's. Please pass this on to everyone you know....... :D
> > > Most are owned by Cadbury Schweppes. They tried to persuade me to > > > have Coke & chocolate machines on my stations when I was a Station > > > Manager. I turned them down because I thought the booking office > > > staff had enough to deal with without fending off endless > > > complaints from people who lost money in the machines. Call me a > > > cynic if you want.
> > I'm surprised that discretion to have vending machines installed or > > operated at stations would be devolved down to Station Manager > > level. I would have expected it to be taken higher up the chain - > > these days with the ROC that manages the station, or with the > > station's catering providers, previously on a Regional level or by > > Traveller's Fare.
> > Back in the 1980s, all of the chocolate vending machines on railway > > stations seemed to be branded Nestle. Come to think of it, I have > > never seen Nestle milk chocolate, plain chocolate or Feast bars on > > sale over the counter. If I recall correctly, the milk chocolate > > was wrapped with waxed paper rather than foil.
> Underground were Cadburys and British Rail were Nestle in those days. > You could certainly get Nestle Dairy Crunch (or whatever it was > called; the rice crispy thing) over the counter.
Yes, but I wonder why there wasa a split like that, and why/when did it change?
> That was when Nestle was down Bath way somewhere, before they took > over Rowntrees in York, and then closed that down.
Nestle's UK head office used to be in Croydon. Rowntree's works were rail-connected, and I think remained so until the mid-late 1980s. The trackbed is still intact I think.
I don't think that the other big York chocolate firm, Terry's, ever was rail connected.
jonmorris wrote: > DON'T TYPE THAT! If you do, the machine will take control of your > mobile via Bluetooth and start calling premium rate numbers at 1.50UKP > a minute!
> This was told to me by a friend that was scammed in just this way, and > it's been confirmed by Cadbury's. Please pass this on to everyone you > know....... :D
I win! Don't have Bluetooth on my mobile...
-- \\\\\ Stevie D \\\\\\\__. Bringing OLFs to the common hedgehog since 2001 ___\\\\\\\'/_______________________________________________________
> > > > Most are owned by Cadbury Schweppes. They tried to persuade me to > > > > have Coke & chocolate machines on my stations when I was a Station > > > > Manager. I turned them down because I thought the booking office > > > > staff had enough to deal with without fending off endless > > > > complaints from people who lost money in the machines. Call me a > > > > cynic if you want.
> > > I'm surprised that discretion to have vending machines installed or > > > operated at stations would be devolved down to Station Manager > > > level. I would have expected it to be taken higher up the chain - > > > these days with the ROC that manages the station, or with the > > > station's catering providers, previously on a Regional level or by > > > Traveller's Fare.
> > > Back in the 1980s, all of the chocolate vending machines on railway > > > stations seemed to be branded Nestle. Come to think of it, I have > > > never seen Nestle milk chocolate, plain chocolate or Feast bars on > > > sale over the counter. If I recall correctly, the milk chocolate > > > was wrapped with waxed paper rather than foil.
> > Underground were Cadburys and British Rail were Nestle in those days. > > You could certainly get Nestle Dairy Crunch (or whatever it was > > called; the rice crispy thing) over the counter.
> Yes, but I wonder why there wasa a split like that, and why/when did it > change?
> > That was when Nestle was down Bath way somewhere, before they took > > over Rowntrees in York, and then closed that down.
> Nestle's UK head office used to be in Croydon.
True, but there was (maybe still is) a factory down West.
> That was when Nestle was down Bath way somewhere, before they took over > Rowntrees in York, and then closed that down.
Fry's, part of Cadbury's were on the banks of the River Bristol Avon in Keynsham spelled K-E-Y-N-S-H-A-M, Bristol.. Sorry to Horace Batchelor.. Got carried away just then.
Paynes Popets.. Thats what I remember from Station Vending Machines and Aluminium nameplates!
MIG <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote: > > > That was when Nestle was down Bath way somewhere, before they took > > > over Rowntrees in York, and then closed that down. > > Nestle's UK head office used to be in Croydon. > True, but there was (maybe still is) a factory down West.
You're probably thinking of Somerdale near Keynsham. It's Cadbury's these days, but was originally Fry's.
Matthew Sylvester wrote: > MIG <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote:
> > > > That was when Nestle was down Bath way somewhere, before they took > > > > over Rowntrees in York, and then closed that down. > > > Nestle's UK head office used to be in Croydon. > > True, but there was (maybe still is) a factory down West.
> You're probably thinking of Somerdale near Keynsham. It's Cadbury's > these days, but was originally Fry's.
It would have been somewhere more northeast of Bath. I'm sure it was Nestle. Not near any town. (I should try on uk.chocolate.factory.)
> > > > > That was when Nestle was down Bath way somewhere, before they took > > > > > over Rowntrees in York, and then closed that down. > > > > Nestle's UK head office used to be in Croydon. > > > True, but there was (maybe still is) a factory down West.
> > You're probably thinking of Somerdale near Keynsham. It's Cadbury's > > these days, but was originally Fry's.
> It would have been somewhere more northeast of Bath. I'm sure it was > Nestle. Not near any town. (I should try on uk.chocolate.factory.)
Staverton. Seems I misremembered a bit. Anyway, there are a lot more locations than I realised, but I don't think this one was ex-Rowntree.
MIG <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote: > Staverton. Seems I misremembered a bit. Anyway, there are a lot more > locations than I realised, but I don't think this one was ex-Rowntree.
That was a chilled dessert plant, rather than a chocolate factory as such. It's been under threat of closure recently, with production moving to France.
>> > > That was when Nestle was down Bath way somewhere, before they took >> > > over Rowntrees in York, and then closed that down. >> > Nestle's UK head office used to be in Croydon. >> True, but there was (maybe still is) a factory down West.
> You're probably thinking of Somerdale near Keynsham. It's Cadbury's > these days, but was originally Fry's.
^^^^^^^^^^
Spelt K - E - Y - N - S - H - A - M (for anyone who remembers Radio Luxembourg after lights out!!)
In article <AMnz$VBu6a8DF...@yewbank.demon.co.uk>, Clive <cl...@yewbank.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >Spelt K - E - Y - N - S - H - A - M (for anyone who remembers Radio > >Luxembourg after lights out!!) > And Horace Bachelor with his amazing infrdraw method. Whatever type of > con that was.
I think that it was very simple. As I understand it he just sent out sections from a complete "permutation" to individual customers - and some of them came up well enough for him to boast.
Mathematically, of course, it's a **combination** rather than a permutation; the order in which matches are picked doesn't count.
Matthew Sylvester wrote: > MIG <googles...@doreenbird.co.uk> wrote:
> > Staverton. Seems I misremembered a bit. Anyway, there are a lot more > > locations than I realised, but I don't think this one was ex-Rowntree.
> That was a chilled dessert plant, rather than a chocolate factory as > such. It's been under threat of closure recently, with production moving > to France.
I went past it half way through a 100 mile bicycle ride, and I was convinced that the route had deliberately gone past a chocolate factory to taunt us. I don't know if I should let facts get in the way of such a wild theory.
>> The occasional Coke machines are still working, though.
> Never had any success from those either :(
Beware of the one at Bank on the eastbound Central Line platform. It bounces the bottles as it vends so you have to wait 5 minutes to open the damn thing unless you want a glucose shower!
>> Staverton. Seems I misremembered a bit. Anyway, there are a lot more >> locations than I realised, but I don't think this one was ex-Rowntree.
> That was a chilled dessert plant, rather than a chocolate factory as > such. It's been under threat of closure recently, with production moving > to France.
Same thing as listed at Cuddington, the SKI yogurt factory but, NOT chocolate.
What is the meaning of the title/caption? Do you know those people? Would they approve of you taking photographs of them and putting them on the internet? Especially in the case of the young lady, assuming that you're insinuating something about her breasts.
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