Cigarette Vending Machines

[Federal Reserve Chairman]

Any old-timers out there that remember cigarette vending machines in their hub or center?

 

[burrheadd]

Had a cig machine right next to the candy and soda machines

 

[Indecisi0n]

Some of you guys were here when the hubs were mud huts.

 

[Karma...]

had them in hospitals as well

 

[wornoutupser]

I remember no next day air and long pants!

 

[Darmark7]

When I was a kid people use to smoke in the grocery stores. I remember people looking over the meat coolers with a cigarette hanging out their mouth. Movie theaters was a blanket of fog from all the smoke. I remember we would go to the local donut store and when you ate the donuts you could smell the cigarette smoke in them. It was a nightmare for non smokers.

 

[Shiftless]

In the bigger buildings you could buy ice sandwiches!

I'm so old/retired I had a micro brake in my package car!

UPS pens were black!

Shorts, you cant wear no stinkin shorts!

Pretty dang sure the jacket was a sponge!

Security on the property, there wasn't even a fence!

I had my own key to the building!

Yup, Rough times back then!

 

[retiredTxfeeder]

When I was a package driver, every stop was uphill both directions!

 

[Two Tokes]

had them in hospitals as well

I remember people smoking in the Doctor waiting rooms and of course everyone's favorite
Airplanes

 

[over9five]

There was a cigarette machine in every restaurant and bar.

 

[Zowert]

There is one here leftover from the late 80’s - early 90’s. They switched the cigarettes out with gloves in 1996. During the pandemic it’s been full of masks. The gloves used to be $2, now the masks are $1. This machine is ancient. I wonder where they found someone to come in a reprogram the prices. No one even buys the masks since we can get free ones from the office.

The old timers like to talk about how they were getting ripped off by that old cigarette machine, in 1991 a soft pack of Winstons was $3.50 out of the machine. At a convenience store they were under $3.

 

[Zowert]

There was a cigarette machine in every restaurant and bar.

They still have them in casinos on Indian Reservations. $10 a pack.

 

[BigUnionGuy]

 

[No1 Special]

They switched the cigarettes out with gloves in 1996.

They should have filled them with socks, it would eliminate lots of stupid questions on BC.

 

[clean hairy]

Some of you guys were here when the hubs were mud huts.

Now you know how bad rod had it!

 

[over9five]

Now you know how bad rod had it!

Has @rod ever mentioned how bad he had it?

 

[rod]

Has @rod ever mentioned how bad he had it?

Its been awhile---maybe its about time I reminded you all again.

 

[Driver7906]

I remember people smoking on airplanes when flying as a kid.

When I used to be in packages, I pissed off a few Christmas helpers when I wouldn’t let them smoke in my truck.


I’ve never smoked in my life and I hate cigarettes with every fiber of my existence. I’m so glad that smokers are no longer allowed to pollute the air that I breathe in most places.

 

[Brownslave688]

They still have them in casinos on Indian Reservations. $10 a pack.

Still have them in the ameristar in st Charles Missouri.

 

[rod]

I remember people smoking on airplanes when flying as a kid.

When I used to be in packages, I pissed off a few Christmas helpers when I wouldn’t let them smoke in my truck.


I’ve never smoked in my life and I hate cigarettes with every fiber of my existence. I’m so glad that smokers are no longer allowed to pollute the air that I breathe in most places.

We used to smoke in the movie theaters. I don't ever recall anyone saying we couldn't.