OMG, yes! Pulling on those knobs, like it was a in elaborate pinball machine was awesome!
When people ask how old I am, Iโm just going to say that my childhood dentist had a cigarette machine in his waiting room.
Methuselah?
actually perfectly fine, because cigarette machines are built to withstand the assault of a smoker without change.
Not even an 6yo can break that.
edit: damn. only thinking about cigarette machines just made me want to smoke. I stopped 10 years ago. I would strongly suggest you don't start that particular drug, pick something less addictive, like cocaine or something.
Quit 9 years ago I feel you man, and agree it is hell of a drug.
Or toxic AF relationships. Better for your health, flat out.
Also, good on you, internet stranger. Fuck yeah. ๐ค๐ผ I'm pushing a few years myself, and can't say the cravings ever completely stop popping up, but the smell makes my stomach turn at this point. I'm cool with that symptom.
If I remember correctly, some of them would give out books of matches for free if you pressed a button. They were an important resource for GenX children up to no good.
What do you call a car cigarette lighter?
A learning experience for a bored kid left in a car
I can hear the hiss of too-curious fingertip. ๐คข
I was younger than ten when I realized that, if you can flick a bottle cap, you can flick a spinning ring of fiery fuckery... ^(by taking one match, bending it around to the strike strip and folding the lid open to pinch it between finger and thumb, then hold it above your shoulder next to your ear and flick with your elbow as reticle)
Don't do this in a restaurant. Please.
Also, if you can't yet do a bottle cap... Start there. FFS.
They were great! Bright lights! Lots of colors and drawings! Bonkers to pull! And if you won a prize, Mom and Dad would be happy and you get ice cream!
I really wanted to be able to pull out those knobs. No interest in the cigarettes but the machines looked so cool
My old man used to love a lunchtime pint or five on a Saturday.
I rather enjoyed getting to sit round the corner with a large coke and a bowl of chips, watching the Formula One qualifying, dicking about with the fag machine, and spinning the tracklisting boards of the jukebox.
dicking about with the fag machine
British or not, you did that on purpose.
This reminded me that in the 90s, we had a local restaurant that wasn't a fast food joint that had a kids play place type room in it. Unfortunately that place later turned into a different restaurant, and later a dollar store. It was next door to a blockbuster. So, overall not the most lasting plaza...
Poor Blockbuster. We can still smell yeh. ๐๐ผ
Hell yeah! So many sophisticated brands!
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