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The problem was that the vending machines were not set up to take dimes at the time. http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/11/15/165143816/why-coke-cost-a-nic
by garth5689 11y ago
The problem was that the vending machines were not set up to take dimes at the time.
http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/11/15/165143816/why-coke-cost-a-nickel-for-70-years http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/11/15/165143816/why-c...
- cbr 11y agoThey were willing to lobby for a 7.5 cent coin and update their machines to recognize that, so it sounds like they could have handled dimes. The reason they didn't want to switch to dimes is that it was too big of a price jump.
- ghaff 11y agoI'm curious how they eventually handled the changeover. I seem to vaguely recall Cokes when they were a dime (in the mid-sixties or thereabouts) in the machine. I also don't ever recall vending machines taking pennies or giving change in pennies--though perhaps they did. I just also have some trouble believing that Coke vending machines pretty much doubled in price over a few years.
- Wingman4l7 11y agoI don't think vending machines even now will give pennies in change.