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« on: September 05, 2008, 11:28:43 am »

I got a call recently that was pretty weird.
A guy called me about restoration and after talking a bit I find he wants me to do an 80's model machine. I told him I was mainly a 50's machine guy and restored the coin mechs for the old RT's, but had not the ability or equipment to redo a whole machine much less an eighties model.

I asked him how he got my number and said I was referred to him by the Regional Coca Cola office... oh ...HUH?.... Oo ....

Do you think the CC police have a file of every eBay seller/bidder of their trademarked items? ...and known CC related restoration guys?
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« Reply #1 on: September 05, 2008, 12:51:50 pm »

Wow... thats a pretty scary one..  Oo
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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2008, 01:31:52 pm »

Big brother is watching you.  help
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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2008, 01:45:21 pm »

      Probably a Coca Cola employee that saw some of your old machines and kept
your phone number at the plant to share with others.

      Got my customer's coin mech back from Tom today and we are thrilled. Very
quick turnaround and it looks and works better than new. It was frozen / stuck
when we sent it to him. Very high reccomendation to anyone else needing this
service.   happydrinkers
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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2008, 02:32:20 pm »

Interesting.... And Glen, I agree.. Tom has helped me on a couple of occasions with mechs. Right now, he is working on my coin changer.
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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2008, 03:10:06 pm »

Thanks Glen - I'm glad you and Mark are happy with the mech!

Yeah - my phone number is out there, so not sure how he got it or if I believe the regional office thing - hard to get a real feeling for a person on the phone (ie. whether they are just a BS'r or what).
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S-48 DP
Ideal CC 35, Barq's 55
1930s DP Counter Cooler
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VMC 27, 27A, 81D DP, 110 DP
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« Reply #6 on: September 06, 2008, 10:52:09 am »

"Do you think the CC police have a file of every eBay seller/bidder of their trademarked items? ...and known CC related restoration guys?"



That would be a PRETY BIG file......... laugh
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« Reply #7 on: September 06, 2008, 08:43:16 pm »

I get a lot of that also. The Vendo Company gives my name out to quite a few of their
customers, including the different branches of the Coca Cola Company. Vendo no longer
manufactures the 1/4 hp units or the older 1/3 hp systems. Since I do, I get these kind
of calls quite a bit.


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« Reply #8 on: September 06, 2008, 09:33:20 pm »

As far as I know only one member here has actually been contacted by the CC police.
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« Reply #9 on: September 06, 2008, 09:42:03 pm »

As far as I know only one member here has actually been contacted by the CC police.
Cool  Oo  oh LOL...Hmmmm
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S-48 DP
Ideal CC 35, Barq's 55
1930s DP Counter Cooler
Vendo Coin Changers (ea. style - orig w/ stand)
Vendo Junior (rest.), 23 Deluxe, 39D, 44, 56RT, 80SS, 81A (orig), 81D, 6 C.V.
VMC 27, 27A, 81D DP, 110 DP
Westy WC-42-T, WC-44SK, WD-5(2), WB60
Victor C-14
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