We Bought A Vintage Coin-Operated TV Called VEND-O VISION

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• KI

  @kitsunebrainfog · 7 months ago

  Back to the Future? That thing needs Days of Our Lives with an ashtray and bloody mary sitting on it.

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• DI

  @divergentthinkingproductions · 7 months ago

  Now you just need to buy one of those plastic seats that used to be in every bus station  and mount that bad boy.

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• DA

  @David-h5r1x · 7 months ago

  This is back in the day when every electronic device had schematics inside for consumer repair. 😢

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• M0

  @M0UAW_IO83 · 7 months ago

  Oh that brings back memories of airports with futuristic uncomfortable chairs made from fibreglass mouldings with horrible vinyl covered 'cushions' and built in coin op TVs

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• TO

  @tomorrowboy01 · 7 months ago

  In 2007 I stayed in a capsule hotel in Japan where each capsule had a small TV. You could watch most channels without paying anything, but there was a coin slot for three <b>ahem</b> &quot;adult content&quot; channels.

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• IN

  @IndirectHydrox · 7 months ago

  Needs a pay toilet and a Magic Fingers bed to go with it

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• JA

  @jayhays8267 · 7 months ago (edited)

  My dad bought one of these TV&apos;s back in the day (no metal case!) so that my sister and I could watch TV while on long car rides. It worked great while parked, driving down the highway... not so much.

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• BO

  @BoldGameStudio · 7 months ago

  Back to the &nbsp;Future has a runtime of 1h56m, or $1.50 at the highest setting or $3.00 at the lowest setting. The original<br>Back to the Future film made its network television premiere on NBC on November 20, 1988. $3.00 in 1988 is $8.11 in 2026. I would suggest watching BttF 37 times to get your money&apos;s worth.

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• NI

  @nintendolunchbox · 7 months ago

  Airports are money printers when they have a captive audience.

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• VA

  @vandencrowe · 7 months ago

  The C415A on keys identifies them as a standard key used in cams locks fitted to all sorts of things. It&apos;s one of the mostly widely used standardized cuts out there, and replacements can be had all over the internet, if you&apos;ve bought a locking file cabinet or office desk with a locking drawer you probably already have some floating around.

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• MR

  @MrMegaManFan · 7 months ago

  I&apos;m old enough to remember USING one at an airport.

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• TR

  @TR47 · 7 months ago

  These are from 1981, which explains why it reminds me a lot of the pay videophone used by Deckard.

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