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Bankruptcy Took Down the Redbox Machine. If Only Someone Could Take Them Away. (www.msn.com)
submitted 7 months ago by lettruthout@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world
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They’re not just taking up store space. Retailers say the machines interfere with remodeling plans and expose them to potential safety hazards and liabilities. Some kiosks are hardwired into stores’ electrical systems. Outdoor machines are bolted into the concrete foundations and contain a coolant that is supposed to be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner

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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 58 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (9 children)

I kinda want one of these. I could load it up with my collection. It'd be awesome. I can imagine my SO's blood boiling already at the sight of "more useless junk"!

And what do you need an electrician for? Turn off power, open a panel, and disconnect the wires. Snip snip. Frankly, I'm surprised a dedicated switch/breaker for a 3rd party kiosk isn't mandatory.

If only I had the space ...

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 33 points 7 months ago (6 children)

And what do you need an electrician for?

lol, OSHA compliance. WalMart can't have Cletus from receiving just opening 110 boxes.

[–] schizo@forum.uncomfortable.business 29 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Cletus from receiving

You don't need Cletus from receiving to do it. You just need to uh, suggest, to a certain portion of their clientele that a Redbox MIGHT have copper in it and boy it'd be a shame if it were to vanish, and I'm sure nature will take care of the rest.

[–] bigkahuna1986@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago

That's how you get a Redbox smashed into a million pieces all over your parking lot.

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