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Bankruptcy Took Down the Redbox Machine. If Only Someone Could Take Them Away. (www.msn.com)

submitted 4 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 27 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Being left in the barn means someone will buy a really cool old kiosk in 30-60 years.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

A really cool kiosk full of dead rats that drank the coolant

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

Dinner AND a movie? Sign me up.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 weeks ago

They died in the most environmentally friendly way possible

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Those are the best ones, ya get a kiosk and pest control!