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Several of our soda machines have been vandalized in the last couple days. We aren't sure when they are getting to them, but it's likely at night. Our night security hasn't caught anyone, sadly, and now the majority of the machines are inoperative.
It looks like whoever did the damage was trying to break into the machines to steal the money. Or at least that was our first guess. Now, however, I think they may just be breaking them out of spite since their first attempted break in on 3 machines yielded no money.
Every machine that has been hit has the dollar reader broken, the coin slot busted out, and the power cord cut. The tech that came out to look at the machines said that the bill reader and coin slot are typical targets for someone trying to steal the money. He thinks they cut the power cords out of frustration that they couldn't get anything.
The cool thing was that I got to see what these machines look like on the inside. Both the tech and I were kind of amused at the attempted robbery of the machines since there is no way to access the money from breaking out the front of the machine. A person could break out all the plastic, tear out the bill reader, and bust the coin slot and still not be close to getting any cash. Basically, these machines are built like safes that happen to dispense cold beverages.
We might have to look into installing cameras on our vending areas as this is the third time our machines have been hit in the last 4 years and our vendor obviously doesn't like having to replace parts when this stuff happens. On the upside, these new super machines held up and no money was stolen, unlike the previous times when we had less secure machines.
It looks like whoever did the damage was trying to break into the machines to steal the money. Or at least that was our first guess. Now, however, I think they may just be breaking them out of spite since their first attempted break in on 3 machines yielded no money.
Every machine that has been hit has the dollar reader broken, the coin slot busted out, and the power cord cut. The tech that came out to look at the machines said that the bill reader and coin slot are typical targets for someone trying to steal the money. He thinks they cut the power cords out of frustration that they couldn't get anything.
The cool thing was that I got to see what these machines look like on the inside. Both the tech and I were kind of amused at the attempted robbery of the machines since there is no way to access the money from breaking out the front of the machine. A person could break out all the plastic, tear out the bill reader, and bust the coin slot and still not be close to getting any cash. Basically, these machines are built like safes that happen to dispense cold beverages.
We might have to look into installing cameras on our vending areas as this is the third time our machines have been hit in the last 4 years and our vendor obviously doesn't like having to replace parts when this stuff happens. On the upside, these new super machines held up and no money was stolen, unlike the previous times when we had less secure machines.
Mount it on a wall above the machines and people may think twice about messing with them.
They only work if people think they're real.
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