Can you put a $5 bill in a vending machine?

Long ago, you often needed to have exact change to use a vending machine. Today, though, vending machines accept coins, paper money and even credit cards. They can also give back change in the form of coins and bills.

Does the vending machine hack really work?

The National Automatic Merchandising Association declined to speak to me for this story, and Chris Bracher, Quora’s most prolific contributor on the subject of vending machines, told me, “No, the ‘hacks’ don’t work unless they involve counterfeiting, vandalism, or damaging the machines.

Will vending machines take 2 dollar bills?

Do Vending Machines Accept $2 Bills? It depends, but most do. The vendor needs to turn on a certain switch to allow the vending machine to accept $2 bills. The newer the vending machine is, the more likely it is to accept $2 bills.

Is it legal to tape money back together?

If it’s ripped into two pieces, tape them back together and take the bill to a bank, where they will make sure the serial numbers on both sides of the note match and give you a new one. As long as three-quarters of a bill are intact, you can exchange it for a whole bill.

Do vending machines take 1 dollar coins?

Specific language in the Presidential $1 Coin Act In short, it mandates that vending machines be capable of accepting AND dispensing $1coins.

Are all Coke machine keys the same?

For security purposes, vending machine keys are all keyed differently. The locks on these machines can only be opened by a key that has a compatible “key code”. Key codes are what distinguish one key from another. There is no key on the market that is compatible with all key codes.

How do vending machines know what coin you put in?

“Vending machines use light sensors to measure the size of a coin and electromagnets to detect the metal type to determine what kind of coin it is,” Chan writes. “If you’re not shaped like a quarter and built like a quarter, you ain’t a quarter in their book.” The process is a fascinating one.