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Coin-Operated Elevators in Condominiums and Apartment Buildings Are Becoming More Common (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Amuletta@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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So if you have no change you get locked out of your home?

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[–] ThomasWilliams@lemmy.world 39 points 2 days ago (4 children)

They tried it in Naples.

5 minutes later the coin box was jemmied open.

[–] ArmchairAce1944@lemmy.ca 21 points 2 days ago

As they fucking should.

[–] supersquirrel@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

Ethical Vandalism

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 12 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Now do that with pay-to-use bathrooms.

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We had those in the UK in the 50-60s and earlier, you would have to spend a penny for the public toilet. Which coined the term "I have to go spend a penny" as a polite way of saying you had to use the toilet

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They tried those in the states too and they got widely vandalized. It was a short lived experiment. Meanwhile parts of Europe still seem to like them.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago

And worse, there are DEFENDERS!

[–] RVGamer06@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Naples

Why am i not surprised?