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Free Coke Zero at Town Hall Train Station from 7am - 9.30am maybe several days (Sydney, NSW)

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Free Coke Zero at Town Hall Train Station from 7am - 9.30am maybe several days (Sydney, NSW)
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malexane on 15/03/2011 - 06:44 files.ozbargain.com.au (3910 clicks)
Last edited 15/03/2011 - 12:11

Town Hall station in Sydney seems to have lots of Coke Zero branding. There is a Coke Zero machine on the side of the station between the exits to Town Hall Arcade and QVB with a sign saying come today for free Coke Zero from 7am. I would normally not think much of it, perhaps a joke. But there was a security guard right next to the machine who looked like he had been there for a while.

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edit: deal is available, may be for several days (depedinding on restocking of machine)
edit: added time coke ran out today

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  • mxyzptik on 15/03/2011 - 07:56
    +2

    I NEED my (diet) coke!

    … in Melbourne!!

    +1 :)

  • issh on 15/03/2011 - 08:04
    +2

    Similar to this deal
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/31748
    exact machines so it should work

    +1 to OP

  • spida on 15/03/2011 - 08:30
    +7

    what a perfect breakfast drink :S

  • retiredfeline on 15/03/2011 - 08:52
    +1

    So what happened? Has the machine been OzBargained yet? :)

    • ranma on 15/03/2011 - 09:35
      -4

      I checked urbandictionary.com and couldn't find the term 'OzBargained.' What exactly does that mean? Can a human being get 'OzBargained?' Sure doesn't sound pleasant.

      • [Deactivated] on 15/03/2011 - 09:39
        +4

        http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=ozbargained

      • Tilduke on 15/03/2011 - 10:02
        +1

        What are you talking about? It has been there since February. Anyway I think it is pretty obvious in this context that it refers to a deal being overwhelmed by ozbargainers.

      • issh on 15/03/2011 - 15:16

        Can a human being get 'OzBargained?'

        LOL

        • retiredfeline on 15/03/2011 - 15:22

          Well some come close by seeking attention, e.g. Ash. :)

  • stealthmatt on 15/03/2011 - 09:00
    +3

    whats with the homeless bum / guard? on the side? is he waiting till 7:00?

    • Xanthorrhoea semipl… on 15/03/2011 - 14:48
      +2

      I think he is making sure the machine doesn't get Ozbargained!

  • furyou on 15/03/2011 - 09:24

    who's awake at 7am!!

  • diamondtouch1 on 15/03/2011 - 09:42
    +1

    +1 for bargain alertness! good detective work

  • FootooMootoo on 15/03/2011 - 09:50
    +1

    What would happen if you run up to the machine and hit the button? Ill bet you it will dispense a drink. We all all rush the bum/guard and grab free drink !!! Whos with me !!!

  • altomic on 15/03/2011 - 09:54
    +7

    or it might be zero free coke.

  • dasher86 on 15/03/2011 - 09:57
    +3

    Got two.
    :)

  • sparkles on 15/03/2011 - 11:10
    +6

    They need the guard for Broden.

  • naphman on 15/03/2011 - 11:15
    +2

    Funny how this never happens in BNE……we get pamphlets on "Translink" from people wearing shirts, bags, hats…all the money they should be pumping into the actual trasnport system damn it!

    oops…sorry went off on a tangent there…

    But still…we dont get free coke machines in Brisbane….:(

    • samfisher5986 on 15/03/2011 - 11:49
      +1

      I'm pretty sure we got the free coke last time in the city.

      • naphman on 15/03/2011 - 12:57

        Ok…a few of the crew here said that too…a 250mil small can.
        I stand corrected…..

        Still no darn machine with full sizes though!! - I give them at least the profit from 3-5 cans a day, ya'd think they would cough up more!!

        Stand off the soapbox…again Snigger…

        • mxyzptik on 15/03/2011 - 15:51
          +2

          Am I the only person that prefers the smaller sizes?

          I hate it when places only have 600ml bottles.

        • Ashlea on 16/03/2011 - 03:16

          Agreed. Especially later in the day, I far prefer getting a 330ml bottle because it won't go flat before I want to finish it.

    • altomic on 15/03/2011 - 21:09
      -2

      translink - don't get me started….

      • miq on 18/03/2011 - 01:20
        -1

        what's wrong with translink/queensland rail? i find their services to be great, trains are always clean and on time, and there are always plenty of guards patrolling the trains/stations so you feel safe. try catching a train in western sydney then complain to me about translink…

        • altomic on 18/03/2011 - 10:51
          -1

          -price. the cost of tickets.
          -the inconvenient ticket gates.
          -the poor quality of Go cards (2 that just sit in my wallet have died in 6 months and I have to pay to replace them)
          -the alienation of people who use their services infrequently or visitors and are slugged with higher priced paper ticket.
          -the scrapping of daily/weekly/monthly tickets.

          previously with a daily/weekly/monthly ticket it was a travel buffet -all you could travel in the time limit. now you pay for each single trip. this is why when i go on weekend family trips I avoid public transport and drive. previously it would cost my family approx $20 for a saturday of travel from RedCliffe to southbank, back in the city for shopping then dinner at fortitude valley and then back to redlicffe. It's easily doubled that cost . it's cheaper to drive. screw the environment.

          when have you ever not felt safe on brisbane train?

          -are the exorbitant price increases there to cover the cost of the guards?
          -do higher prices ensure "on time" trains?

          I have to stop now

          They should have emulated a ticketing system like London or Hong Kong or Tokyo

        • altomic on 19/03/2011 - 14:24

          oh yeah, try catching a train in Tokyo, Melbourne, Paris, Prague, Berlin, Sendai or London then complain to me about translink…

  • morpheu on 15/03/2011 - 11:36

    the homeless bum is guarding his prime territory(free chair/free drink/free leftover change-what's not to like:) so other homeless bums can't move in!lol

  • Sherman on 15/03/2011 - 11:54

    Just checked, free cokes only available from 7am til 9:30am. There was a guard stationed at the vending machine who told me this. I think there is a guard stationed there to stop people from gettin free cokes all day round!

    • Sharp on 15/03/2011 - 12:03

      that's stupid. the cost of hiring a guard would be much higher than the cost of cokes in that vending machine!

      • retiredfeline on 15/03/2011 - 12:14

        I think it would be bad publicity if scuffles broke out, vandalism happened, etc. Some costs are unavoidable.

  • backslashio on 15/03/2011 - 14:58

    There needs to be a better system than having a security guard standing around all day when its not in use (if that is indeed what's happening - not just during the time its open). I understand the promotion but surely they could just cart it away or something into a secure room & leave a sign? Atm its a good idea + a terrible idea combined

  • Michaelz101 on 15/03/2011 - 16:22

    Damn….got off at Wynyard today….

  • the_pharmacist on 15/03/2011 - 17:14

    great way to add empty calories

  • Windows7forever on 15/03/2011 - 19:53
    +3

    that's no guard, just some old bum.

  • Crownanchor on 18/03/2011 - 12:53

    There was no sign to come back tomorrow or next week, so looks like its over. Got three cans for the three days of the promotion, thanks OP.

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