Chocolate on the London Underground

[SUFC_Al]

Not while your saturn uranus trying to think what to do with a milky way :eek:

I'd fill it up with Mars Planets and stick Sean Thorntons on it

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

Not while your saturn uranus trying to think what to do with a milky way :eek:

If you're trying to change the track of these puns canvey, then BLUEBLOOD (aka Lee Venus) will do his best to help out :cool:

 

[Winkle]

I'd fill it up with Mars Planets and stick Sean Thorntons on it

If I had a DIME for everytime I heard that I would fly myself by AEROplane, to KIT_KATmandu and TWIXmyself up with a large CURLYwurly blonde and join the mile high CLUB.

 

[loz]

it's far t'wirly for all this.

 

[South Bank Hank]

Avoiding the puns for a moment, WHY would you want to use one of these machines? Once you've put your pound in, the odds of receiving the chocolate bar you chose (or even getting ANY chocolate bar) are worse than winning the national lottery jackpot! Seriously, you're more likely to get hit by the train you're waiting for than get a chocolate bar to eat on it.

Back to the puns...
Chocolate machines in railway stations - they're simply a tax on the poor, put in place to Milka the public. At Crunch time, Smarties like me stay away from them. When I get the Munchies, I just Drifter-way to the other end of the station.

 

[SUFC_Al]

it's far t'wirly for all this.

not for a Lion like me it isn't.

 

[Uncle Leo]

Avoiding the puns for a moment, WHY would you want to use one of these machines? Once you've put your pound in, the odds of receiving the chocolate bar you chose (or even getting ANY chocolate bar) are worse than winning the national lottery jackpot! Seriously, you're more likely to get hit by the train you're waiting for than get a chocolate bar to eat on it.

The only time I didn't get one having put my money in, I phoned the helpline on the machine. Unbelievably, someone answered and even more unbelievably, I got a £5 voucher to spend on Cadbury's products. Huzzah!

 

[Maldon Blues]

But when something does drop out, you always get two!

Swings and roundabouts as they say....!

 

[South Bank Hank]

The only time I didn't get one having put my money in, I phoned the helpline on the machine. Unbelievably, someone answered and even more unbelievably, I got a £5 voucher to spend on Cadbury's products. Huzzah!

Life's a picnic!

 

[Smiffy]

I do a lot of work for Cadbury's, and they have lost a hell of a lot of money over the last couple of years with various Salmonella/contamination scares etc etc..

I think London Underground have removed most of the Cadbury's vending machines as a result, and also Cadbury's have probably decided after reviewing sales data, that these machines aren't cost effective.

Its all part of a big operation at Cadbury's to recoup the money they have lost, which has also resulted in job cuts.

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

I believe Matt Damon gets some chocolate out of one of those machines during his scenes in the Underground in his latest film - The Bournville Ultimatum...

*coat's on, I'm out the door*

 

[Cricko2]

I believe Matt Damon gets some chocolate out of one of those machines during his scenes in the Underground in his latest film - The Bournville Ultimatum...

*coat's on, I'm out the door*

Caramac on yer way out it might Rain

 

[Uncle Leo]

I do a lot of work for Cadbury's, and they have lost a hell of a lot of money over the last couple of years with various Salmonella/contamination scares etc etc..

I think London Underground have removed most of the Cadbury's vending machines as a result, and also Cadbury's have probably decided after reviewing sales data, that these machines aren't cost effective.

Its all part of a big operation at Cadbury's to recoup the money they have lost, which has also resulted in job cuts.

Thanks a lot Smiffy, just what I was looking for.

The rest of you are all idiots.





;)

 

[shrimptank]

OK...now for something you may find quite sad, but i actually do kniow why the machines have all been removed from London Underground Stations.

LUL have a policy of de-cluttering their stations over the next few years to assist with preparations for the Olympics. This will include the removal of chocolate and other vending type machines - once contracts have expired etc...

They are also going to be looking at the whole scope of their tenancy units to see which ones are actually not worth having or do not really benefit the customer - such as those selling a cuppa for about £3.50 and the like.

A lot of stations are probably going to be given a load of attention over the next few years and a bit of a tart up.

So, there you go. That is the reason for the machines going.

 

[Uncle Leo]

OK...now for something you may find quite sad, but i actually do kniow why the machines have all been removed from London Underground Stations.

LUL have a policy of de-cluttering their stations over the next few years to assist with preparations for the Olympics. This will include the removal of chocolate and other vending type machines - once contracts have expired etc...

They are also going to be looking at the whole scope of their tenancy units to see which ones are actually not worth having or do not really benefit the customer - such as those selling a cuppa for about £3.50 and the like.

A lot of stations are probably going to be given a load of attention over the next few years and a bit of a tart up.

So, there you go. That is the reason for the machines going.

Cheers Shrimptank, that makes a lot of sense. They've been 'tarting up' Uxbridge station for two years now and are still nowhere near finishing :mad:

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

OK...now for something you may find quite sad, but i actually do kniow why the machines have all been removed from London Underground Stations.

LUL have a policy of de-cluttering their stations over the next few years to assist with preparations for the Olympics. This will include the removal of chocolate and other vending type machines - once contracts have expired etc...

They are also going to be looking at the whole scope of their tenancy units to see which ones are actually not worth having or do not really benefit the customer - such as those selling a cuppa for about £3.50 and the like.

A lot of stations are probably going to be given a load of attention over the next few years and a bit of a tart up.

So, there you go. That is the reason for the machines going.

Is it also true that you offered them a lump sum for all the chocolate that was removed :hilarious: :hilarious:

 

[SUFCEssex]

they would have but he'd eaten it all before negotiations had finished.:D

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

they would have but he'd eaten it all before negotiations had started.:D

Slightly edited ;) :hilarious: :hilarious:

 

[Cricko2]

This would solve all your problems James.

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

This would solve all your problems James.

You are seriously going to have to delete that picture before Shrimptank sees it Cricko, otherwise he'll probably end up eating his computer :hilarious: