Seed Vending Machines

Word has gotten out that the Woodpile is the hot new market to open in a business in. A human company that supplies snack vending machines to schools and hotels wants to expand into the lucrative critter market. They applied for and were granted a business license by the Woodpile Council (after paying the license fee which interestingly enough got deposited in the Council’s party budget!)

The vending company moved quickly to install two seed vending machines. I will let you judge for yourself, but, to me, they looked suspiciously likely modified bird feeders. If you are like me, you were probably expecting the old fashion vending machines you fed quarters into. Nope, these are smart chip and smart phone enabled. You just tap one of those new credit cards on the machine or use your phone to pay. The nice thing about the old machines, you had a clear understanding how much things cost after feeding all those quarters in. Not so with these electronic payment systems. The rate everyone was using the vending machines you would think everyone thought the seeds were free.

After spending a half hour searching, I finally found the prices listed on the machines. I needed a magnifying glass to read them. I think there are going to be a lot of critters in for the shock of their lives when they get their credit card bills.

1 Regular Sunflower Seed $1

1 Guinness Flavored Seed $5

1 Godiva Sunflower Seed $10

*All seeds imported from China

“I can see all those wonderful seeds but how do I get them out?”

 “Let me try pressing this green ring hard as I can.”

“Maybe if I stick my head far enough inside, I can get to them … Help! I am stuck!”

Someone finally clued this fellow in that he has to pay for the seeds.

Lets see if the Woodpilers were having any better success at the other vending machine?

The machine malfunctioned and this lucky ‘munk got a dozen seeds for the price of one!

The next ‘munk in line wasn’t so lucky. She dutifully paid and then absolutely nothing happened. “Where is my seed???”

“Maybe it is in this slot, nope …”

One thing hasn’t changed, these new vending machines still jam up and fail to dispense your snack occasionally. Getting very upset she tried to shake her seed loose.