Movies to Go

Well, I was expecting to be posting about our weekend trip to the Christmas Cave, where we were headed to buy a new Christmas Tree. But thanks to an afternoon delivery we didn't have time about it.

And then I was expecting to post a new Candy Technology, but I was so completely underwhelmed by what I had bought, that I just couldn't be bothered.

So at last I have something to post about! Behold the most bizzare vending machine I've seen in recent memory... Movie Station!

One was installed a few weeks ago outside Wentworth (yet another attempt by the Student Union to squeeze a few more dollars out of the student body, now that their most legitimate way of doing it has been revoked thanks to VSU) and today we got a flyer for it posted on our car.

Basically it is the horrible spawn of a coke machine and Blockbuster, where you put in your credit card details and it pops out a DVD for you. If you don't bring the DVD back on time, it charges late fees and eventually the full cost to your card.

It's website claims that it is "the most advanced concept in self-service technology in the world". Apparently you can use it to either rent or buy DVDs and PS2/Xbox games, watch trailers and possibly rule the world.

What the flyer didn't explain was how long you rented stuff for or how much it cost. They were $1.95 for a "limited time only", but god knows how much they are going to cost after that.

Well fear not, I shall investigate these mysteries and report back!