Aut-O-Medic

The people that designed the Aut-O-Medic must have been on drugs.

Here are some things that I find incredibly annoying about this machine. Keep in mind that users of this product usually have a headache.

The machine takes 50 cents. Quarters only, please. Both quarters must be placed in the machine at the same time. The coin dial is like those found on gumball machines. The dial will not turn until it has two quarters. This undocumented feature took me about 5 minutes to figure out. You can just imagine how proud I was when I was able to successfully turn the dial. JC: 1, Aut-O-Medic: 0.

You must make your product selection prior to turning the coin dial. I didn't know about this feature. Price to me? 50 cents. If you've selected a product that is sold out, you get nothing. That's exactly what I got. JC: 1, Aut-O-Medic: 1.

Once you've figured out how to deposit your money, that you must first make a product selection, and the order in which these actions must occur, you finally get your reward. The product slides down the chute, out of the machine, and onto the floor. I felt like this was the last chance for the machine to insult me. It worked. My head pounding even more, I bent down pick up my over-priced drugs. JC: 1, Aut-O-Medic: 2.

All of this hate comes from a machine small enough that someone could easily pick it up and throw it out the window.

Stealing Excedrin from the desk of a co-worker is much easier.