Unsolved:Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine
| Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine | |
|---|---|
.JPG) The mysterious vending machine in front of Broadway Locksmith | |
| Capitol Hill, Seattle | |
| Area | 918 E John St, Seattle, WA 98102, United States |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 47°37′12″N 122°19′12″W / 47.6200°N 122.3199°W |
| Cost | US$1.00[1][2][3][4] |
Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine was a Coke-themed vending machine in Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington, United States that was in operation from at least the early 1990s until its disappearance in 2018.[5] It is unknown who stocked the machine.[6]
Description
A drink could be chosen using one of the "? mystery ?" buttons[7] and the dispensed drinks were rare cans that were either ordinarily unavailable in the United States or had not been in circulation since the 1980s. Examples of the beverages were Mountain Dew White Out, raspberry-flavored Nestea Brisk, Hawaiian Punch, and Grape Fanta. It was rumored that Vanilla Coke, Black Cherry Frescas, and Sunkist Cherry Limeade were also available. The owner of the business closest to the machine, a locksmith, claimed to have no knowledge of who operated it.[7]
History
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In January 2018, the same month Seattle passed its sugary drink tax[8] the cost for a drink from the machine rose from $0.75[6] to $1.00.[2][3][4]
In June 2018, the machine mysteriously disappeared[9][10] and a message was posted to the machine's Facebook page stating "Going for a walk, need to find myself. Maybe take a shower even."[11] A note was taped to the rail next to where the machine used to be: "Went for a walk".[1] During that time the soda machine's Facebook page featured humorous photoshopped images of the soda machine in a forest and at Machu Picchu.[12] A local landscape architect reported that the machine was moved "due to the addition of a bus stop in the right away [sic] of the sidewalk."[citation needed]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Laskow, Sarah (July 2, 2018). "Seattle's Mystery Soda Machine Has Gone Missing". Atlas Obscura. https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/seattle-mystery-soda-machine-is-missing.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Price of pop from Capitol Hill's Mystery Soda Machine hits $1.00" (in en-US). January 1, 2018. https://www.capitolhillseattle.com/2018/01/price-of-pop-from-capitol-hills-mystery-soda-machine-hits-1-00/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lee, Jessica (January 19, 2018). "Nothing off limits: Even Capitol Hill's 'mystery' pop machine had to raise prices to keep up with Seattle". The Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/nothing-off-limits-even-capitol-hills-mystery-pop-machine-had-to-raise-prices-to-keep-up-with-seattle/. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Williams, Allison; Norimine, Hayat (March 2018). "The Case of Capitol Hill's Mystery Soda Machine". Seattle Met. https://www.seattlemet.com/articles/2018/2/27/the-case-of-capitol-hills-mystery-soda-machine. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ Olsen, Leila (April 14, 2014). "Is This Seattle Vending Machine Haunted?". Archived from the original on July 31, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190731180957/https://www.coca-colacompany.com/stories/is-this-seattle-vending-machine-haunted. "It’s been spitting out sodas for 15-plus years, but no one has ever seen it refilled."
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Lee, Jessica (August 23, 2015). "Capitol Hill's 'supernatural' pop machine stays stocked, but how? Nobody knows". The Seattle Times. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/capitol-hills-magical-pop-machine-stays-stocked-and-a-mystery/. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Pollack, Hilary (March 26, 2014). "Seattle Has a Haunted Soda Machine". Vice.com. https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/kwpzxe/seattle-has-a-haunted-soda-machine. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Seattle's sweetened beverage tax | Washington Department of Revenue". https://dor.wa.gov/get-form-or-publication/publications-subject/tax-topics/seattle-s-sweetened-beverage-tax.
- ↑ Millman, Zosha (July 1, 2018). "What happened to the mystery soda machine?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on July 2, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180702012943/https://www.seattlepi.com/seattlenews/article/What-happened-to-the-mystery-soda-machine-13041997.php.
- ↑ "Mystery soda machine vanishes from Seattle's Capitol Hill". K5 News. July 1, 2018. https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/seattle/mystery-soda-machine-vanishes-from-seattles-capitol-hill/281-569658739.
- ↑ Mystery Soda Machine (June 30, 2018). "Going for a walk, need to find myself. Maybe take a shower even.". Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/184905308242525/videos/1744727842260256/. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ↑ Robins, Becki. "The most bizarre unsolved mysteries of 2018 so far". ZergNet. https://www.grunge.com/128153/most-bizarre-unsolved-mysteries-of-2018/.
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