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Coin-Operated Elevators in Condominiums and Apartment Buildings Are Becoming More Common (www.yahoo.com)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca
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So if you have no change you get locked out of your home?

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[–] 37 points 2 months ago (7 children)

They tried it in Naples.

5 minutes later the coin box was jemmied open.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago* (3 children)

    Now do that with pay-to-use bathrooms.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    We had those in the UK in the 50-60s and earlier, you would have to spend a penny for the public toilet. Which coined the term "I have to go spend a penny" as a polite way of saying you had to use the toilet

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