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They’re not just taking up store space. Retailers say the machines interfere with remodeling plans and expose them to potential safety hazards and liabilities. Some kiosks are hardwired into stores’ electrical systems. Outdoor machines are bolted into the concrete foundations and contain a coolant that is supposed to be disposed of in an environmentally safe manner

  • Ebby@lemmy.ssba.comEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I kinda want one of these. I could load it up with my collection. It’d be awesome. I can imagine my SO’s blood boiling already at the sight of “more useless junk”!

    And what do you need an electrician for? Turn off power, open a panel, and disconnect the wires. Snip snip. Frankly, I’m surprised a dedicated switch/breaker for a 3rd party kiosk isn’t mandatory.

    If only I had the space …

    • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      1 month ago

      And what do you need an electrician for?

      lol, OSHA compliance. WalMart can’t have Cletus from receiving just opening 110 boxes.

      • schizo@forum.uncomfortable.businessEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Cletus from receiving

        You don’t need Cletus from receiving to do it. You just need to uh, suggest, to a certain portion of their clientele that a Redbox MIGHT have copper in it and boy it’d be a shame if it were to vanish, and I’m sure nature will take care of the rest.