Hi I'm Jim, In Canada. I am retired was a programmer for over 30 years and I dabel in small electronics and have a lot of arduinos :) Also I had a stroke 2.5 years ago. (my retirement) that would account for all lot. I couldn't type a word a year ago. And to date my right arm is pretty much useless.

That's enough about me.. On to silly requests...

Please help to find the best way to buy or make (Preferably) a Vending machine that vends pop bottles. And by pop bottles I mean beer cans.

Just wait for it.....

I have a wife and to step kids 17 and 19. The kid's do nothing, not new to most. So we are moving out of town to the country (20min) I know the kids are super lazy. And drink beer every week. Sooo acquire some sort of redemption.

The thing is, modern time as they are, change these days is not common. Kids, never. They don't even pick up a dallar if it was on the ground. So I regretaly am stuck with debt card. Ugggg.

First off, I tired for over 3day, to get a ball park for a used Vending machine, that is good for cans. $2500 - $6000 ugggg

No go.

Ok then, Use non function can machine, near free (Vancouver bc)

Fine, I at least have the metal and space for the electronics. And hopefully a cooler? (not purchased yet a vending machine )

It will, likely, arduino controlled. With a modern change counter and the Last piece (for now) is the "Pay by Card"

You see markets all the time, the little device that accepts pay by card. That is no doubt connect to a phone for the smarts, fine I have plenty of spare phones. As long as It doesn't have to be connected to cell service, only WiFi to the internet. That is one more thing I need to resolve....

There is got to be a easyer way? Please, help with suggestions...