Two new Full Throttle drink dispensers,
provided by Coca-Cola, caused controversy for some students with
contradictory prices.
"There was a pricing error, where some products were mislabeled
with a lower price," Jim Jones, Director of Business Services,
said. "We've talked to the vendor about this issue and they've
taken care of it."
One dispenser is located on the first floor
of the N building outside of the bookstore.
This machine sold Full Throttle for $2
and the other located approximately 70 yards away in the C building,
outside of room C104 sold at a price of $1 per drink.
However, right before Spring Break the
machines were still showing two different prices.
"If there is still an issue concerning
mislabeled prices, I will get back in contact with the vendors
to have them correct the price," Steve Ledford, Director
of Auxiliary Services, said.
As of the first day back from the break,
both Full Throttle machines now show the correct price of $2.
"We fixed that problem three days
after the machine was put on the campus," Andy Littlejohn,
Coca-Cola route salesman said.
Although some students got the energy drinks
for $1, some who paid $2 asked for refunds after seeing the lower
price.
"I had to refund several students
[but]...I haven't had to refund any students in lately, "
said a cashier in the business office.
Also new on campus are six new Dasani Water
dispensers.
"There's been a shift away from carbonated
drinks, with more focus on juice and bottled water," Ledford
said. "This is something that Coca-Cola has said is the
new trend, and we're trying to meet the expectations of our students."
And buying from these machines is also
healthy for Eastfield.
"We get a percentage of whatever goes
into the machines. A majority of that will be for student programs
and another portion will be for staff services," Ledford
said.
Except for the price mix-up Jim Jones is
confident this arrangement will be beneficial to all involved.
"Coca Cola is providing the machines
and whenever someone purchases something, it can only help Eastfield
in the long run. It's a good situation," Jones said.
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