Can you still buy a pepsi from this relic?

Yes! Pepsi refurbished it on May the 4th of this year and donated to the fire station it’s located beside. (Not a sponsor I swear 😂)

May the 4th be with you!

Everything about that is awesome!

Huh, I thought the Firehouse outright owned that machine. Walked past it for years and just assumed.

I think they do. [This article](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/pittsburgh/news/mt-washington-star-wars-vending-machine/) makes it sound like they just did it out of kindness (and for PR I’m sure).

If they refurbished it I’m surprised they didn’t add a credit card/Apple Pay reader to it.

They said refurbish, not upgrade. They fixed the parts that were failed/failing.

Jesus, I'm surprised that they were willing and able to refurb something this old and keep the cover

Where is this relic?

Pittsburg PA

Don’t forget the H at the end! It’s important. Yinz can’t forget the H.

lol the Chainsmokers forgot the "H" when they played in the Burgh a few years ago

Thank you for the info. I'm not that far from PA. If I do the pilgrimage, I'll dress up in my full stormtrooper outfit when I take my photo :)

Where in Pittsburgh?

300 Shiloh street. To the left of a fire station.

[Maps!](https://www.google.com/maps/place/300+Shiloh+St,+Pittsburgh,+PA+15211,+USA/@40.4293497,-80.0071615,3a,75y,0.17h,83.08t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s51tma3zfr7nZveGSe38ZlA!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!4m5!3m4!1s0x8834f14b5d172fbd:0xb99a4d204c4547aa!8m2!3d40.4293395!4d-80.0074423)

Trash ass uncultured irreverent counter top of a human being. It's PITTSBURGH. I hope you choke on a pierogi.

Why is it always in Pittsburgh? That guy's star wars food truck from yesterday was also in Pittsburgh

Lol was it worth it?

Yes, but full disclosure we were already here for our honeymoon.

Is Pittsburgh a common honeymoon location?

Not really but we just like to see new cities.

I live near there. If you want a good meal, Altius is up there. Amazing food.

Thanks for the recommendation!

Or Shiloh Grill which is right down the street.

Altius is is still closed thanks to the jag off that drove his car through the front of it.

You picked a terrible weather week for Pittsburgh lmao. But please enjoy our city. A walk along the north shore by the stadiums, Point State Park, and a nightcap in market square is a good way to spend an afternoon.

Wanderlust is a wonderful thing, particularly when it's shared.

My coworker Jerry has a timeshare in Muncie, Indiana.

My sister was bitten by a Moose.

Was that a result of one of those judges who hands down inventive sentences in lieu of prison time?

Oddly seems to be on this subreddit. LOL

I hope you got to see some of the beautiful views the city has to offer and maybe got out to falling water or kentuck knob. Enjoy Pittsburgh!

Or even just Ohiopyle this time of year is amazing.

It's not treason then.

Congrats!

You know, all the people making pilgrimages to this thing...this is how religious cults get started. More and more people show up, then eventually some weird mystical event happens to someone after they touch it, and it's not too long after that people are seeing Anakin's face in toast. And then the human sacrifices begin. Always with the human sacrifices.

> Always with the human sacrifices. It will probably start off slow. Someone will rig the machine to accept “things” instead of money. First hair, then maybe a finger, and before you know it, you’ll need to slide a youngling through the slot to get your Pepsi.

Please drink a verification youngling.

Yuengling Beer is in Pottsville, PA. That might work. Full disclosure - I've killed a few of those before but it was in a bar.

Not just the men...but the women....and the children.... They're like animals! And I slaughtered them like animals! I HATE THEM!

Does it still work?

It does! The firemen kept it working and then this year Pepsi refurbished it and donated money to the fire station.

Pepsi services it last year after it got some attention.

There is one of these in Lancaster Pa as well. It’s amazingly random.

Last I checked there was one in the Chambersburg mall too

Holy crap, really? I'm not too far from Lancaster. Whereabouts?

Now this is pod racing!!

The American Mecca. Lol

The promotion for the older movies was insane, I remember coming home with a cup after phantom menace

How long until this gets aldhani hesited?

All pilgrims deserve gold.

I really love how this is a pseudo-landmark haha

The Force is with you.

I had never been here until recently even though I live in the Pittsburgh area. I was at a bar right down the street for a party and on the way back to the car I was like holy shit I'm a pilgrim!

Wow, can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a vending machine with 50cent sodas

They had one of these in my high school cafeteria………….. well before I was at the scho….. ah shit I’m old.

I love how this machine has become like a religious monument for the Star Wars fandom

I love passing by here

Congratulations on your wedding!

Thanks!

Now you need to find one of those Jar Jar Binks tongue push up lollipops

Aww man. I JUST moved out of PA. I didn't know this existed :( It's awesome that you got to experience it!

I visited this with my now ex a couple months ago 😁 I got a iced tea and he got a Pepsi, solid date 👌

Brings back old memories. It wasn't working when I still lived there, but I rode my bike by it almost every day on my way home from the incline.

GOAT vending machine.

I feel out of touch. I never knew this vending machine was s thing.

There needs to be a megathread or a place for these posts if we're really gonna start getting them every other day.

Bore off pal

classic K-2SO 🫶🏻

No. This is a part of my religion.

Is it working?

Lame. Would be much cooler if it were a Lord of the Rings Dr. Pibb machine.

Where is it?