I’ve decided to ignore the fact that I didn’t post for 2+ months and get straight to the meat of it. Kiosks Fail.

From KYW newsradio 1060

Alright, maybe not fail, but it seems everyone in America and beyond is confused by them.

Despite this, the PLCB has declared the testing phase of a few weeks a success and will continue installing the kiosks in stores throughout the state. According to PLCB chief executive Joe Conti, “sales at the two sites have been 20 to 30 percent higher than anticipated, a total of more than 3,300 bottles since June 21″ from the two existing kiosks. This success will most likely result in 98 more kiosks being approved in the next couple weeks.

The only problems they have seen include door seal stickiness and power surges causing outages. Each kiosk costs about $100,000 which is paid through a $1 surcharge per transaction (cause we need our alcohol taxed even more) and advertisements.

Interesting stuff which fails to include such statements from people like Rick Hauck in Harrisburg: “It’s not very welcoming,” he says of the kiosks. “When I go to a liquor store, I can pick up the wine and see the label. It’s not as accessible in a vending-machine.” Or, my favorite from Keith Wallace, president and founder of The Wine School of Philadelphia, that the machines treat customers like “conniving underaged drunks.”

And here’s just an article about the PLCB I like, not just because I like Bill Toland.

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