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Luckygirl3 Sun 29-Oct-23 19:23:42

I am a trustee of our local hall and have just received the agenda for the next meeting. Someone has asked for the item "Cigarette dispenser" to be added - what the heck!!?? Is this the 60's?

Marydoll Sun 29-Oct-23 19:28:23

Someone has lost the plot!

Anyway, I think it is illegal to sell cigarettes from a vending machine.

Wenmore Sun 29-Oct-23 19:32:04

Maybe they mean a cigarette bin (to 'dispense' with the dog ends)

Smileless2012 Sun 29-Oct-23 19:34:02

I wondered if that was what was meant too Wenmore.

RosiesMaw Sun 29-Oct-23 19:37:16

As Marydoll says, it is now illegal to sell cigarettes from a vending machine.
So that’ll be a No then.

Theexwife Sun 29-Oct-23 19:39:35

I think Wenmore is likely to be correct, nobody would ask for a vending machine. I would go for a cigarette bin, there are often cigarette ends outside of village halls.

Marydoll Sun 29-Oct-23 19:41:08

Oh the ambiguity of language!

Luckygirl3 Sun 29-Oct-23 22:21:43

Ah - maybe a bin to dispense with cigarettes ... that would make more sense!

RosiesMaw Sun 29-Oct-23 22:51:21

"Dispense" is the opposite of "dispose of" or "dispense with".
You don't need a machine for that, whats wrong with the bin?
In addition, smoking in the village hall is never going to be permitted.
Somebody has got their wires (very) crossed!