Eighth grader Colt Berezay, who lives around the corner from the Sunderlands', once got two cans because some quarters were stuck in the machine. Another time Colt's fifty cents got stuck, but Tom was on his way out the door. Colt got his money back, and a can of Coke to go along with it. Living next door to the Sunderlands' has its perks, Colt said. They give away cans of soda at Halloween.
Colt frequents the machine often, about twice a week.
The money he spends comes from his parents, who often ask him to pick up an extra can or two for them. He gets an allowance, but most of it goes into his own savings account, not into the Sunderlands' camcorder fund. Neighborhood kids are the most common customers, Tessa said. Colt said his friends often buy sodas there as well. Still some parents would prefer their kids not give the Sunderlands' too much business.