The vending machine dispensed an extra can of soda, may I drink it?

If someone purchased a can of soda from a machine — or any other item from a vending machine — and more than one can of soda came out, the halachah is that they may take only one can, as the other can does not belong to them. Taking an extra can is a violation of three mitzvos — the positive and negative commandments of hashavas aveida, returning lost objects, as well as the negative commandment of “Do not steal.”

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