Vending machines are now a staple of our society. We can’t go to schools, hospitals, offices, or venues without seeing some kind of soda or snack vending machine to appease our insatiable hunger and thirst pangs. Sometimes they fill other needs. At the airport I saw an electronics vending machine
Category: weird vending machines
Amusing Snack and Beverage Vending Machines
One thing I love to do is to is find out the cool things that other countries offer their citizens. For some reason I like researching unusual snack vending machines. A few really sparked my interest and now a hobby of mine is to keep looking for these. You may
Reverse Vending Machines That Let You Recycle Light Bulbs
One of the coolest new vending machines to come out recently is one that vends out rewards to you for putting in recyclable materials, like light bulbs and batteries. A new pilot program for these vending machines was launched on London Ikea stores, where customers could bring in light bulbs
Enjoy a Delicious . . . Banner Sign Vending Machine?
We’re so used to only thinking about drink and snack vending machines, that sometimes these little intrigues from around the world startle us. But this is certainly not the first time, or the last, that we’ve talked about the interesting vending machines for sale around the globe. We’re seen everything
A Whiskey Vending Machine
Who says you need a bartender to serve you fine whiskey? You’re self-sufficient! The Vinatta Project in New York City is looking to change the way you hang out at a swanky bar. Opening this week, the Vinatta Project offers an entire wall of Enomatic machines filled with your favorite
Pecan Pies in Vending Machines
Last week I talked about how weird it is to purchase meat from a vending machine. Today’s post is slightly less weird and a little more tasty. In Cedar Creek, TX you can purchase a full pecan pie for just a mere $17.50. The machine is stocked with freshly baked
A Meat Vending Machine?!
I’m all for new and inventive vending machines, but I don’t think I can agree with a meat vending machine. This new machine is currently found in Alabama and goes by the name “The Smart Butcher.” As the name implies, you’re getting a fresh cut of meat and not just
The Youth Love Vending Machines
A recent study conducted by the National Automatic Merchandising Association, a trade group dedicated to vending machine manufacturers and proprietors, has some great news about enthusiasm over vending machines. It turns out 85% of people ages 18 through 29 years old would actually prefer a vending machine to other retail options.
Magic Arm, Magic Rip Off
The so called “Magic Arm” machine one might find in vestibules outside of dinners or at various boardwalk spaces are to put it lightly kind of a rip off. The only thing magic about that arm is that it seems to reach deep in your pockets and remove cash while
Book Vending Machines for Literary Geeks
When you think about vending machines, everyone just assumes snacks and soda. Well, unless you live in Japan. Then you think about live lobsters, bicycles, and Raman noodles. Sometimes my brain is in the mood to digest some food for thought, pardon the extremely bad pun. If there is one
Don’t Get Caught in the Rain
We always like talking about some of the weird vending machines for sale around the world. One vending machine that may sound slightly weird, is actually an ingenious idea. There is a vending machine that sells umbrellas and cameras outside of a hotel for tourists. I don’t care too much
Crazy Vending Machines for Sale in Japan
Oh those Japanese! They really do have some crazy vending machines for sale. Let’s take a look at some of the weirdest ones that I came across. Live Lobster: Who wouldn’t want a fresh, live lobster from a machine? Sounds like a great idea to me! It’s actually more like
More Weird Vending Machines From Around The World
If our last blog post didn’t do enough to satisfy your weirdness quotient, maybe this one will. There are even more weird vending machines that are found around the world, some useful and some that just make you scratch your head in confusion. And yes, these are real vending machines
Weird Vending Machines From Around the World
When we think vending machines, we think of trusty snack vending machines that gives us that chocolate goodness during our lunch break. Or maybe the drink vending machines that hold our beloved Cherry Coke. But around the world (and even here in the United States) there are a lot of
Vending Machines for Sale Vend Anything, Anywhere!
Vending machines for sale come in all shapes and sizes. They vend everything from soda and snacks, to coffee and salads, to fish bait and DVD’s. And plus, you can put snack vending machines pretty much anywhere. Pretty, pretty, pretty much anywhere. Anywhere there’s room, that is. But seriously, you
Lottery Vending Machines for Sale?
Even though it’s a proven fact that actually winning BIG on the lotto is only like one in 250 million, people still love playing the lotto at the small chance of winning. If you play a game where 13 numbers are present – 56 being the highest number and 1
Hey Now Brown Cow – Check Out These Vending Machine Farmers!
It seems like when there is a peak in a new-found product, everyone else tries to pick it up and customize it in their own little — odd way. Vending machines have actually been around since Roman times, and have since then BOOMED into this giant industry full of people
Some Of The Weirdest Ideas For Vending Machines For Sale!
When you think about it, all innovative and “new” products are probably considered weird or odd when they first come to mind. You might think it’s awesome and someone else can’t help, but snigger at you. Do you really think everyone took Doctor Martin Cooper seriously when he stated talking