Japanese Vending Machines

22/09
2005

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People in Japan surely love vending machines. It is said that there is one vending machine for every 20 Japanese people. In 2000, the sales from vending machines totaled $56 billion! Like in many other countries, the most common vending machines in Japan are drink and cigarette machine. But there are many unique and interesting type of vending machine in Japan. Looks like they’re trying to sell everything possible through that machine.

A vending machine is a machine that dispenses merchandise when a customer deposits money sufficient to purchase the desired item (as opposed to a shop, where the presence of personnel is required for every purchase). It is believed to have been first invented by Hero of Alexandria, a 1st century inventor. His machine accepted a coin and then dispensed a fixed amount of “holy water“. [ source ]

Photomann has a large collection of vending machines photograph in Japan. As I said above, some of them are unique, and even strange. For example, here’s an egg vending machine which supplies fresh egg from farm.

Next we have a rice vending machine. You can buy 10 kilo bags of rice for $30 - $40 here.

The one on the left is an ice cream vending machine, while on the right is rhinoceros beetles!

See? They even sell animal using vending machine.

For more vending machines photograph, just visit Photomann website (link below).

[ More Vending Machines Picture ] [ Via Techie Diva ]

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