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There was a time when a vending machine simply dispensed chilled sodas. After that, they carried a
full range of candy bars and salty snack products. There were even vending machines that brewed you a cup of coffee and
heated your instant cup o' soup. Soon other industries beyond food will be able to stock their wares in these machines,
traditionally only food-delivery systems. The Denver Post
reports that Safeway supermarkets in Colorado have been testing these machines in stores since late last year.
Nestled amongst food products, the Zoom Shops
carry such goods as iPods, Playstations and DVD sets. Don't dig out the retractable quarter on a string from your
childhood, though. That trick may have gotten you a free Coke, but these new machines only take credit cards. Will
there eventually be a middle ground between 65¢ packets of pretzels and iPods - like a blender or a mid-range
toaster oven? Only time will tell....
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2-16-2006 @12:00PM B said... I'm still waiting for Vend-O-Vend, a vending machine that sells vending machines.
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2-16-2006 @1:13PM HardwareLust said... One short visit to Japan, and you will realize how woefully out of date and inadequate the U.S. vending industry really is.
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2-16-2006 @2:21PM Stuart said... This reminds me of the old automats that were around in the 30s and I vaguely remember visiting when I was a kid in the 70s. http://www.theautomat.com/index2.html
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2-17-2006 @3:05AM Julie said... I saw one of these in a Las Vegas Von's (Safeway owned) a few weeks ago. I almost impulse-bought an iPod (and how would I return it if I changed my mind in the parking lot?)
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