Vending machines have undergone a number of facelifts over the years, mostly to keep up with advancements in the technology, but it’s not just the aesthetics that have changed, it’s also the products that are available for sale that have changed with the times. So dramatic has been the shift, you may even be able to make an argument that one particular vending machine signaled the death knell for one particular retail genre, but we will get to that later. No matter how hard you try, it’s impossible Read more [...]

Everywhere you turn these days you’ll walk into a vending machine in one form or another. The traditional soda and candy machines, along with cigarette and newspaper dispensers, have been joined by a new breed of machines hawking everything from movie rentals all the way up to iPods. These new-fangled machines are a cool addition to an invention that has been around for a long time, but you may actually be surprised just how long. It is believed that in 250 BC, the mathematician Hero had drawn Read more [...]

People the world over, regardless of race, color, or creed, share a common bond; we all love stuff to be convenient and free from any sort of hard work. This is why fast food restaurants and remote controlled devices are so popular. It has become so bad, we don’t even have to get out of our cars to order food, and if we lose the remote, well, we just watch whatever is on the current channel. This may be a big reason why vending machines play a big part in our lives. Why go to the horrendous effort Read more [...]