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weird vending machines: if you vend it, they will come

What was the last thing you bought at a vending machine? A can of soda? A magazine? A bike? A gold nugget? Live bait? Woman’s Day’s Brynn Mannino made a list of some of the weirdest vending machines we have today. The weird thing about the list is that Japan’s entry is so lame as…

July 29th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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instant pizza anyone?: vending machine makes pizza in three minutes

Italian pizzerias are outraged at the Let’s Pizza vending machine, due to be released in Italy this summer. Let’s Pizza apparently does to pizza what Nissin did to noodles: make it possible to enjoy one in 3 minutes. The machine doesn’t just heat frozen pizza; it actually serves freshly-made pizza. And at €3.50 ($4.76 USD),…

March 27th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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best buy makes impulse easy at airports

Airports are terrible for impulse buys. Not only are the flights themselves often boring, thus tempting you to stock up on more entertainment than you need, but airports offer everything from food and booze to books and electronics, and it’s all often marked up into the stratosphere. Best Buy has been working to make that…

January 3rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

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