The first modern coin-operated vending machines were born in London in the early 1880s, dispensing postcards. Thanks to their inventor Percival Everitt, vending machines became a quintessential feature of post offices and railway stations. But some believe that vending machines date back to ancient Greece, when the engineer Hero Of Alexandria made an invention that took coins and dispensed holy water.
The rest is history and today the world is full of vending machines, each one ingenious and crazier than the last. From very on-demand face covering gumball dispensers and a colorful cake vending machine for your late-night sweet tooth cravings to a salmon ATM that dispenses… you guessed it, a piece of salmon, to a biblio-mat that hands out a totally random book for $2, it seems like everything on this planet deserves its very own vending machine.
So get your coins ready, ‘cause Bored Panda compiled this collection of the coolest and most unusual vending machines ready to dispense… you name it!
#1 I Found A Vending Machine In Japan That Puts Your Face On Figurines. I Always Wanted To Be A Ninja
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#2 Refillable Detergent In Prague, Czech
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#3 This Vending Machine Dispenses A Random Book For $2.00
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#4 My School Just Installed A CVS Vending Machine Full Of Medicine And Hygiene Products
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#5 Train Station In Paris Had A Machine That Printed Out Short Stories To Read While You Wait
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#6 My College Has A Vending Machine For Violin Strings And Woodwind Reeds
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#7 I Found A Cake Vending Machine
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#8 A Sock Vending Machine
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#9 Here In Switzerland, We Have Vending Machines Just For Selling Cheese
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#10 Cat Hat Vending Machines In Japan
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#11 The Hotel I Am Staying At Has A Vending Machine Strictly For Champagne
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#12 Found This Yarn / Crochet Hook Vending Machine At The Mall Today. Because You Never Know When You Might Need An Emergency Ball Of Yarn
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#13 35-Cent Surprise Soda Machine
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#14 A Vending Machine Inside A School
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#15 There Is A Cigarette Vending Machine In Las Vegas That Now Sells Art Instead Of Cigarettes. For $5, You Can Have One Of Several Original Pocket-Sized Pieces Of Art
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#16 A Book Vending Machine I Found In Romania
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#17 Vending Machine At Work Made An Error And Distributed Everything All At Once
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#18 I’m From The Netherlands And We Have Vending Machines For Eggs
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#19 Walking Japanese Robot Vending Machine
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#20 Best Candy Vending Machine Ever
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#21 An Umbrella Vending Machine In Japan
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#22 This Marijuana Vending Machine In Vancouver BC
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#23 Skittles Vending Machine That Lets You Mix Your Own Ratio
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#24 This Rest Stop Has A Vending Machine For Dogs
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#25 Orlando International Airport Has LEGO Set Vending Machines
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#26 So, My College Has A Pizza Vending Machine Now
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#27 A Vegetable Vending Machine Near My Hometown In The Netherlands
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#28 Japan Has Vending Machines For Nearly Everything
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#29 My University Has A Vending Machine That Gives Free Coke If You Hug It
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#30 A Meat Vending Machine Near My Hometown In Germany
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#31 A Vending Machine In Japan That Sells Solder And Resistors, For Your Late-Night Circuitry Cravings
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#32 Plant Vending Machine, Seen At Clampham Station In London
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#33 My Doctor’s Office Has A Salad Vending Machine
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#34 Need This In Our Lives Asap
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#35 Just Saw This Giant Vending Machine In An Apartment Complex. It Has Everything
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#36 This Vending Machine Squeezes You Fresh Orange Juice
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#37 This Vending Machine In Greece Filled With Seeds For Growing Herbs, Vegetables And Flowers
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#38 A Mask Gumball Machine At The Dollar Store
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#39 My Town Has A Baguette Vending Machine
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#40 Jacket Vending Machine In Airport
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#41 This Flower Vending Machine In Seoul, South Korea
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#42 Vending Machine For Game Boy Games
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#43 This Driverless Roving Sales Vehicle In China
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#44 My IT Department Has A Vending Machine For Computer Parts Which Charges The Cost To The Correct Department
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#45 This Machine That Dispenses Short Stories
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#46 This Vending Machine Outside A Guitar Store Sells Strings And Picks
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#47 Soccer Ball Vending Machine In South Africa
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#48 The Vending Machine In The Engineering Department Of My School Offers Fuses
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#49 This At The Mall: Cassette Tape Vending Machine
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#50 A Tasty Piece Of Salmon From This Salmon ATM In Singapore
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