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Interesting Vending Machines Around the World

2020.09.07

Did you know there are many varieties of vending machines in the world? I have seen some interesting ones that I would like to share with you today, but before I do, let me start with some history.


Modern, coin-operated vending machines were invented in the late 1800s in England. Originally, they sold envelopes, postcards and note paper but soon they included chocolate, tickets, and cigarettes. In 1962, vending machines were introduced to Japan selling drinks from American beverage makers. There are about 4,940,000 vending machines all over Japan now. The sales from these machines reach about 4.73 trillion yen per year. In the event of a natural disaster, you can get drinks for free, charge your smartphones, and get the news from an electric bulletin board on some vending machines. In Japan, you see them everywhere on streets; however, in foreign countries, you usually see them inside of buildings. Now that you know a little about vending machines, here are my quiz questions.



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Blog Quiz

Q1. Why is it that vending machines are rarely found outside in foreign countries?

A) Because the lights are too bright and people complain about them.

B) Because the vending machines are not perfectly made and when it rains, the water enters the machines and the products get wet. 

C) Because people break the machines and steal the products.

D) Because there is no electricity available on streets. 


Q2. In the U.S.A., I have seen vending machines selling which of these items? 

A) Clocks

B) Cosmetics

C) Sandwiches

D) Dishes


Q3. In Japan, there are vending machines that brew coffee after you insert money so that you can drink freshly brewed coffee. Of course, there are similar vending machines in Italy. I think the quality of the coffee might be better than in Japan because Italian people love coffee. There is another thing Italians love so they made vending machines to sell it. What do you think it is?

A) Soccer balls

B) Spaghetti

C) Sunglasses

D) Lottery tickets


Q4. There are many interesting vending machines around the world; however, Japan also has many interesting ones. What do you think those vending machines sell?

A) Instant noodles

B) Fruits

C) Takoyaki

D) Hamburgers

E) Batteries


There are many more interesting vending machines around the world. I hope you can find some of them. 


Scroll down ↓ for the answers to the quiz.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quiz Answers

Q1. The answer is C. You will probably not see a vending machine standing by itself in the middle of nowhere like in Japan. In addition, it is not rare for vending machines to be broken and only eat money without giving you any products.

Q2. The answers are B and C. I do not know how fresh the sandwiches are… but they exist.

Q3. The answer is D. I saw the lottery ticket vending machines quite often in Italy.

Q4. The answers are all A to E. I have seen A, B, C, and E personally, but I have heard of D before. Maybe you know where they are?


Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed it.


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