Where Did The Soda Vending Machines Go?

Soda vending machines used to be all over the place. What exactly happened? Each time I attempt to find soda or snack vending machines my options seem to have been whittled away over the years. It used to be that a vending machine made its way to most store fronts

The Youth Love Vending Machines

A recent study conducted by the National Automatic Merchandising Association, a trade group dedicated to vending machine manufacturers and proprietors, has some great news about enthusiasm over vending machines. It turns out 85% of people ages 18 through 29 years old would actually prefer a vending machine to other retail options.

Wine Vending Machines Coming To An End In PA

For the last year folks in Pennsylvania have had a strange option when it came to buying their wine. In that last year they could get bottles of wine in snack vending machines, well not “snack” vending machines but snack-style vending machines. The experiment appears to be coming to an

The Healthy Snack Vending Machine

Many school systems across the country are taking steps to remove unhealthy foods from their snack vending machines in the hopes of improving overall health of students.  It is a small but helpful way of improving adolescent wellbeing and may lead to better food habits later in life.  Offices are

Soda Vending Machine, Cure All

Sometimes I am amazed they do not market Coca-Cola for medicinal purposes. This morning I commuted with what felt like fiery hot coals in my insides complete with acid reflux and complete physical duress. I should not have stayed up so late last night first of all. That last pitcher

Soda Vending Machines: The Coffee Maker’s Best Friend

Some mornings I just need a fully cranked up caffeine explosion. I know it is not the healthiest choice but if I’ve got a few dozen articles to write then you know I’m not only hitting up our office coffee maker for the dark “angry” coffee she dispenses, I am

Americana And Snack Vending Machines

On the road there are a lot of places to snack. You stop by Bob Evan’s, McDonalds’, Taco Bell, somehow you always end up at Friendly’s or worse Denny’s. But when these huge meals are too much there is another great resource of sodas and energy drinks, bags of chips

Pepsi Vending Machines Let You Send Drinks to Friends

Pepsi has come up with a pretty crazy idea for their drink vending machines. The company is trying to integrate social networking with soda. Here’s how these new experimental vending machines for sale will work: You buy a soda for your friend. You then give the machine your friend’s name

Choices Galore at U-Select-It

If you’re searching for vending machines for sale, you’ve got plenty of options when you buy from U-Select-It. They have way more options than your standard snack vending machine. They sell machines for coffee, food, snacks, drinks, and combo machines. The coffee machines aren’t filled with sub-par coffee beans either.

Drink Vending Machines: the Can or the Bottle?

I love drink vending machines. Every time I see one I get distracted, fishing for a dollar to get a cold, refreshing soda. But often when given the choice of both a can or bottle, I have a hard time deciding. Which is really the best? The can is great

Drink Vending Machines: The Wonder of a Younger Generation

Isn’t it funny when you look back at your childhood and think of the things that kept you entertained? For example, I remember a time period when watching the mechanical arm in a soda vending machine move up and grab my soft drink purchase, then safely bring it down to the

The Many Cancelled Flavors of Mountain Dew

We’ve written on this blog before about some of the items you can no longer find in drink vending machines. From New Coke to Fruitopia, the list of sodas that have been discontinued is long and depressing for the fans of sugary carbonated good-ness. And while one of the most

Vending Machines For Sale Of Wine Now Available In Pennsylvannia

Just read this story from ABC Local in Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia: “A tiny revolution took place at 11:00 a.m. Saturday in Drexel Hill. For the first time ever in Southeastern Pennsylvania, a customer purchased wine from a vending machine at a supermarket. The wine kiosk that opened this morning, right next

OK Soda Was Just…. OK

Was it good? Eh. Was it bad? Eh. It was just…OK. Perhaps that’s why this former inhabitant of drink vending machines never made it: OK Soda Pop. I mean, I’m not one to judge-a-book-by-its-cover, but how did you expect this to work when the soda’s NAME is literally just OK?

Lost Drink Vending Machine Items: Mello Yello

This week we’re going to go back to one of your favorite features on this blog; taking a stroll down drink vending machines memory lane. This week’s featured snack vending machine item: Mello Yello. Remember a few months back when we discussed Surge, the Coca-Cola brand product created to compete

Soda Vending Machine: Soda History Trivia

Love your soda vending machine? Here’s some trivia about the origins of some of your favorite soda drinks. Coca Cola – Coca Cola was first sold way back in 1886 at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. It was marketed as a medicine because at the time, it was thought that

Vending Machines for Sale Vend Anything, Anywhere!

Vending machines for sale come in all shapes and sizes. They vend everything from soda and snacks, to coffee and salads, to fish bait and DVD’s. And plus, you can put snack vending machines pretty much anywhere. Pretty, pretty, pretty much anywhere. Anywhere there’s room, that is. But seriously, you

Kosher Vending Machines For Sale – Are You Meshuga?

Sorry, just a little fun to add into this crazy little idea I found when looking for ideas for vending machines. As a company that has vending machines for sale we are ALL about these machines and sometimes like to find some of the oddest, funniest, and wackiest ideas people

Some Of The Weirdest Ideas For Vending Machines For Sale!

When you think about it, all innovative and “new” products are probably considered weird or odd when they first come to mind. You might think it’s awesome and someone else can’t help, but snigger at you. Do you really think everyone took Doctor Martin Cooper seriously when he stated talking

I Want To Buy A Vending Machine – What Options Are Available?

When it comes to vending machines, this is like naming off the different brands of cars – there are SO many options to choose from. Most of the time though, there are THREE main types of machines. First you have the somewhat profitable, but less quality combo machines. These are