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 Refillable Detergent In Prague, Czech
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#2 This Vending Machine Dispenses A Random Book For $2.00
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#3 My College Has A Vending Machine For Violin Strings And Woodwind Reeds
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#4 The Hotel I Am Staying At Has A Vending Machine Strictly For Champagne
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#5 A Vending Machine In Japan That Sells Solder And Resistors, For Your Late-Night Circuitry Cravings
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#6 I Found A Cake Vending Machine
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#7 Vending Machine For Game Boy Games
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#8 The Vending Machine In The Engineering Department Of My School Offers Fuses
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#9 I'm From The Netherlands And We Have Vending Machines For Eggs
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#10 A Mask Gumball Machine At The Dollar Store
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#11 A Tasty Piece Of Salmon From This Salmon ATM In Singapore
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#12 A Meat Vending Machine Near My Hometown In Germany
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#13 A Sock Vending Machine
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#14 My IT Department Has A Vending Machine For Computer Parts Which Charges The Cost To The Correct Department
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#15 Walking Japanese Robot Vending Machine
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#16 My Computer Science University Has Vending Machines For Spare Parts
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#17 35-Cent Surprise Soda Machine
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#18 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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#19 My School Just Installed A CVS Vending Machine Full Of Medicine And Hygiene Products
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#20 Need This In Our Lives Asap
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#21 A Vending Machine That Time Forgot
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#22 So, My College Has A Pizza Vending Machine Now
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#23 Best Candy Vending Machine Ever
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#24 This Vending Machine In This Russian Mall Is For Buying Likes On Your Instagram Pics
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#25 Cat Hat Vending Machines In Japan
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#26 This Driverless Roving Sales Vehicle In China
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#27 My City Has An Egg Vending Machine
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#28 A Meat Vending Machine Found In Rosenheim, Germany
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#29 Train Station In Paris Had A Machine That Printed Out Short Stories To Read While You Wait
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#30 A Book Vending Machine I Found In Romania
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#31 My Town Has A Baguette Vending Machine
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#32 Vending Machine At Work Made An Error And Distributed Everything All At Once
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#33 An Umbrella Vending Machine In Japan
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#34 This Vending Machine Sells Thongs
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#35 This At The Mall: Cassette Tape Vending Machine
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#36 This Marijuana Vending Machine In Vancouver BC
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#37 This Vending Machine In Greece Filled With Seeds For Growing Herbs, Vegetables And Flowers
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#38 Japan Has Vending Machines For Nearly Everything
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#39 This Vending Machine Squeezes You Fresh Orange Juice
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#40 This Vending Machine At My Office Sells Keyboards For $10
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#41 My Doctor's Office Has A Salad Vending Machine
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#42 A Salmon Vending Machine
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#43 Saw This Vending Machine At An Audio Recording Studio In LA. They Have All The Essentials
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#44 This Is A Pizza Vending Machine I Saw In Croatia. You Pick The Toppings And It Actually Bakes It For You Right There
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#45 Vending Machine In Germany
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#46 I Found A Vending Machine In Japan That Puts Your Face On Figurines. I Always Wanted To Be A Ninja
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#47 Here In Switzerland, We Have Vending Machines Just For Selling Cheese
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#48 Hi Internet, This Is A Cupcake Vending Machine I Found Today In Chicago
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#49 Awesome Vending Machine At The Local Hospital
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#50 Skittles Vending Machine That Lets You Mix Your Own Ratio
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#51 Soccer Ball Vending Machine In South Africa
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#52 Spare Part Vending Machines At IKEA
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#53 Jacket Vending Machine In Airport
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#54 This Flower Vending Machine In Seoul, South Korea
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#55 This Rest Stop Has A Vending Machine For Dogs
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#56 My University Has A Vending Machine That Gives Free Coke If You Hug It
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#57 Just Saw This Giant Vending Machine In An Apartment Complex. It Has Everything
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#58 This Vending Machine Outside A Guitar Store Sells Strings And Picks
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#59 This Floppy Disk Vending Machine. The Future Is Here
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#60 This Flower Vending Machine In Taiwan
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#61 Sriracha Vending Machine
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#62 A Vegetable Vending Machine Near My Hometown In The Netherlands
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#63 A Vending Machine Inside A School
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#64 This Machine That Dispenses Short Stories
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#65 This Old Cigarette Machine At The Local Library Has Been Repurposed To Dispense Artwork
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#66 Pizza Vending Machine Cooks Pizza For You In 3 Mins
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#67 This Vending Machine In Germany Sells WiFi Codes Valid For One Day
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#68 A Vending Machine That Sells Camera Film
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#69 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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#70 Orlando International Airport Has LEGO Set Vending Machines
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#71 Bike Tube Vending Machine Seen In Luxembourg On One Of The Main Inter City Bike Paths
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#72 There’s A Vending Machine For Milk Freshly Filled In Glass Bottles At My Local Dairy Farm (Salisbury, UK)
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#73 Covid-19 Test Vending Machine In Japan
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#74 This Cheese Vending Machine In The Netherlands
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#75 This Vending Machine Serves Slices Of Cake
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#76 Vending Machine In A Small Iowa Town That Sells Steaks, Bacon, Meat Sticks Etc
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#77 This Cologne Machine In The Men’s Room At A Truck Stop
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#78 There Is A Worm Vending Machine At This Gas Station
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#79 This Graveyard Has A Candle Vending Machine
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#80 Saw This All-Mustard Vending Machine Yesterday
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#81 This Vending Machine Only Sells Bananas
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#82 Mask And Disinfectant Vending Machine In Bucharest
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#83 Vending Machine For Hair Extensions At The Mall
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#84 This Vending Machine At A Mall Near Me That Sells Masks, Hand Sanitizer, And Other Things Of The Sort
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#85 This CVS Pharmacy Vending Machine
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#86 A Banana Vending Machine In An Underground Subway Station In Tokyo. The Trash Can To The Right Is For Only The Plastic Wrappers And Banana Peels
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#87 Plant Vending Machine, Seen At Clampham Station In London
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#88 This Vending Machine With Protective Products In
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#89 A Seed Vending Machine In Vienna
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#90 For Whoever Who Wanted To See A Picture Of The Weed Vending Machine
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#91 This Seed Vending Machine At Crete Airport
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#92 Have You All Seen These Cool Vending Machines Popping Up By Farmers Fridge? I'm Loving The Options For Fresh Salads And Clean Protein
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#93 There Exists A Vending Machine The Munich Train Station Just For Legos
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#94 This Vending Machine That Organizes Its Selections According To Health Recommendations
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#95 In Switzerland, You Can Buy Cheese 24/7 - From Vending Machines
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#96 A Sausage Vending Machine. Welcome To Germany
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#97 You Can Buy Cheese From A Vending 'Machine'/Wall When The Shop Is Closed At This Farm In The Netherlands
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#98 My Son's School Has A Vending Machine For School Supplies. Great Idea
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#99 In France, To Reduce The Number Of Customers In Bakeries, We Now Have Baguette Vending Machines
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#100 Bought Fresh Baguettes From A Vending Machine Today
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#101 This Laptop Vending Machine At The Local Library
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#102 A Vending Machine For Umbrellas
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#103 Vending Machine For Live Fishing Bait. What A Time To Be Alive
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#104 Welcome To Wisconsin: A Mustard Vending Machine
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#105 Singapore Has A Chilli Crab Vending Machine
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#106 University Library Vending Machine
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#107 Welcome To The Future. Coconut Vending Machines
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#108 Baguette Vending Machine. Spotted While Walking In France. Sadly, No Cheese And Wine Ones Close By, So We Carried On Walking
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#109 A Vending Machine That Lets You Customize Your Skittles Mix
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#110 Raw Honey Vending Machine?
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