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May 21 2008 4 Comments

Vending Valhalla?

Japanese vending machines may well number in the millions, with almost one for every twenty-three people, but with competition cutthroat to say the least, there’s little room for those left behind.

So, while the latest units offer a whole gamut of goodies,

Japanese vending machine

and sometimes even surreptitiously swap cigarettes for slimming snacks,

Japanese vending machine

their smaller, beverage-only brethren, are sadly left to rust by the roadside.

Japanese vending machine

The odd discarded can their only crumb of comfort.

Categorized: General

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  1. Neil Duckett says

    5/22/2008 at 6:44 am

    Love the Jihunki in it’s final resting place ….

    Reply
  2. Locksley McPherson Jnr says

    6/1/2008 at 3:58 am

    Loving that rusty one left by itself!

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