Comment on Why don't we have cool vending machines in the US?
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 days agoWhen I visited california, there was a mall with multiple vending machines like the one in the OP for various foods and icecreams.
Comment on Why don't we have cool vending machines in the US?
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 days agoWhen I visited california, there was a mall with multiple vending machines like the one in the OP for various foods and icecreams.
Stern@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Bet it that stuff was inside the mall, with a camera watching it. Japanese vending machines like the one mentioned can be just outside nbd.
ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 4 days ago
They were in the hallways, not out on the street. I didn’t look for any cameras, but there wasn’t any security nearby that would’ve seen anyone vandalize them. If there were cameras, I can’t imagine it mean much to people wearing a mask.
I’m not saying vandalism isn’t more common in the US, I’m sure it is in compared to hyper-respectful Japan, but I don’t think it’s absolutely impossible to have these.
Confused_Emus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Growing up in the south eastern US vending machines were a common sight in a number of public spaces, and they were completely fine. No idea what third-world parts of the country the rest of these people grew up in.
Maeve@midwest.social 4 days ago
Southeasterner here. That’s changed.