Comment on Why don't we have cool vending machines in the US?

finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Japan loves wrapping everything in plastic. They and the US were the only ones not to sign a promise reduce plastic usage. For all the appearances of Japan being eco conscious, they have this one big issue.

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  • Maeve@midwest.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    And whales.

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Whale meat isn’t even that popular. Boomers just like it and like “pissing off the libs”. Younger generations don’t like it.

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• MirthfulAlembic@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Your first sentence hit the nail on the head. Most Americans travel nearly exclusively in their car. Why would they get out of their car to use a vending machine when McDonald’s has a drive-thru? Or if they are willing to get out, why wouldn’t they just pick up fresher food from a restaurant? Moreover, mobile ordering has solved the issue of having to talk to people.

  The US does have some vending machines like this, but pretty much exclusively in areas with very high foot traffic, like airports, train stations in major cities, etc.

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• fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Is that really what’s happening in the picture OP posted? Like someone puts foil wrapped morsels of… food in there once a week and the machine just keeps a couple hot and ready to go?

  Seems very unappealing.

  That said here in Australia the food you get at gas stations / road houses is more or less the same, just that there’s a person to heat it up and hand it to you.

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• asdfasdfasdf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What’s NYC’s excuse?

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