If weird vending machines are intriguing to you, this infographic is a must see. From Express Vending, 'Vending the Rules: 28 Bizarre Vending Machines from Around the World' looks globally at the unusual contents of various dispensers.
While we might be more familiar with vending machine snacks like chips and candy bars, some serve live crabs, cupcakes and mashed potato. In addition to unusual food options, some sell alternative forms of currency, from gold bullions in Dubai to bitcoins in London, England. Transportation is a theme among many, with bike parts, electric cars and bikes for sale. The listed weird vending machines also sell strange items like LEGO, guitar strings and caviar.
From multiple American locations (including many in New York City) to China and even Australia, this is happening all over the world.
What Makes This Trend Stand Out
- Weird Vending Machines
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating unusual vending machines that offer alternative products and services.
- Unusual Food Vending
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the food industry by offering unique and unexpected food options through vending machines.
- Alternative Currency Vending
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the finance industry by creating vending machines that distribute alternative forms of currency.
Sectors Adopting This
- Vending Machine Industry
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the vending machine industry by creating unique and unusual vending machines.
- Food Industry
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the food industry by exploring new and unconventional vending machine food options.
- Finance Industry
- Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the finance industry by developing vending machines that distribute alternative forms of currency.
