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[samevend]

does anyone know where i can get a vending machine like the ones they use in japan to order food, where they pay and get a piece of paper and give it to the person making the food.

[cyberdan]

Good question. I just got back from Japan last month. Wish I had seen this question before I left.

I am sure it is made in Japan. They have vending machines everywhere. every nook and cranny.

They sell everything you can think of out of vending machine and even things you would never think of (Very kinky stuff. one town had to pass a law to get one item removed)

[ronsidney]

I have found if you see the machine in asia you can normally find it on alibaba.com ...I went to taiwan and played a game that gave you metal marbles(like ball bearings) ..you could then cash them in for a hair comb or plastic fan(like chuckie cheese does tickets)

now you go two doors down to a dress shop and the cashier would buy the comb from you for cash money!!!

It was their way of getting away with gambling machines... I wanted to try it here and found the machines on alibaba... they where cheap and shipping was actually higher than the machine!!

have a funny story about taiwan also...I am sure everybody here is aware of the bad racist "N" word some idiots call African Americans...Well there is a word that is pronounced the same in chinese that translates to "that"..
I was with a friend (who is african american) at a night market in taiwan and he almost punched this little chinese dude because he kept pointing at him saying "Naker,Naker" (short a sound) because he was pointing at a product he was holding in his hand and the guy wanted to sell him one cheaper.... I crack up every time i think of Joe's face when this guy starts yelling at him and pointing at him saying that...

hope that helps
ronsidney
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