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Pizza Vending Machines

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the please-say-this-is-april-fools dept.

ldspartan writes "A small company called TelePizza has created a Pizza Vending Machine. Now all we need is one on every street corner. " I believe anything that achieves "Vending Machine" status is essential. We've got candy, cigarettes, mountain dew, even fruit and sandwiches. Pizza rounds it out nicely, but how long before whiskey joins the pack? I'd settle for a beer in a movie theater. I gotta move to amsterdam.

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  1. Fresh bread vending machines by JeffL · · Score: 2
    When I was staying in Belgium I had a room above a fresh bread vending maching. Judging by the number of late night visitors, it was quite popular.

    It actually was not too bad, as it backed up to a bakery, so the bread was at most a day old.

  2. mmmm.... by myconid · · Score: 2

    Now I can eat a meal on the way to my next class... Mt. Dew, a pizza, some skittles, and ya got a nice meal
    Stan "Myconid" Brinkerhoff

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    SB.
  3. This could go a long way. by Accipiter · · Score: 2
    Put a few of these in colleges, I'm sure it would take off. Grab a handful of change, and get Pizza, soda, and chips all in one shot. That'll make late night computer sessions that much easier.

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  4. Um...yuck by Zonk · · Score: 2

    Alright, so now we can get pizza from a vending machine. I don't know about the rest of the /. community, but I already eat too much pizza as it is, and I still have to wait about half an hour, whether I'm cooking a frozen one, or ordering from Pizza Slut or Gumby's.
    Isn't this just yet another extension of our instant gratification culture? "I want it NOW, especially if it's bad for me." And I just have to believe that any pizza you get from a vending machine is going to be bad for you. Cook in 1.5 minutes after waiting how long for someone to come along and free the pizza from the thing?
    I will admit the idea is cool, however.
    When I can get a chicken parmigian and a nice glass of wine from a vending machine, then I'll be happy.

  5. Ugghh... by Willy+K. · · Score: 3

    May it's because I just ate lunch, but I find this story to have a slightly nauseating effect somewhere just below me sternum. I'm not sure vending machines are the right direction to head for true food accessibility. It seems like the fast food delivery industry could use an overhaul first. For starters, more online ordering would be ideal, no? And secondly, Chinese/Pizza/Italian/Indian/Subs are OK, but wouldn't it be nice for once to see a McDonald's/BK/Wendys that delivered? Maybe they do, but not in Boston. :(

    Also, more delivery places (especially the online ones) need to take credit cards. They are relatively easy to get approved these days, and many don't even take a cut from the restaurant anymore. It would make the delivery process much more satisfying. Phonecall=food. Money is so prohibitive.

    I don't generally need food in less than 2 minutes (although $1.80 sounds like a deal, even for a plain cheese), but I do kinda like to know that my food hasn't been in a machine on a street corner for 3 1/2 weeks, you know? Ugghh...

    I certainly won't stop them, but let's see some 21st century delivery options become more prevalent, eh?

  6. Here are some vending machine pics from Japan by idealego · · Score: 2

    Pics Of Vending Machines In Japan