Editing Vending machine (section)

==Common vending machines==
===Change machine===
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A change machine is a vending machine that accepts large denominations of [[currency]] and returns an equal amount of currency in smaller bills or coins. Typically these machines are used to provide coins in exchange for paper currency, in which case they are also often known as bill changers.

===Cigarette vending===
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[[File:Korea tobacco vendor 02.JPG|thumb|A [[cigarette machine]] in South Korea]]
In the past, [[cigarette]]s were commonly sold in the United States through these machines, but this is increasingly rare due to concerns about underage buyers.{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} Sometimes a pass has to be inserted in the machine to prove one's age before a purchase can be made. In the United Kingdom, legislation banning them outright came into effect on 1 October 2011.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cigarette vending machines banned in England|work=BBC News |date=October 2011 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-15132529|access-date=16 May 2014}}</ref> In Germany, Austria, Italy, [[Czech Republic|the Czech Republic]], and Japan, [[cigarette machine]]s are still common.

Since 2007, however, age verification has been mandatory in Germany and Italy – buyers must be 18 or over. The various machines installed in pubs and cafés, other publicly accessible buildings, and on the street accept one or more of the following as proof of age: the buyer's identity card, bank debit card (smart card), or European Union driver's license. In Japan, age verification has been mandatory since 1 July 2008 via the [[Taspo]] card, issued only to persons aged 20 or over.  The Taspo card uses RFID, stores monetary value, and is contactless.

[[File:Condom vending machine in Tokyo area - 2022 May 16.jpeg|thumb|Condom vending machine in [[Tokyo]], 2022]]

===Birth control and condom vending machines===
{{Main article|Condom machine}}
A birth control machine is a vending machine for the sale of [[birth control]], such as [[condom]]s or [[emergency contraception]]. Condom machines are often placed in public toilets, subway stations, airports, or schools as a [[public health]] measure to promote [[safe sex]].  Many pharmacies also keep one outside, for after-hours access.  Rare examples exist that dispense [[female condom]]s<ref name=fem>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebody.com/cdc/news_updates_archive/mar14_02/france_condoms.html|title = First Female Condom Machine Is Launched in France|access-date=25 March 2007}}</ref> or the morning after pill.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Holcombe|first1=Madeline|title=A vending machine at the UC Davis campus dispenses Plan B pills|url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/health/davis-plan-b-machine-trnd/index.html|access-date=6 June 2017|publisher=CNN.com|date=21 April 2017}}</ref>

===Food and snack vending machines===
[[File:HK Sunday night West Kln Promenade Food Vending Machine 小食 01.JPG|thumb|upright|A [[snack|snack food]] vending machine in [[Hong Kong]]]]
[[File:Distributeurs de soda 'Coca-Cola' - La Louvière (BE).jpg|thumb|upright|A [[Coca-Cola]]-branded vending machine in a hospital in [[La Louvière]], [[Belgium]]]]
Various types of food and [[snack]] vending machines exist in the world. Food vending machines that provide shelf-stable foods such as chips, cookies, cakes, and other such snacks are common. Some food vending machines are refrigerated or frozen, such as for chilled soft drinks and ice cream treats, and some machines provide hot food.

Some unique food vending machines exist that are specialized and less common, such as the [[French fry vending machine]] and hot pizza vending machines, such as [[Let's Pizza]]. The [[Beverly Hills Caviar Automated Boutique]] dispenses frozen caviar and other high-end foods.

====Bulk candy and gumball vending====
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[[File:Vendstar3000.JPG|thumb|[[Bulk vending]]: a bulk candy machine containing [[M&M's]], [[Skittles (confectionery)|Skittles]], and [[Runts]]]]
The [[profit margin]]s in the bulk candy business can be quite high – [[Chewing gum|gumballs]], for instance, can be purchased in bulk for around 2 cents per piece and sold for 25 cents in [[gumball machine]]s in the U.S., and other countries. Gumballs and candy have a relatively long shelf life, enabling vending machine operators to manage many machines without too much time or cost involved. In addition, the machines are typically inexpensive compared to soft drink or snack machines, which often require power and sometimes refrigeration to work. Many operators donate a percentage of the profits to charity so that locations will allow them to place the machines for free.

[[Bulk vending]] may be a more practical choice than soft drink/snack vending for an individual who also works a full-time job, since the restaurants, retail stores, and other locations suitable for bulk vending may be more likely to be open during the evening and on weekends than venues such as offices that host soft drink and snack machines.

The [[Bulk vending]] machines of today provide many different vending choices with the use of adjustable gumball and candy wheels. Adjustable gumball wheels allow an operator to not only offer the traditional 1-inch gumball, but they can also vend larger gumballs, and non-edible items such as toy capsules and bouncy balls. Adjustable candy wheels allow an operator to offer a variety of pressed candies, jelly candy, chocolates and even nuts.

====Full-line vending====
[[File:Vending machines at hospital.jpg|thumb|A [[Full-line vending|full line of vending machines]] in a hospital cafeteria, including machines for drinks, snacks, and microwaveable foods]]
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A full-line vending company may set up several types of vending machines that sell a wide range of products. Products may include candy, cookies, chips, fresh fruit, milk, cold food, coffee and other hot drinks, bottles and cans of soda and other drinks, and even frozen products like ice cream. These products can be sold from machines that include hot coffee, snack, cold food, and {{convert|20|USoz}} bottle machines.<ref name="Billboard p. 77">{{cite book | title=Billboard | date=1946-01-05 | publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_cxgEAAAAMBAJ | language=de | access-date=6 June 2017 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_cxgEAAAAMBAJ/page/n76 77]}}</ref> In the United States, almost all machines accept bills with more and more machines accepting $5 bills, along with payment from traditional [[debit card|debit]] and [[credit card]]s, or a [[mobile payment]] system. This is an advantage to the vendor because it virtually eliminates the need for a [[change machine|bill changer]]. Larger corporations with cafeterias will often request full line vending to supplement their food service.

===Newspaper vending machine===
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A newspaper vending machine or newspaper rack is a vending machine designed to distribute newspapers.<ref>{{cite book | title=Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office | publisher=The Office | issue=v. 157 | year=1910 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QV6MZdRx3QcC&pg=PA453 | access-date=6 June 2017 | page=453}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | title=Billboard | date=1958-12-15 | publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7AoEAAAAMBAJ | access-date=6 June 2017 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7AoEAAAAMBAJ/page/n103 104]}}</ref> Newspaper vending machines are used worldwide, and they can be one of the main distribution methods for newspaper publishers. According to the [[News Media Alliance|Newspaper Association of America]], in recent times in the United States, circulation via newspaper vending machines has dropped significantly: in 1996, around 46% of single-sale newspapers were sold in newspaper boxes, and in 2014, only 20% of newspapers were sold in the boxes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/2016/01/15/decline-newspaper-boxes-407158.html|title=As print journalism declines, fate of sidewalk newspaper boxes is unclear|first=Max Kutner On 12/20/15 at 10:32|last=AM|date=20 December 2015|website=Newsweek|access-date=6 June 2017}}</ref>

===Photo booth===
[[File:Photo Booth-1.jpg|thumb|A [[photo booth]] at a hotel]]
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A photo booth is a vending machine or modern [[kiosk]] that contains an automated, usually [[currency detector|coin-operated]], camera and film processor.<ref>{{cite book | last=Saunders | first=R.H. | title=American Faces: A Cultural History of Portraiture and Identity | publisher=University Press of New England | series=UPCC book collections on Project MUSE | year=2016 | isbn=978-1-61168-893-1 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RouhDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA48 | access-date=5 June 2017 | page=48}}</ref><ref name="DPICT 2000">{{cite book | title=DPICT: The New Magazine of Camera Culture | publisher=CC Pub. Limited | issue=nos. 5-7 | year=2000 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RlVWAAAAMAAJ | access-date=5 June 2017 | page=4}}</ref> Today, the vast majority of photo booths are digital.<ref name="DPICT 2000"/> Traditionally, photo booths contain a seat or bench designed to seat the one or two patrons being photographed. The seat is typically surrounded by a curtain of some sort to allow for some privacy and help avoid outside interference during the photo session. Once the payment is made, the photo booth will take a series of photographs and the customer is then provided with prints. Older photo booth vending machines used film and involved the process of developing the film using liquid chemicals.

===Stamp vending machine===
{{see also|Stamp vending machines in the United Kingdom}}
A stamp vending machine is a mechanical, electrical or electro-mechanical device which can be used to automatically vend [[postage stamp]]s to users in exchange for a pre-determined amount of money, normally in coin.

===Ticket machines===
[[File:Compass vending machines at King George station.jpg|thumb|[[Ticket machine]]s at a railway station in [[Metro Vancouver]], Canada]]
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A ticket machine is a vending machine that produces [[Ticket (admission)|tickets]]. For instance, ticket machines dispense [[train ticket]]s at [[railway station]]s, [[Fare|transit tickets]] at [[metro station]]s and tram tickets at some [[tram stop]]s and in some trams.<ref name="Billboard p. 107">{{cite book | title=Billboard | date=1958-12-15 | publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7AoEAAAAMBAJ | language=de | access-date=6 June 2017 | page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_7AoEAAAAMBAJ/page/n106 107]}}</ref><ref name="Faulkner Finlay Detienne 2012 p. 293">{{cite book | last1=Faulkner | first1=X. | last2=Finlay | first2=J. | last3=Detienne | first3=F. | title=People and Computers XVI - Memorable Yet Invisible: Proceedings of HCI 2002 | publisher=Springer London | year=2012 | isbn=978-1-4471-0105-5 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0o3qBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA293 | access-date=6 June 2017 | page=293}}</ref><ref name="Publishing 2013 p. 308">{{cite book | last=Publishing | first=DK | title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Switzerland | publisher=DK Publishing | year=2013 | isbn=978-1-4654-1359-8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aQ7yAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA308 | access-date=6 June 2017 | page=308}}</ref> The typical transaction consists of a user using the display interface to select the type and quantity of tickets and then choosing a payment method of either [[cash]], [[Credit card|credit]]/[[debit card]] or [[Smart card|smartcard]].<ref name="Publishing 2013 p. 308"/> The ticket or tickets are then printed and dispensed to the user.<ref name="Publishing 2013 p. 308"/>