A couple of weeks ago, we featured Charlie, Helen and Andy's thrilling encounter with a pizza vending machine in France.
Since then, lots of you have sent us in photos and tales of more vending machine magic and we thought it was only fair to share these convenience gems with all and sundry.
So here's a Tony Hart style gallery of our favourites.
First up is this beauty that Tom took and sent to us from Southampton.
Judging by the vending slots, there appear to be just two serving sizes. 'Small' and 'Greedy'.
Lucy found a machine in Amsterdam which sells everything from 'instant' fry ups to fishfinger sandwiches.
Whilst over in Toronto, Frankie found a machine that sold worms.
In Frankfurt airport, you can buy gold.
That's right - solid gold (thanks to Maggie for the link).
And Angie wrote a little lament about the hamburger and chips vending machine that once graced the canteen of her local hospital in Birmingham but alas is no more.
However, the winner for best vending machine photostory must go to Vicki for the state-of-the-art vending potato machine she documented near her home in Leuven, Belgium (which also boasts a brooadautomat nearby which sells bread).
To buy your potatoes, just open the door and pop your money in the machine.
Remove spuds carefully.
And then get your dad to carry them home.
It's open all year apparently.
Handy to know if you ever find yourself with a sudden tuber craving in the middle of the Flemish countryside.
In New York JFK airport you can buy iPods, digital cameras and other consumer electronics:
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Posted by: Tom | July 08, 2009 at 06:47 AM
Im not really sure what to make of that .
Posted by: David Sommerville | July 08, 2009 at 04:29 PM
The melted cheese crispy rolls in the machine featured above in Amsterdam are fabulous. There is another one that does falafel too!
Posted by: heather | July 08, 2009 at 06:37 PM
ive attempted to use that exact fries machine in southampton a number of times after a night out, never has anything in it! it's a trick!
Posted by: Mike | July 08, 2009 at 09:14 PM
About 15 years ago we went to a swimming pool in Manchester and it had a vending machine for chips, not fries, chips. They were hot and delicious but I never saw one anywhere else. I could never understand why it didn't seem to catch on.
Posted by: Viv | July 09, 2009 at 09:53 AM
FEBO!!! I love Febo...
Posted by: laura | July 11, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I remember going to a swimming pool and having a pot noodle from a vending machine after.
You got the pot noodle out the slot out the bottom with a fork on the lid, removed lid and dispensed water from the tap near the top... Not seen one of those machines since either!
Posted by: Jon | July 13, 2009 at 09:32 PM
See weird and wonderful vending machines from around the world at http://www.vending-machine-scene.com
Posted by: tom | July 22, 2009 at 04:16 PM
in prague they have a vending machine for flowers. red ones blue ones yellow ones. all different kinds of posies
Posted by: em | July 22, 2009 at 09:39 PM