20 Craziest Vending Machines Around the World

Think you know what vending machines are like? Nah mate. You’re in for a shock. There’s more variety to these things than you might know. And some are bonkers. These are the 20 craziest vending machines around the world!
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[@BenBlackEquinoxEngelhard]

You know this world is fucked up when you can buy a live crab from a vending machine but it's illegal for you to go take one out of the ocean yourself.

[@peterkiss1204]

Or used pants vending machines are the least crazy on this list but buying beer from such a device is marked as the craziest thing.

[@davidsandy5917]

@@peterkiss1204 Last time I was in Japan, you could get beer free in the airport lounge. Instead of a vending machine you put your glass under the dispenser and a tube extended to the bottom of the glass and filled it. That way there was no head.

[@DylanCMcCune]

Agreed

[@shawnneice4322]

I mostly remember the cigarette vending machine in the bar my Mom managed when I was young. And the coffee machine in the hospital. Some of the funkiest coffee ever!

[@shawnneice4322]

@@davidsandy5917 a good bartender can dispense a beer and not leave a thick head of foam.

[@ZestonN]

America use to have "Vending Cafés" back in the 40's, originally called Automats. We got rid of them, when Fast Food Restaurants became a thing, in the 50's.

[@Isaiah1o12]

You look like you remember it

[@Joe_Okey]

In a lot of the earlier Mike Hammer novels that I read, he would talk about going to an Automat for lunch or dinner from time to time.

[@susannpatton2893]

​@@Isaiah1o12😂😂😂. People can watch videos about it on here just like you did and not be old enough to remember. And you will do good to remember that you get older every year too 😂

[@FZUMMZUMM]

They were still around when I was a kid. Our school trips, we’d eat at Horn & Hardart Automat in NYC. Went with my parents too. Usually had sandwiches & pie, the adults would also get coffee. They had hot meals in them as well. They closed in 1991. I loved putting the change is & opening the little door. There was a giant wall of food ,& drinks, to pick from.

[@aprilskutt974]

It amazes me what kind of stuff that vending machines can dispense.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah never realised how insane some of them are, in Japan you can get women’s used panties from one?? 😳🤨😯

[@necrobabe6190]

We need more vending cafes all over the world! I'm tired of restaurant prices.

[@sheep1ewe]

And tipping... No fook those!

[@pjleon8391]

"Tired of restaurant prices" 😂😂😂

[@necrobabe6190]

@@pjleon8391 lol yes if you want fast food or even sit down almost nothing costs less than $10 and for eat-in places you gotta pay tip also. If you just want something quick while you're out those vending machines would be amazing.

[@pjleon8391]

@@necrobabe6190 Yeah that would be a good investment for the US market 🤔

[@davidlevesque9137]

I worked for this type vendor for a while. It was a lot of work. In the time period, there were many, competing for the same market. And plenty of customers switching to other vending companies like this, often enough. Some would switch because of poor service/ product. Others would switch because they figured they had butthole employees that thought vending machines should give you product just for pushing buttons. Some old machines you could steal from with a bent up wire hanger. Others you could steal from by knowing a sequence code on the keypad and start getting free product. Lots of companies/ schools deserve to be sued due of losses. Yes there are plenty of times the machine don't work right. But also plenty of times it's something else. There were companies going thru 3 vending companies a year. That's a lot considering contracts, swap periods, and possible legal actions. So the machine didn't work right. Or, some jerk pretends to put in money and complain they lost money, the point is breaking the glass, using a metal crowbar on the lock, throwing the machine down some stairs or off the dock shouldn't be the response to that. A little OBVIOUS isn't so much the machine that's the problem as it is the hotheaded and crime minded employees you have as a crew. ..But they're good workers Try telling that to the chamber of commerce cops and BBB. Great idea, vending machines. Like payphones though. Too friggin easy to ruin, too prone to people hacking. All because little crime minded G4 player thinks reality and video games are the same thing, or, punched in the head too many times, B-lets, thinks a vending machine and sparring partner are the same thing Good luck

[@dwaynelangerhr6985]

WOW!! A vending machine cafe that severs real food. Kind of like those Automats that they had back in the 50's. What an original idea.

[@YeOldeGeezer]

Sever? They have actual vending machines that will cut your food? 🤣

[@davidsandy5917]

A lot of the automats had real chefs behind the scenes filling the machines.

[@dwaynelangerhr6985]

@@davidsandy5917 Watch the video again he says that there are real people preparing the food by 60 chefs daily so what is the difference?

[@edwinpillay1409]

I was the night manager of an 24 hrs Automat in the 70s in South Africa, we even had hot baked beans in cans from vending machine, burgers,cookies and a bunch of food , it was a hanging out spot for the runs away teens, yeah miss them days.

[@Karen-ig6bp]

Now you won't even be able to put it down before it gets stolen and loaded in there back of a police van for them to go enjoy it at home.....Sad how our country has depleted to a "nothing"... 😢

[@JennaKarro]

I really want a vending cafe here. Great if the food, or at least some of it, is available 24/7. There is almost no options for night crew in small areas. Stock a bit extra and go home...let the night people eat decent for once...😆 🤣 😂

[@Azlind]

I lucked out where I was. There was a 25 hour Korean BBQ place we’d hit up.

[@JennaKarro]

@@dawnrosario6758 I suppose so...if you are picky. I eat mostly anything, so I doubt it would bother me. Just a lack of food in general is my issue.

[@devileaterinthahowse]

@Danell Marasco Yes, it would be like the classic Automat but modernized and especially with COVID, I think it would really take off.

[@JennaKarro]

@@dawnrosario6758 Not "dick head ish" to be picky. You eat what you like. If you pay for it, it should be edible. I simply like nearly everything on every menu, so your issue may make them less appealing to you (or others like you). I think I can avoid a plain bean platter...so I am sure this would benefit me greatly.

[@Projectmayhem82]

The nightshift I heard makes up 13% of the work force will it ever increase who knows if it does then they'll cater to them

[@heroesandzeros7802]

I engineered a vending machine that would pour drinks of hard alcohol with mixers for my bar, but I never got to build it. It is called The Honest Bartender. You hand the bartender your money or credit card and she brings you your drink. The idea was to deter theft of product and the machines would be located behind the bar and biometrically equipped. The machines give correct change and there would be no cash register to steal from. The little 50ml bottles of hard alcohol was sold out of a vending machine for a while, but the cops swarmed me like ants to a picnic. The 500ml bottles could be vended also. There was no law against it as long as the public could not get to it. I even sold K2 from a machine for a while when it was legal. Either my products were there or the money was there. No more losses due to theft.

[@girlinawolfhoodiewolf2426]

As a new bartender you would put us out of work still an amazing idea

[@BuffaloianALLDAY]

I’d buy one! Japans vending machine are legendary!

[@scamperskitter1079]

When you're an introvert and don't want to deal with people and cashiers

[@russward2612]

The crab and live bait machines are something out of a horror movie. Imagine the horrifying existence these creatures are forced to undergo.

[@idonargesy8197]

i wish if there was a way to do it to cows and sheep so we can allows have it fresh just imagine keeping the cow alive will cutting parts of it this will be fresh haven

[@jimmiekarlsson4458]

Should be eligle imo, thats fking animal cruelty. its one thing to fish them up and put them in an actual big tank, then sell them, but this crab one is sick

[@hannaansari2921]

@idonargesy that's sick, imagine if someone kept you like that to preserve your freshness

[@idonargesy8197]

@@hannaansari2921 i dont have to imagine because iam a human and that is an animal

[@timsmith5843]

@@idonargesy8197 so true

[@jakewilson4679]

Always hilarious commentary!!! 😂 thank you for being intelligent!

[@Raiuga-wiz]

put the weed machine next to the pizza machine

[@DeezNuts-ci5nl]

We need to talk about the thumbnail

[@gabekeepsitreal]

Even in upstate ny we had a vending machine for worms we did have a river and creek near by so and a pond like 8 blocks away so it was nice not having to dig for bait

[@gregsummerson6524]

And if any Klingons want fresh gack, they’re in luck.

[@catwhispurrer137]

Was at an airport once where I saw a Best Buy vending machine with smartphones, tablets, laptops, and even smart watches as well as their accessories.

[@jamesgallagher100]

i love vending machines from around the world

[@DylanCMcCune]

Poor Mr Krabs and all his friends 😢 lol

[@maderpau]

Having been to japan, this is absolutely true 😅 they have vending machines almost anywhere.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah and it seems vending machines for absolutely anything

[@glasslinger]

I like the old guy that makes the fresh food. I'd go for that!

[@RockLegend2000]

Why don't we have awsome vending machines like this in the US?!

[@hackman669]

Beer vending machine for southern states abd Flirida!!!

[@timsmith5843]

omg u just blew my mind

[@elizabethbrondel3837]

Carvana vending is in usa

[@KingC89]

Cause diversity. That's why

[@michaelshada262]

Because they would be destroyed in most places here in America.

[@iggyyeo2124]

The gold vending machine featured is in Singapore... not Abu Dhabi... you can see the iconic Singapore Merlion on the gold bar

[@alandhopewell]

Vending machine cafes have been around for years; they're called Automats.

[@flattop223]

Cell phone vending machines have been around for a very long time, in Carlsbad California, the Westfield mall had a vending machine inside the May Company store that was high end electronics, including Bose speakers, headphones as well as Apple products including the most current cell phones. The last time I saw the vending machine was 5 to 10 years ago.

[@spicyturds]

I love how sarcastic the narrator is

[@williamcrowe2576]

The vending machine cafe is basically a recreation of the old Food-O-Mat.

[@deniseboldea1624]

Japan leads the world in odd vending machines, though Abu Dhabi seems to be making a run for the title. There used to be vending machine cafe's in the U.S., they were called Vendomats, with the idea of making food available to people who worked night shifts, or went to night school. Unfortunately as anyone who ever ate at one of these during the 60's and 70's can attest the food selections were not the greatest quality, and depending upon who owned these machines were not really fresh. Though with some of these modern machines, it might be a good option for the above mentioned parties.

[@davidsandy5917]

The most famous Automat was the Horn and Hardot in New York. They had chefs preparing all of the entrees and putting them into the vending machine compartments as things ran out.

[@ryokohonda4619]

I like the vending machine in Dubai where they give free bread.

[@geoffreylongsword6967]

I bought a party size keg of beer from a vending machine in Japan about fifteen years ago.

[@PotatoDan]

That "Thong and Dance" pun made me instantly subscribe

[@dobees8183]

The best is the pizza vending machine, they have them all over Italy! Fresh baked, delicious large pizza at a very fair price too!

[@hackman669]

Soon the food making process will be automated. Then we have replicator of food like Star Trek!!!😉

[@aprilskutt974]

I feel sorry for the poor crabs. Poor live animals.

[@davidsandy5917]

Not to sound cruel but those crabs as well as lobsters at the grocery store are all destined for a pot of boiling water. If you want to feel bad for an animal, in Korea they eat octopus live.

[@KingC89]

It's basically just an insect. Chill out

[@miemsiestevens1458]

Awesome Host !!!!!!!❤

[@fleurin6789]

the carvana sounds like a great idea for car rentals !

[@yumyum7694]

Im happy You mentioned tadashi because he was on big story and had the curry vending machine, so it was nice you mentioned him oh and R.I.P big story.

[@Zyrac85]

We have a company here in Finland called Fizza that also sells pizzas from a vending machine 24/7. Also the fresh orange juice machine is common in stores in here.

[@philippecuisset4247]

Why does Japan get to have all the cool stuff.

[@hackman669]

Now all they need is to import more people to enjoy these machines.

[@MelissaK_Dr.Petty_]

In Germany they also have meat vending machines. Like different cuts of steak, ham, lamb chops, etc. Most shops/places still close up for Sunday so if you need something to cook for dinner because you forgot to pick some up before Sunday, meat vending machines. Also should've (at least would've been cool to have on the list) "freshly made" 3D printed food vending machines. Also, we have fresh juice vending machines in USA in NJ

[@therunawaykid6523]

When I was on holiday in Spain I saw they had a vending machine where you could get a full size large pizza with toppings

[@MelissaK_Dr.Petty_]

@therunawaykid6523 I've actually heard of ones like that, also ones that make the big cookie pies, hot dog ones, and other food making ones.... they have meat vending machines in Germany bc shops are closed on Sundays..... so awesome the types they have now

[@carleneprimus231]

The pizza vending machine ❤️

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah and then there is the vending machine in Japan that has previously worn women’s panties…..I mean….what??? 😳😳😯🤯

[@NutsackChin5745]

thats why aliens love humans 😂

[@traviskoontz4796]

Innovation never seems to amaze me

[@tycorrell5390]

I saw a cell phone vending machine in either Washington or Texas as well. Can't remember if it was my departing or arrival flight.

[@AbysmalRapture]

Yeah there's quite a few tech vending machines here in Texas, the mall near my house has some

[@wetnoodle1]

Marijuana vending machines are not popular, but stores exist. No prescription required. Just be 21 and you can buy as much as you want

[@abehemothbeast866]

These are some great Machines :) I would love for you to do a top 10 vending machines for USA/UK/Russia?China and Australia, all seperate video's yeah :) :) :)

[@Simbabe54]

I’m tired of human interactions unless absolutely necessary. More vending machines!

[@AngelsDiamonds]

New sub these r fun

[@kidcrazy334]

@The Scary Cherry LMFAO you made me die when u said "for the heist your def not planning atm'' ToT caught me right in my thoughts.

[@willcusterjr2519]

Yep there's a carvana car vending machine near pittsburgh, pa

[@standupforgood7810]

Out of 25 locations with a drink machine, somebody, at every location, asks if I can put beer in it.

[@BobbieSmith46]

I used to get asked that all the time too.

[@JonBrown-po7he]

While in the Navy, I saw many beer dispensing machines in the CPO barracks, with the 3 different cans displaying its selection. Couldn't tell you the price per can, given how long ago it was.

[@davidsandy5917]

In college my dorm had a soda machine that included beer. Of course, in those days drinking age was 18 and the University allowed and subsidized keg parties.

[@JonBrown-po7he]

@@davidsandy5917 Sounds nice, I went to COMMUNITY college 'after' six years in Uncle Sam's 'boat club'.

[@desuwithmywaifu4113]

It would be cool if they had a vending machine that sold vending machines

[@paulmacdonald8497]

For the bananas vending machine should have a Minion to serve it to you.

[@sharonh9700]

I would love more and different vending machines like the ones that a full meal that is hot

[@MGower4465]

If the gold bar machine doesn't do the trick, there's the love doll machine.

[@hackman669]

Prefer car vending machine. And in Arabia the new android wife vending machines are a hit. Joking.

[@lamarjlp914]

honestly, a lot of these are great ideas. Especially the food vending machined.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah te food ones are really cool, not sure about the worn panties ones though in Japan….

[@simonschopman5461]

The first clip with the panties... that's not for tourists. While living in Japan in 2000, I witnessed Japanese men "sniffing" the panties. Usually older "business-men", while creepily staring at young school girls in uniform. Also, the banana vending machine was everywhere in 2000. Very common in "Vending Machine Marts" to have eggs, milk, bread, fruits, and vegetables. All very fresh. I was amazed by the variety. I loved the "Hot/Cold" machines too, where you could get a can of hot coffee from the same machine as a cold Coka Cola.

[@charlesmcclure8000]

The dude you saw sniffing panties, I'd bet 100 dollars he didn't get them from a vending machine. The vending machines are only stocked with clean or artificially soiled panties

[@srellison561]

I love the variety of vending machines in Japan. My favorite purchases were hot chocolate on a cold day, and ice cream on a hot day.

[@Silentafterthought]

These are definitely crazy

[@racheljustrachel2732]

We should have meal vending machines here in california 😆😅😅

[@123UpNorth321]

We do have these Orange Juice vending machines in Austria as well but they are in supermarkets instead of on the street.

[@GravaticBurst]

I would go on vacation just to find them all

[@rnitawoodrick9955]

Ok love 😍😍😍😍😍👙👙👙👙👙

[@vanessacallahan3515]

An introverts dream!

[@thainotthai6456]

I like the orange juice vending machine idea.

[@you2angel1]

That art in vending machine is a phenomenal idea. Local artists can utilize it to fill the desire of people wanting artwork, especially custom artwork, dispensing the product thoug a device. A small package or art readily available to people & people will use the vending machine. Especially if it's a gimmick that goes iconic and using an iconic vending machine as a gimmick my become iconic. It's gonna sell. How many coffee shops pin up artist artwork that they did on napkins are in Coffee cafes? How many of us like those s Artistically drawn upon napkins in which we see we could tak home with us. And here is your solution! °•.~☆~.•°

[@williamyoung369]

Hot coffee in a can from a vending machine in Japan is great. But we have 7 eleven right down the street here in the U.S.

[@cindystrachan8566]

The cotton candy machine can be found at the Naperville, IL HMart. It’s pricey but fun to watch.

[@pinkrose1159]

I subscribed

[@lynemac2539]

Live worms! Fabulous!

[@michaelsternberg1597]

Years ago in the USA there were vending machines that dispensed cold shots of hard liquor.

[@ocalakid55]

I was in Tokyo Japan in 99’ and most sweets, Cakes, Pies, Cookies, and candy seemed to lack sugar.

[@ZestonN]

Americans are use to alot more sugar, than the rest of the world.

[@ryokohonda4619]

Japanese generally has a healthy lifestyle. They love exercise and quality food.

[@Projectmayhem82]

I'm glad you said that.That's because there society is health cautious here in America we overdo everything drugs,food,sugar,coffee, salt,alcohol and cigarettes. That's why their life expectancy is higher than American

[@Projectmayhem82]

@@ryokohonda4619 it's not that they love the more educated about what to eat them it's more controlled by their culture. And traditionally you eat as a family and share the food all around not like here in America everyone has their own play to finish.The FDA here caters to the corporation's so they don't care. Also any dietitian will tell you you have to eat according to your metabolism

[@roberthagood4770]

Japan , the land of the great vending machine.

[@susannpatton2893]

My small hometown had a worm vending machine, did not look like those though. I think they modified a soda /pop vending machine for it. They should have marketed it

[@tomthompson2309]

Definitely need the hot food machines here in the UK,+1 for the kebab machine too,you sir made me hungry,very hungry,godbless.

[@Upnorthoutfitters]

They have had vending machines around Chicago the only one I remember exactly where it is is the Macy’s in Woodfield mall first time I saw one was about 6 7 years ago

[@edale2]

Erm... Those vending machine restaurants originated in the 1920's in the US during the Great Depression, and one continued to exist in New York City all the way to the 1990's, and they've recently been making a comeback. Look up "Automats", as that's what this style of restaurant is properly called.

[@suroguner]

physical media is still in demand in Japan. I hope they keep it going.

[@thesparxeffect9734]

I saw the thumbnail, my mind went 🗾

[@x_shadow_x69]

I actually thought this was be amazed for a second

[@laurieerickson5648]

So ur telling me that in one foul swoop both my Brug Brealer AND my pharmacist will probably go the way of the dodo? Well I know ONE guy that won't like that very much...LOL.

[@blackriflesmatter9379]

I miss the cig machines that thing kept us teenagers smoking as kids

[@hackman669]

Trade for pizza, cake and teal food machine!!,😆

[@briancoon641]

#sweettopic Japan sure does weird things get sold in vending machines.

[@therunawaykid6523]

Yeah they sure do, I couldn’t believe there was a vending machine containing worn women’s panties 😳😳😯

[@robertmccall9773]

Banana vending machine for senior homes perfect perfect

[@rejeanasselin4083]

it's not a doll! it's a sex action figure! LOL

[@animebrat76]

The fact they use it as a sex toy is still messed up

[@davidsandy5917]

I want to know how you get that thing home.

[@davidsandy5917]

I just looked it up. We are talking about something that weighs 80 lbs and cost over $700. That is not something that I would think would be purchased from a vending machine.

[@mehchocolate1257]

Crazy ass vending machines 😂😂😂😂

[@jimbear62]

When I first saw a Carvana Vending Machine in a commercial, I thought it was a CGI marketing gimmick until I actually saw one

[@kalishiva18]

Wow. Now I wanna go, just to see one

[@jimmysmith773]

Several bigger cities have them I know I've seen them in California and Texas

[@jimbear62]

@@jimmysmith773 I saw one in Florida

[@davidsandy5917]

Last car I bought, I walked into the dealer, pointed out the car I wanted and took out my check book. It was two hours later to complete the paperwork, registration, plates, insurance and all the other nonsense. If Carvana can do all of that behind the scenes, it would be worth it.

[@eadecamp]

They're in St Louis too. My neighbor bought one from the m

[@ZioFrankekko]

We have the orange juice machine in italy too

[@SargeWolf010]

#SweetTopic I wonder how much those machines are 🤔😅

[@christineMaccallum-uo3qx]

When u think it's over then Pop goes the weasel

[@SoNiCTV01]

Pretty good

[@TinaAWall-xc6cz]

Crazy

[@CrazyHomelessWeirdo]

I could easily see something like a library doing the book vending machine thing and it all being connected to the internet in can check you out right there on the machine and Link the books to your card so it knows that you check them out and it would even allow you to return them to the vending machine when you were done with them. Obviously you're not going to get the same selection as you would in a big library but it would be a neat idea so that after hours you can go in front of the library and use your card read a book and then return it when you're done the only problem with the idea I could see is the cost I have no idea how much a bunch of vending machines like that would cost and would it be efficient use of library money since most libraries are a government program and are nonprofit

[@rosewaters2533]

That gold dispensing vending machine is in Singapore. It shows our Merlion and the puregold.sg on the lcd panel. Yes it’s from the Emirates and I remembered seeing it before in Singapore and thinking it’s pretty interesting too.

[@kimarmes2536]

Carvana isn't only in Georgia there's one on Scottsdale Arizona too

[@alimezherYT]

i did suscribe centipedes are no joke

[@christineMaccallum-uo3qx]

Very interesting 🤔

[@thegrimmretails3777]

Jerry's daycare includes narrating videos.

[@badurhijazi721]

Keeping pace with the times with advanced and sophisticated modernization machines. Something of the utmost magnificence, creativity and development towards the future. Soon machines will replace humans. And we travel to another planet to live and work on it 😁😆😄

[@jublywubly]

We have those freshly made orange juice vending machines in Australia.

[@ironangel667]

At those prices my drug dealer is safe

[@Match25]

Wonder if Boxxo will turn into a Carvana vending machine

[@AngelsDiamonds]

The cotton candy machine u see in Singapore u see the Mr DIY hardware don’t I live in Malaysia they have them here u can’t find wood doors or so on but u can buy teddy’s bears kitchen stuff bowls toys some tools like drills but no actual hardware like a normal store I’ll sometimes go just go buy a teddy or look for kitchen stuff when u used to a hardware store and hit this it’s crazy

[@Keys-zq1gw]

Wow, that cotton candy vending machine is pretty cool, making the candy right in the machine. Here, in America, all you’d get is a pre-made ball of cotton candy, no stick, in a plastic bag that just says, Cotton Candy. No witty flavor names.

[@countrygirlokla]

I would be there ALL the time lol fresh cotton candy is amazing

[@eadecamp]

for $6 at a baseball game.

[@lizziewallace3162]

There is a book vending machine in Norman Oklahoma