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Leader:
LEPORNIO , JERRY J.
Members:
BIBIANO , CHRISTIAN REY II N.
CASTIL , EDWARF C.
CUPIN , LODIE M.
DELGADO , KEITH MARVIN A.
MALAZARTE , FRIGYL N.
NGOHO , MERRARIE S.
PAGLINAWAN , GLIMAR T.
RESUS , JESON S.
TABUNGAO , JOE RANDY B.
TINGCOY , VINCENT B.
The use of vending machine has dispersed globally. One great advantage
of this is convenience to the part of the customers. One will basically just have to
insert money in the machine and wait for the desired product to come out.
Definitely, you’ve been offered with the convenience of buying something without
having the delay by the cashier. The machine, itself, does not require many
workforces just to serve one customer. The basic requirement is only electricity.
HISTORY
Despite this early innovation, it was not until the early 1880s that the first
commercial coin-operated vending machines were introduced for public use.
These vending machines were found in London and dispensed post cards.
Around the same time, Richard Carlisle, an English publisher and bookshop
owner, invented a vending machine that dispensed books.
Vending machines finally made their United States debut in 1888 when the
Thomas Adams Gum Company installed machines on subway platforms in New
York City that vended Tutti-Frutti gum. In 1897, the Pulver Manufacturing
Company added animated figures to their vending machines, which provided
added entertainment for the customer as the figures would move once coins
were deposited into the machine.
After these first vending machines were introduced in the U.S., other
vending machines soon followed, offering a wide variety of items including cigars,
postcards, stamps, etc. In 1902, the Horn & Hardart Baking Company opened a
completely coin-operated Automat restaurant, which stayed in business until
1962.
HISTORICAL TIMELINE
Gumball Machines
• 1907 - Round candy-coated gumballs and gumball machines are
introduced.
Snack Machines
• 1972 – Polyvend introduces the first glass front snack machines.
• 1987 – The first frozen food vending machines are introduced.
Cigarette Machines
• 1926 - William Rowe, an American inventor, invents the first commercial
cigarette vending machine.
Sometimes the product is not just released, but prepared; this may be the
case e.g. in the case of coffee, french fries, or a ticket that is printed after paying.
MALFUNCTIONS
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Additional sources of failure can include machines not being supplied the
proper power, damage due to vandalism, and insufficient maintenance or upkeep
by the operator.
Most vending machines have a phone number that users can call to report
malfunctions or request assistance.