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vending machine

Definition:
Vending machines are unmanned dispensers of prepackaged food and drinks usually in response to the insertion of a coin or token. Vending machines are typically located in offices and factories and other places of work, also in public places such as railway stations, airports and sports centres and are easily accessible dispensers of snacks. Vending machines in the UK traditionally dispense coffee and tea (with and without sugar and milk), confectionery and savoury items such as crisps. The quality of some of the drinks is often questionable and in some working environments vending machines have not proved popular.

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© Westburn Publishers Ltd 2002, The Westburn Dictionary of Marketing edited by Michael J Baker, ISBN 978-0-946433-01-8. www.themarketingdictionary.com. Entry: [Barry R. Moore], [1998].