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TIL The first vending machine was invented in 1st century CE Egypt to dispense holy water. The next widely known vending machine was invented 1,800 years later in Victorian England. (www.atlasobscura.com)
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[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

VENDING MACHINES ARE ONE OF the few things keeping us away from the dream of a cashless society.

Around 80% of the vending machines I'm seeing lately allow card payment. Where the hell does the author live?

[–] JeffreyOrange@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lol this is pretty much unheard of in germany. People here love cash.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 3 points 1 year ago

Germany is always a weird mix of being modern and strangely medieval at times.

[–] elfin8er@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I mean the article was written 8 years ago, so maybe they weren't as common?

[–] fubbernuckin@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That and the fact that the only people who want a cashless society are the people charging card fees.

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Also the businesses paying that card fee