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Pepsi Introduces Social Vending System, Gift Drinks to Friends
- Splines 16y agoIn a way it sort of reminds me of this: http://www.cabel.name/2009/09/kashiwa-mystery-cafe.html http://www.cabel.name/2009/09/kashiwa-mystery-cafe.html
- ojilles 16y agoCan you imagine being waiting in line behind the guy that is gifting something worth $1.25 while he's typing up all kinds of email addresses and recording a "gift video"? Wouldn't be the best experience I recon.
- savrajsingh 16y agoI like the spirit of the idea. I've wanted Starbucks to do this -- I'd love to give someone "any tall drink at Starbucks" via a special card or code, instead of the current system of cash-based gift cards in dollar denominations that mean the giftee will need to spend something, eventually, to get the full value of the card. It's a nice, polite way of saying thanks. "This drink's on me," without me being present.
- jonursenbach 16y agoThe problem with this though is that if you stand there for however long it takes you to type all the info, record your message and gift a drink to a friend, the chances of them actually being able to redeem that drink is very low. Starbucks are everywhere. This new vending machine is not.