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I'm pretty sure the regulation is violated all the time everywhere, i.e. vending machines that require some local electronic card (e.g. to prove your age for si
by riffraff 6y ago
I'm pretty sure the regulation is violated all the time everywhere, i.e. vending machines that require some local electronic card (e.g. to prove your age for sigarettes).
It's a pity, of course, but not a "new" problem.
- distances 6y agoWhich EU countries have cigarette vending machines? I've never seen such a thing, in the countries I shop they're behind a cashier. Sometimes even hidden so that if you don't know what to ask for you're not getting it.
- detaro 6y agoGermany, Austria, Italy at least.
- distances 6y agoInteresting, I'll have to keep my eyes a bit more open when traveling.
- majewsky 6y agoIn Germany, cigarette vending machines were incredibly common until around 15 years ago, but I haven't seen one in ages. Between stricter age verification requirements, a decline in smoking in general, and vandalism towards those machines, the profit margin was probably stretched too slim to continue maintaining these machines.
- Dma54rhs 6y agoSpain as well, you can't get cigs from gas stations or super markets like in the UK.
- eythian 6y agoNetherlands and Germany have them.