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I’m lost in these comments. It’s been years that opaque vending machines representing pictures of the content at eye level are out in the world [0] and there’s
by makeitdouble 5y ago
I’m lost in these comments. It’s been years that opaque vending machines representing pictures of the content at eye level are out in the world [0] and there’s so many people reacting as if that is the rubicon that should never be crossed.
I’m not in favor of more animated shinny ads shoved into our eyeballs, but we already had the screens everywhere and there already seemed to be no way to go back without town regulation.
If having them in front of a vending machine makes people go berserk, it might be a good thing, but it still blows my mind it’s the straw that would break the camel’s back.
[0] https://www.pinterest.jp/pin/177821885259694953/ https://www.pinterest.jp/pin/177821885259694953/
- ivegotnoaccount 5y agoThere are several differences between the two: - Vending machines don't stop displaying what they sell to show ads - Vending machines that were not designed by monsters show you things that are not in stock anymore, this thing does - Vending machines often aim at impulse buying in locations where you don't really have alternative. Here, we're talking about actual stores, to which people often go several times a week. That, at least to me, make it twice as frustrating when it does not work as show in the tweets.
- npteljes 5y agoI encountered plenty of vending machines where the stock is completely out of sight, and your only choice is buttons. The friendlier of these would display "out of stock" when you press a button and the item is out of stock, the less friendly would just make your coffee without sugar if it's out of sugar, or even sugary creamer water if it's out of coffee.