they don't. every social interaction is a dance with disaster and shame.

I was just thinking this is a great idea to avoid having to deal with semi-retarded customers.

It's funny though... when I was in Japan I never saw a single local person use a vending machine...
But yeah, they are everywhere. There was even one on top of Mount Fuji which dispensed hot coffee. 450 yen per can.

Yeah when I went there a couple years ago the only people I saw using vending machines were other dumb Americans like me. I think it is their way of attracting tourists.

Back when I was in Japan in 2003 I found a vending machine that dispensed BEER! The beer was horrible, but I'll treasure the experience.

I never see people in the US using vending machines either. I think you have to be at the right place at the right time.

uuh.. ehm read Smellvin comment above....

Smellvin's comment was posted two hours after Hooker's.

Not to mention that Freeman Gordon seems to have missed the whole point of my comment.

Kindly elaborate, I long for understanding certain points.

I'm pretty sure most people don't need to go to Japan to know that.

The first machine is only about !