How much do you know about the development history of self-service vending machines

Self-service vending machines are also known as '24-hour micro supermarkets'. Autonomous vending machines can be seen everywhere, whether in blocks, hospitals, factories, scenic spots, or office buildings. The way to use them is also simple and fast, just need to be on the screen. You can buy the goods you want by scanning the QR code or inserting banknotes in the coin slot of the device. So how did it develop? Today the author takes you to tour the history of the development of self-service vending machines. It is said that the prototype of the earliest self-service vending machine was in ancient Egypt in the 3rd century BC. At that time, holy spring water was sold. As long as you throw a coin in it, the spring water will gush out. The picture shows the small bar in the 19th century Britain. A vending machine that sold chewing gum, but at that time it could only sell some simple and scattered small commodities. The time when the self-service vending machine was really prosperous was in Japan in the late 1950s. At that time, Japan began to make a certain amount of freshly squeezed juice by just putting money in the equipment. It was a novel and unique purchase. At that time, it attracted the attention of many people. After a long period of time, the growth of beverage machines has exploded. Its development has also changed from simply selling drinks to selling daily necessities, rice, cigarettes, postcards, and games. There are all-round vending machines involved in many fields, such as machines, CD-ROMs and other commodities. In the 1980s, with the intervention of Coca-Cola, vending machines began to sell in cans. Up to now, there are 500,000 cola vending machines in the world. In the following decades of development, there are a total of self-service vending machines in Japan. There are about 5.6 million units and 1.9 million units in Europe and the United States. It is no exaggeration that if you walk on the streets of Japan without looking at the road, the first thing you will hit is not a telephone pole but a vending machine. In the beginning, self-service vending machines began to sell drinks and other commodities in a purely coin-operated mode. However, with the advancement of technology, with the popularization of smart phones in the 21st century, people gradually changed from cash payment to mobile payment, self-service The vending machine has also added more convenient functions such as QR code scanning, but this is not enough! While technology is changing, self-service vending machines are not reconciled to stay where they are. Then the new generation of digital smart vending machines can truly stand shoulder to shoulder with the times and truly interact with smartphones.