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while other countries do not allow this. / Sometimes a pass has to be inserted in the machine to prove one's age. |
Sounded like you could purchase bottles of underwear |
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A newspaper vending machine may open the box with all newspapers after paying for one. It assumes the honesty of the customer not to take more than one, which is helped by the fact that having more is often not useful.
In [[Japan]], with a high population density and low rates of vandalism and petty crime, there seem to be no limits to what is sold by vending machines. One can imagine anything, and it is likely that there is a vending machine available to provide it; even bottles of [[wine]] and pairs of [[underwear]] can be purchased from vending machines.
In the U.S., most vending machines are operated by individuals who buy or rent the machines, stock the merchanise, and keep some of the profits. Other machines, such as U.S. Postal Service machines are maintained by governmental or quasi-governmental entities.
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