does anyone else remember 1970s Federal hot coffee and/or hot chocolate vending machines in north america?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zfTxd7gZzo
for some reason these were ubiquitous at airports and bus stations for decades here, and then quietly disappeared
i cannot explain why, but i so badly miss hitting a button and watching that paper cup drop, and then fill with boiling hot water and substandard hot chocolate 😋
#canada
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