Vending machine vs. the fridge.

Getting an item

Coil spins, item drops — or hangs there.

Open the door and take it.

Paying

Coins, crumpled bills, a beat-up card reader.

Tap a card or phone. Charged for exactly what leaves.

What it can stock

Only shapes that survive a spiral coil.

Onigiri, mochi ice, tall Ramune bottles — anything that fits a shelf.

Temperature

Barely chilled, if at all.

Real compressor refrigeration, monitored 24/7.

When it breaks

You call the number on the sticker.

It's online over 4G — we usually know before you do, and we fix it.

Restocking

Whenever the route van gets around to it.

Driven by live stock data, on our routes, nights and weekends.

Cost to your building

Rent talks, rev-share haggling, contracts.

$0, forever. We even carry the insurance.

In your lobby

A humming black box.

Glass door, lit shelves, wrapped in your building's name.