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What's some amazing technology they have in Japan that's very normal to them but would blow our minds here in the US and western world? (lemm.ee)
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[–] 52 points 2 years ago* (21 children)

Can't believe noone has mentioned the hot beverage vending machines.

Its so fucking nice to spend $1-$1.50 and just get some hot tea or coffee right there without issue. And they're everywhere so you can pretty much rely on them.

So much more convenient than having to go to a coffee shop so you can pay $5 for the same thing, and the vending machine version still tastes great.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    They also have much more popularized versions of canned coffee than us; I occasionally see bad overpriced Starbucks coffee bottles in grocery store checkouts, but not something small, quick, and convenient like BOSS.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (11 children)

    It's likely not as cool as Japanese vending coffee, but in the UK there are Starbucks/Costa etc vending machines all over. Do Americans (sorry assuming you are from US) not have those?

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Have used a couple of hot coffee vending machines in the US and all of them were absolute garbage.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    But are those like a hot coffee dispenser, where you grab a cup and put it under a spout, push a button and it pours out a hot drink? Because we do have those in Australia.

    But in Japan they have vending machines for canned drinks and cans of soup that are heated.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (3 children)

    As someone from the west coast of The States, I can't say I've ever seen a hot drink vending machine in real life. At least not here where I live.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago*

    As someone from the west coast of The States, I can’t say I’ve ever seen a hot drink vending machine in real life. At least not here where I live.

    We used to have them, but I haven't seen them for over a decade now.

    If you remember the Terminator 2 movie, the scene where a security guard gets a cup of coffee, those are the kind of dispensers that used to exist.

    (The link above shows the scene I'm speaking of. I tried to embed the URL into this comment so the picture itself would display, but I couldn't figure it out.)

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Also from the US west, I've seen a bunch of hot vending machines! In several hospitals and schools in different states, a few gas stations. They will have coffee, tea or cocoa selections, a cup pops out and gets filled with fresh brewed coffee. They were usually around 1.50 to 2 dollars a cup, maybe more expensive now though.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    I used to see these more often in Canada but now they're pretty unusual. Not heated cans like some Japanese machines, just cups of coffee and sometimes lattes and shit.

    Now you're forced to pay $3+ for muddy garbage at Tim's/McDonalds and you have to wait in line to get it too. Alternatively drop $7+ at Starbucks for ok coffee? I can make better tasting coffee with a drip machine, let alone my French press.

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