Vending Machine Dispenses Free Samples
Created by Belgian marketing and design agency Fosfor, the Boobox is a prototype for a stand-alone machine that distributes product samples.
Consumers interested in getting one simply send a free SMS, in exchange for which they are given an activation code.
That, in turn, gives them access to the sample.
Unlike most vending machines, the Boobox is completely adjustable to samples with different sizes, weights and forms; it also includes an onboard refrigeration system for items such as dairy products and cooled beverages.
The height of the machine’s display and keyboard can even be adjusted for use alongside an accompanying poster advertisement, Fosfor says. The agency is currently refining the concept, with placement in Belgian train stations hopefully to follow later this year.
Photo by Fosfor.
Jaclyn on March 9th, 2009 11:40 am
That sounds like a pretty cool little vending machine. It’s nice to hear that there is actually something in the vending machine business that offers free samples, it’s about time! even when you go to the grocery store you get free samples of stuff throughout the store…i think vending machines should have had this a long time ago.
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