Most people don’t think too much of vending machines. They’re just those hulking machines that lurk around on train stations, airports and in the bowels of school and office buildings, where you can ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Begging your parents for quarters so that you can purchase candy from the vending machine is a quintessential childhood experience. Candy has ...

Candy machines once offered much more variety. Office hallways, bus stations, bowling alleys, and laundromats stocked bars that barely survived past the 1970s or 1980s. A few disappeared due to poor ...

Say goodbye to unwanted Halloween candy! When the holiday rolls around on Wednesday, October 31, Reese’s will be armed with a candy converter, which is a vending machine that will take unloved treats ...

Like many Americans, 21-year-old Jaime Ibanez is always looking for new ways to make money. In high school, he sold snacks to his friends, which netted him around $5,000 all told. After he graduated ...

There are some debates that split the world down the middle. Serious stuff: M&Ms, or Smarties*? Yes, the two chocolate beans may bear a superficial resemblance to each other, but you’re either a ...

Some 73% of adults swam more as kids. However, many have nostalgic memories of eating Airheads at the pool. The company wants to reintroduce that experience, encouraging adults to swim again — with a ...

The worst part about trick-or-treating is when you pan through your stash only to find a bunch of Twizzlers (sorry) or Laffy Taffy (no disrespect). I have distinct memories from my childhood of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – When looking at a vending machine, you can usually see gum or candy, but a vending machine business in Portland is adding unusual items to the mix. The Venderia is a collection ...