Skully's Random Topics: October 2022

I had made another post mentioning a little bit about the vending machines you can find in Japan, but didn't go into great detail as it was just a post about random weird shit/facts.

I'll dedicate this whole post on a few of the FOOD vending machines you can find around Japan and my thoughts.

I'd love it so much if vending machines were as widespread here in the US as they are in Japan. Knowing the variety options for actual food at vending machines, one would think that the Japanese don't even cook at home. I probably wouldn't either. I mean hello!?! you can find them everywhere! Look outside your apartment, shit there's 10 of them lining the sidewalk! Although I do believe that unless the machine says "HOT", you'd have to go home and actually cook. Most meal machines will have the ingredients of your selection in frozen vacuum sealed bags with instructions, and you go home and cook or heat it up yourself. What the heck, that's so genius!!! Definitely is a must if your life is super busy and you don't wanna spend hours making dinner... OR you just don't like to cook. Either way, these types of machines are amazing! But I can see the heavy maintenance that needs to be put into them. Like constantly making sure they're stocked or even work properly.

Hold the phone! You know what scratch that whole idea of bringing them here... I did not take into account the fact that US screams theft, crime and vandalism. These vending machines would not last a day on these streets. Unless it's actually inside of a building, it will get broken into 100% guarantee! So sad, but you know it's the truth. I ain't saying that Japanese population are saints and no crime ever happens but being one of top 5 countries with the lowest crime rates, that's pretty darn good. The Swiss hold the top spot just FYI... oh I want a burger with swiss cheese now. Anywhos off topic!
Oh ok sorry before the rest of the random food vending machine pics, let me explain why I decided to write this. I've explained before that I love Japan food and travel videos on youtube. I found another one called Tabieats. I love them, super adorable and likeable. And the first video I saw was of them going to a vending machine that sold a cake in a can. Not your average cheapo birthday cake rubbish, but actual gourmet flavors. Cakes and parfaits so neatly placed in the cans was super eye catching. It comes with a spoon too and you pop the lid off like you would with a pull tab type soda can. I love it! Patisserie Okashi Gaku I believe made their vending machine available in Sapporo. I'm sure since then more has popped up. These are pretty pricey, but to try it shit, I'd spend ¥1100 on it. That's about $7.35 conversion right now. This fat girl would try all the different flavors gosh darn it!
Anyways, that's about it, I really wanted to talk more about the different things the machines sell but I'm old and I'm tired and frankly I'm boring the crap out of myself again...
enjoy the other random food vending machine pics I found... These actually exist, it's crazy!
Ugh! I'm hungry now.

Fancy ramen! pork and egg slices even.!
oh shit wait, I think this is the ones where you put your order in on the
machines and people make it and you pick it up from the window.
so this don't belong on the list... but it's still neato so I'll leave it.