Choose, Cook and Packaged

Vending machines are in every street corner in Japan, they are convenient, cheap and provide a whole variety of products. They are great self service machines which save costs and very handy at times. Especially when you just want a bottle of drink, which saves you a trip to find the nearest super market or corner shop.
It is very fascinating that the first vending machine is found in the work of Hero of Alexandria, a first-century engineer and mathematician. His machine accepted a coin and then dispensed a fixed amount of holy water.
In Japan, with a high population density, limited space, a preference for shopping on foot or by bicycle, and low rates of vandalism and petty crime, there seems to be no limit to what is sold by vending machines. While the majority of machines in Japan are stocked with drinks, snacks, and cigarettes, one occasionally finds vending machines selling items such as bottles of liquor, cans of beer, fried food, underwear, iPods, porn magazines, sexual lubricants, live lobsters, fresh meat, eggs and potted plants. Japan has the highest number of vending machines per capita, with about one machine for every 23 people.
The most interesting vending machine I've come across is one which I can choose between rice, hot dog, meatballs, noodles, rice cake and chips. I chose meatballs at the end, and unexpectedly, it cooked and packaged in a box in under 60 seconds. I think vending machines should be in more places in the UK and Western countries. With London also have a high population density and limited space, it would be perfect for the City. And one of the most popular choices in vending machine would definitely be coffee and tea.