Did you know there are vending machines that sell cars and even gold?

Vending machines have changed the face of the retail industry, making it easier for buyers and sellers to transact.

Last week, Chinese tech major Xiaomi launched a vending machine for smartphones in Bengaluru.

Did you know there are vending machines that sell cars and even gold? Check this out:

Car no bar: Singapore has a 15-storey car vending machine set up by Autobahn Motors. Sales happen through a touchscreen that offers 60 high-end cars — from Ferraris to Bentleys.

The city of Seattle has a medical marijuana dispenser.

Colorado is the other state in the US that offers cannabis via vending machines.

Set up in Dubai Mall in UAE, Gold to Go is the world’s first gold vending machine.

On sale are bars, coins and a few jewellery items, too.

A US-based startup Flat Out of Heels has set up vending machines across the country and Canada to provide women flat shoes to deal with emergencies such as blisters and corns from wearing high heels.

Cosmetic company Boundless Beauty has vending machines across the city of Philadelphia to sell its hair extensions.

Japan has vending machines for everything from cooked ramen noodles to women’s undergarments.

The country is also famous for vending machines for used panties.

Nairobi recently collaborated with a Danish company to set up vending machines to dispense clean water across the Kenyan capital.

(Source: Bloomberg.com, Smithsonian.com, healthyvending.com, RBI, Ripleys.com and news agencies)