Two minutes is spent on explaining this vending machine idea. Can't we make these clips shorter? The idea is rather simple, tighten the caps on Coke bottles, fill a vending machine with these prepped bottles. Put the vending machine in the most romantic park of Shanghai. Wait for young ladies to fail opening a bottle who will then need to ask the nearest man for help, hope that romantic sparks fly.

In a city where it's hard to meet people, it's a cute setup to allow for making new friends and that is very "Coke". It might not have even made anyone go on a date, but at least there was some conversation and smiles shared. And if friendships were forged, it all began over a shared Coca-cola moment. This is so on brand my head hurts.

The idea is quite nice, turn the vending machine into a slender pole, reminding people that Diet Coke is the skinny choice. The 1 minute and 44 seconds showing it off is a bit much though, the idea is easily understood it from the first shot.

The machines were spotted all over Paris, giving away free diet coke. At hairdressers, in gyms, squeezed between other vending machines, in the middle of the bridges, streets and cafés. There's even a pinterest shot in this study, no idea why anyone would be pinteresting that they spotted this machine.

Mike Tyson, taps a vending machine to give up the goods, then gives a crazy look at the intimidated guy. Don't be afraid, stranger, here have one of my left-over women in white.

Yeah, that's not at all creepy either.

The original creepy are the lyrics of the song Mike Tyson croons in the first ad.

Oh dear, the vending machine is back. Not being a kind giver of fun things without you putting little effort into it though. Go on. Hop on one leg. Bow down. KNEEL BEFORE THE VENDING MACHINE!

If you fancy giving this a go, the real Delite-o-Matic is also scheduled to make an appearance in the coming weeks at Melbourne Southern Cross Station.

A one of a kind, 14-foot tall, 10-foot wide vending machine was on Union Square the Embarcadero in San Francisco this May, vending mountainbikes, tents, camping gear, made in BC surfboards and even kayaks.

This stunt was part of the 100 BC Moments campaign.

You remember Coke's Happiness machine (and some of you will remember the Nesquick's talking vending machine too). The happiness machine can't live on smiles alone, even vending machines need hugs.

Hug this machine, get a free coke. LOVE!

"PepsiCo's Social Vending System is a state-of-the-art networked unit that features full touch screen interactive vending technology, enabling consumers to better connect with PepsiCo brands right at the point of purchase."
A prototype of the Social Vending System debuted at the National Automatic Merchandising Association's One Show in Chicago, April 27-29 2011.

Coca Cola invites college students to experience the happiness factory via "the happiness machine". Go to buy a Coke and you might end up with ten, or a pizza, or a twenty foot sub. A superb ambient idea that amuses both those in the film and us watching it. Well done.

Update Check out Coke's Happiness machine vs Nequicks talking vending machine for more VM fun.

I think the ads endjoke hurts me a lot more than that groin-throw hurts him.

Quarter one.

Nesquick's talking vending machine had kids doing the chicken dance, breakdancing and high-fiving it.