The machine lets consumers buy several items from the machine and then add on items advertised on the Web site. Customers receive receipts for all of their purchases. The dispensing of snacks through vending machines started with Tutti Frutti gum back in 1888. The machine was on an elevated train platform in New York City. Today, sodas account for the bulk of vending machine sales, followed by snacks and packaged baked goods.
Someone has to pay for all the conveniences.
The same item could be purchased in bulk at a discount store for about 35 cents, if you took the time and trouble to shop and then to haul it to the office. But we need to plan for it.