Item-dispensing apparatus • which comprises a plurality of item shafts, in which in each case individual items are stored in a state in which they are arranged one above the other, • wherein each item shaft comprises an item-dispensing region, from which the individual items can be removed one after the other, • wherein each item shaft is of cuboidal configuration and comprises an inner baseplate, which can be displaced in the direction of the item-dispensing region, • wherein the items are arranged on the baseplate in a state in which they are stacked one above the other, • and wherein the baseplate is operatively connected to at least one spring, as a result of which the baseplate is subjected to a force in the direction of the item-dispensing region, • and wherein each item shaft has at least one restraining element for the item located at the top, characterized in that • the narrow sides of the item shaft each contain a slit, through which projects a respective fastening element, the fastening elements being connected to the baseplate, and in that a respective fastening element is provided on the narrow sides in the upper region of the item shaft, and in that a respective helical spring is tensioned between the fastening elements (11, 12) and pulls the baseplate in the direction of the item-dispensing region, or • in that the rear side of the item shaft contains a slit, through which projects a fastening element, which is connected to the baseplate, and in that a fastening element is provided in the upper region of the rear side of the item shaft, and in that a helical spring is tensioned between the fastening elements (11, 12) and pulls the baseplate in the direction of the item-dispensing region. • which comprises a plurality of item shafts, in which in each case individual items are stored in a state in which they are arranged one above the other, • wherein each item shaft comprises an item-dispensing region, from which the individual items can be removed one after the other, • wherein each item shaft is of cuboidal configuration and comprises an inner baseplate, which can be displaced in the direction of the item-dispensing region, • wherein the items are arranged on the baseplate in a state in which they are stacked one above the other, • and wherein the baseplate is operatively connected to at least one spring, as a result of which the baseplate is subjected to a force in the direction of the item-dispensing region, • and wherein each item shaft has at least one restraining element for the item located at the top, characterized in that • the narrow sides of the item shaft each contain a slit, through which projects a respective fastening element, the fastening elements being connected to the baseplate, and in that a respective fastening element is provided on the narrow sides in the upper region of the item shaft, and in that a respective helical spring is tensioned between the fastening elements (11, 12) and pulls the baseplate in the direction of the item-dispensing region, or • in that the rear side of the item shaft contains a slit, through which projects a fastening element, which is connected to the baseplate, and in that a fastening element is provided in the upper region of the rear side of the item shaft, and in that a helical spring is tensioned between the fastening elements (11, 12) and pulls the baseplate in the direction of the item-dispensing region.