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Disguise as a Coal Vending Machine

Have you ever dressed up like a vending machine when you were afraid someone was after your money. They can do it now in Japan and, no, not just for Halloween. As I don’t see many vending machines in Shanghai in the streets I was wondering what... ...full story at China Snippets

from China Snippets on Mon, Oct 22 2007

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29 Jan 07		The Metro: Vending machines, service centers and a Flash map » Shanghaiist Those of you in the know may have heard that new ticketing machines are making an appearance on the Shanghai Metro system. Yesterday, Shanghaiist passed through the Century Park station and witnessed two new ticket vending machines that include the...
02 Oct 08		Caption/Translation Contest » Ben's Blog This one comes from my day trip to Tianjin this past June. Ironically, I found these guys just a few blocks away from that infamous Tianjin vending machine. Let's see what you can come up with. Best caption wins a free item from whatever it ...

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