automatic machines...

FULLY-AUTOMATIC MACHINES

Many work on a free- vend basis (in other words the user has free access to the machine). Some machines have cashless systems installed, whereby the user may only dispense a drink after first having inserted a card, key or tag. I will go into a little more detail about cashless systems later. There is a lot of nonsense talked about fully automatic machines. Some sales people will tell you that one machine, costing perhaps almost twice as much as another, will do the same thing. In other words, produce a cup of coffee or tea. In some respects they may have a point, but only in the sense that a Jaguar could be said to do the same thing as a Mini, inasmuch as both will get you from A to B! Trust your common-sense. If there is such a vast price difference, there must be a reason.