Hasta La Gadget!

We spotted this cool Proactiv Solution vending machine in a busy concourse near Yokohama station.

It’s quite large, with a touch-screen menu and another monitor displaying product information. Actually, it seems that Proactiv has produced the same kind of vendor overseas already but it was for the most part sadly neglected when we were passing through Yokohama. A few people stopped to stare, though no one was using it. Perhaps the folks of Kanagawa don’t have acne?!

One reason might be that there was no e-money or mobile integration. In fact, the only payment method we could see was a credit card — hardly the best way to appeal to Japanese consumers, who of course generally prefer to make purchases by cash or RFID card.