Earlier this month Sprinkles cupcakes in Los Angeles, California, launched the first of its kind: A 24-Hour cupcake vending machine. In the following video you can see how it works. Meanwhile I will try to contain my excitement.
This machine capitalizes on the basest of our human needs. I have a crazy sweet tooth, but cupcakes aren’t often readily available. For that reason I usually opt for something that’s more convenient, something that curbs the craving for awhile. But heaven help me if they were just…there. No one judging me for buying a cupcake at any hour of the day (or night), or buying more than one in a day, even. And at $4, there’s hardly anything holding a cupcake addict back from total indulgence. Ugh, self control be darned! I thought Dippin’ Dots machines would be my downfall. Here’s hoping — reluctantly — that these never make their way to Austin, Texas. [via IncredibleThings]
What do you think of a cupcake ATM? Do you want one in your town?
sunflower / 352 posts
It’s cute and it’d be fun to play with a few times but I’d rather make my own cup cakes
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Atleast from all the cupcake shops from around chicago…I dub sprinkles the worst…it was dry and the frosting was meh. (Molly’s for the win in this city!)
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Geez, 4 bucks for a medium size cupcake that’s been sitting in a machine for hours?? No thanks, I’d rather buy cupcakes by the dozen at trader joe’s or make my own.
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I hate this cupcake and froyo fad. I can’t wait till it dies -__-
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Wait…how can it be fresh if it’s in a vending machine? Wouldn’t that waste a lot of cupcakes that aren’t sold but made to stock the vending machine? It sounds like a huge waste of both production cost and good food.
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I like the novelty of the idea, but even a mere marathon’s worth of distance is too much for me to drive for a $4.00 cupcake. I love cake as much as the next person, but I rather bake my own and if I wanted a sweet in a pinch, it’s much easier to open a bag of Oreos, especially in the middle of the night.
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@Cho_0705@xanga - The vending machine is right outside the Sprinkles bakery. I doubt they’re wasting any cupcakes, the cupcake craze is alive and well around here, especially overpriced “gourmet” ones.
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Wow, overpriced much?
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I regularly visit a cupcakery called Scratch in Iowa, and their cupcakes are only 2$ and by far the best things I’ve ever tasted…so 4 dollars is a bit steep
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why not go to a proper cupcake shop??
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It’s a cool concept, but wouldn’t the cupcakes go stale? Besides, this would mean less human communication right? I guess when it says 24 hours, it means people who craves for a midnight cupcake?
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A $4 cupcake? No thanks. I’ll just go to Walmart and buy a dozen for $6.
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600 “fresh” cupcakes? How long before they aren’t fresh anymore and you get a nasty one? 0_o
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This is so amazing. Oh my god.
I mean, there are going to be some issues with it, but I would SO do this every once in a while. If I forget a friend’s birthday or something? Haha
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Oh my gosh. That’s so exciting. I want one!