The humble vending machine has long been a mainstay of shopping on the go. The most popular kinds sell drinks or snacks, but you can also find vending machines offering everything from ice cream and ...

If you could jump in a time machine and make a purchase from the world's first (known) vending machine, you wouldn't end up with a can of soda or a bag of chips, and certainly not a fancy can of ...

Several vending machines containing drinks and snacks lined up next to each other in a Kentucky airport - Laser1987/Getty Images If you could jump in a time machine and make a purchase from the ...