Pop

This is an idea that would’ve been both amazing and fantastic if internet shopping hadn’t taken off. Which, of course, it has. It’s basically a vending machine for music and DVD’s. It certainly offers better value than a lot of standard shops around town, mostly because they don’t have to pay for any staff or very much floor space. They also give the option of downloading to a USB, which is a really smart way to incorporate the changing way people are receiving their media, but, again, legal downloads of films and music are becoming increasingly available across the internet, so it’s not exactly going to save you money.
It’s the novelty of it that’s appealing, I suppose. It’s a sort of fusion of the old and new ways of shopping, and if it continues to offer a cheap alternative and word spreads it could become pretty popular. As it stands it’s pretty tucked away and you’ll have to go looking for it. Worth going along for a wee browse, though. You might find yourself a bargain.

You may of seen these DVD/​Blu-​Ray vending machines (POP)ping around town. They offer fairly new dvd’s for internet prices. They are also going to vend games and via your USB, downloads soon.
They do some really good sales as little as £2.99 and is defiantly the cheapest place to get Blu-​Rays on the high street. The only problem is that at the moment the catalogue isn’t huge. You may have to wait a few weeks for a dvd that is already released elsewhere etc.
Finally, for the kid inside us… How cool is it to have films come out of a vending machine? Answers at the usual address.