The dynamic pricing scheme allows the prices of vending machine items to be raised when demand is high and lowered when sales are low.

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    11 months ago

    Coca cola have barely any ground in Japan, and Japanese vending machines are about a quarter the price of countries where Coke is prevalent. Most drinks are ¥110 to ¥150 at the moment… which is like… a buck.

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      11 months ago

      Coke is not the only thing being sold in these vending machines. Irohas and Georgia coffee are all owned by Coca-Cola, and they’re everywhere.

      Prices have gone up a lot recently (it’s more like ¥150-¥180 now, in Osaka at least) and this would send the prices up more - just think things like the prices for water shooting up in the middle of summer.

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      11 months ago

      which is like… a buck.

      Unless you get paid in USD instead of JPY, it’s 180 yen by me which is like… 180 yen on my Japanese employer salary.

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        11 months ago

        It’s weird how exchange rates don’t reflect a person’s hourly worth.

        I’m in Australia and a coke from a vending machine on a train station platform is $4.50, which is ¥435 at the current rate. A bottle of water costs the same, because… Coke.

        I honestly bought a 600ml ¥100 water in a Kyoto tourist trap in July this year. A vending machine on the street.