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

    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.