A Vending machine is one of the avenues that companies use to sell their product and reach the customers quickly. The Vending machines can contain books, DVDs, food, drinks, and many other products. To get the items, one should insert money into the machine and press the product number. In the Qatar University, there are vending machines for snacks and soft drinks for both the students and workers. Although, vending machines are good, they too have adverse effects to humans and do not offer full transactions process where one can get change.
The vending machines can contain unhealthy snacks that have a high percent of sugar or salt and other chemicals that tend to harm the human body. These unhealthy snacks can cause disease such as cancer. Among the first initiatives to stop cancer is avoiding unhealthy foods. Moreover, vending machines contain some snacks that have ingredients with a high percent of fat calories that lead to obesity. Research shows that the students that spend many hours on campus use the vending machines many times. Due to that, they gain extra calories than the ones who do not use vending machine. Further, the vending machines encourage the consumption of unhealthy foods that have adverse effects on the consumers.
In addition, to buy from vending machine one should have money in particular denominations. For example, one should have one dollar to get what they want. If an individual inserts a bigger denomination say ten dollars and the product cost four dollars, the machine will not give the change. Therefore, the person loses the six dollars. Moreover, sometimes the machines do not take the old paper currency or even the new one, and hence one wastes time trying to insert the money.
On the contrary, the vending machine can be a helpful since one can reach them easily in times of emergency. The products that the machines dispense form part of the essential foods for any person. For example, if one’s blood sugar lowers, one can get drinks quickly that would restore the energy. It is easy for one to buy the energy drinks from the vending machines since one avoids the queues in the cafes.
In conclusion, the vending machine that contains unhealthy food and drinks are harmful to the human body. The snacks have high levels of sugar, salt, and fat calories that cause obesity and other diseases such as cancer. Moreover, the vending machines do not give change if one inserts a big currency. Nevertheless, they are convenient making one save time. They can also be useful during emergencies.
