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Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by distances on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @09:38AM (#26399174)
Which EU countries have cigarette vending machines? I've never seen such a thing, in the countries I shop they're behind a cashier. Sometimes even hidden so that if you don't know what to ask for you're not getting it.
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Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by detaro on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @09:42AM (#26399219)
Germany, Austria, Italy at least.
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Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by majewsky on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @09:56AM (#26399362)
In Germany, cigarette vending machines were incredibly common until around 15 years ago, but I haven't seen one in ages. Between stricter age verification requirements, a decline in smoking in general, and vandalism towards those machines, the profit margin was probably stretched too slim to continue maintaining these machines.
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Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by Dma54rhs on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @11:34AM (#26400457)
Spain as well, you can't get cigs from gas stations or super markets like in the UK.
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Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by distances on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @09:44AM (#26399247)
Interesting, I'll have to keep my eyes a bit more open when traveling.
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Re:Shops return to rural Sweden but are now staff-free by eythian on Tuesday March 09, 2021 @09:47AM (#26399263)
Netherlands and Germany have them.
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