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An American company has come up with an interesting way of selling pet products: through vending machines. The Hey Buddy franchise installs on-street pet product vending machines in parks, picnic areas and at veterinary clinics, selling a range of ‘last minute’ pet supplies such as retrieving balls, poop-scoop bags, dog treats and drinks.
The brightly coloured branded machines also sell dog leads, flea collars and even Frisbees, and they are starting to make an appearance at pet-friendly hotels and beside dog-wash facilities. One has even been given a home in a particularly unusual place: a US Army base! The Businesswoman behind the idea is Carlotta Lennox, who patented and installed her very first vending machine at a dog park in Dallas, Texas, three years ago. The company now has agreements to place and operate its vending machines in a number of US city authority run dog parks. And that’s just the beginning – Hey Buddy plans to install a thousand machines over the next 3-5 years. Source: Steve O’Malley, UKPets, Feb 2008 |
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