Human vending: Uniqlo dispenses clothing outdoors

New York – A human vending machine in New York’s Times Square recently gave passers-by the chance to get their hands on new items of clothing for free. Japanese retailer Uniqlo, which often experiments with technological ideas in its store concepts, promoted its Heat Tech innerwear line with a bizarre mix of human and techie methods.

At the outdoor installation, participants queued to receive a body scan showing their core body temperature. They then obtained their free sample from the mimes in the dispensing machine – a great public display of Freesumerism.