You know the struggle: you’re about to catch your flight back home when you realize you forgot to pick up a souvenir for your loved one. Rather than forcing forgetful travelers to scour airport gift shops in search of a trinket that doesn’t seem last-minute, one New Jersey airport has come up with a brilliant solution to this common problem.
Newark Liberty International Airport has installed a pair of vending machines in Terminal A that dispense unique, locally crafted gifts.
The machines are run by SouveNEAR and are packed with items like jewelry, soaps, patches, baby clothing, temporary tattoos, homemade candy, pins, and t-shirts. Everything is made by local New Jersey and New York artists.
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These vending machines are also located in other spots across the country including Oakland Airport, Kansas City International Airport, a Marriott hotel in Emeryville, California, and in the Salesforce Transit Center in San Francisco.
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The vending machines have been huge hits with travelers so far. Here’s hoping that our days of trying to pass off an airport keychain as a souvenir are behind us.
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