Singapore | Vending Machine Dispenses Gold Bars

08 July, 2012

Singapore is home to a vending machine with a pot o' gold! Well...not exactly. The pop-up vending machine dispenses gold paper cases that look like the real thing.

It's the latest marketing scheme of Hong Kong brand Goods of Desire (G.O.D.), which is opening a new store in Singapore. The gold bars are boxes that contain shopping vouchers and funky items like refrigerator magnets shaped like granny briefs and USB drives that look like letterboxes.

Watch the video below to see how the vending machine tricked people in search of a golden treasure.

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