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@NickyG wrote: This tends to be more common when the stand is on the farm property, less so when it's not. Def seen in Mass and Maryland. Read full topic

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@thaumatechnicia wrote: Yeah, they're all over the place here in the Maritime Provinces. Read full topic

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@hogan44 wrote: lots of similar stands here in southwest BC. Read full topic

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@1vw2go wrote: Used to go to a local apple orchard in Liberty Lake WA, that had this in their driveway. They even had a fridge with fresh pressed cider. I LOVED that cider. Then shitty-corporation...

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@jimmoffet wrote: +1 for central Wisconsin. Read full topic

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@Israel_B wrote: including the growing trend to coin-operated lockers. Or as we call them in Japan: "vending machines" Read full topic

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@sockdoll wrote: I do like the automat-style vending machines ("coin-operated lockers") in the article. Being Japan you'd think that SOMEbody would come up with an anthropomorphic robot for selling...

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@klaus_mogensen wrote: You see this all the time in Denmark, also with prime quality vegetables grown by small-time farmers. Often, there is no chained box, just a glass jar where you can leave money...

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@Shane_Simmons wrote: Here in a semi-rural part of Illinois, I can walk a mile from my house and see the same thing. Some of my neighbors sell tomatoes and sweet corn every year like this. Read full...

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@Beanolini wrote: There's a whole chapter in Freakonomics about an ex-economist who used an honesty box to sell bagels to various companies. He used the 20-year long records of his takings to...

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@slowtiger wrote: It's still common in Germany, I've even photographed some of them just at the outskirts of Stuttgart. Read full topic

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@Gregoire_T wrote: I live in southern France, you can find an organic vegetable shed in Montolieu....

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@lemonl wrote: Seen load in UK, Greece, Germany, France, Italy. Everything. in the UK, seen books, honey, knitwear, kids toys, Read full topic

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@thaumatechnicia wrote: Every time you think of Stephen D. Levitt, I want you to think of this:http://shameproject.com/profile/steven-d-levitt/ Read full topic

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@zakbos wrote: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honesty_box Read full topic

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@Beanolini wrote: Every time you think of Stephen D. Levitt, I want you to think of this: And every time you think of me, I want you to think of this: Read full topic

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@CLamb wrote: A vegomorphic robot would be more appropriate. Read full topic

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@kaleberg7 wrote: They're very common in the rural northwest too. One of our local farmers has an open access shed where he has a fridge full of eggs, greens and whatever. There's a metal box for the...

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@Pinkerton wrote: It's found in VT too. My own parents sell surplus vegetables on the side of the road, with nothing more than a can to collect the money. Read full topic

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@retepslluerb wrote: In the North, too. Eggs, flowers, pumpkins, potatoes, etc. Read full topic

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@maggiekb wrote: My favorite mom n' pop dairy is like this. It's up between Washburn and Ashland, Wi. Little shed by the barn where you put money in the box to pay for salty, squeaky cheese curds and...

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@jimmoffet wrote: There's a little stand just outside of La Farge with the best strawberries, I think it's near the top of the hill at UU? Every once in a while you can catch Zeek strolling down the...

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@gillianj wrote: There are restaurants that do a variant of this as well... Here's a Guardian article talking about them:...

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