The 'one stop shop'

In a country where raw materials are proportionately more expensive than labor, it doesn’t make much sense to invest in machinery to take the place of human work, yet. At least not as much as it does in more developed countries with higher wages. You don’t see many vending machines anywhere in Guilin, but a few days ago I was surprised to see two vending machines right smack dab in the middle of a busy intersection. Until that point, the only vending machines I have ever encountered in the Middle Kingdom have been the ones in the Beijing Airport which sell water and candy. Here is what I found..

The machine on the left was what seemed to be a pretty regular Chinese style vending machine selling cokes, water, and juices. The machine on the right, however, was a pretty interesting 'one stop shop' as I like to call it. There were some snacks and candy inside, but here are some of the other products selling.

First we have a home pregnancy test. Sex ed isnt really taught well in China and there are a lot of abortions. People dont use condoms as much as we do in the States. Abortion is the birth control. This was the only test left in the machine..

Here are a few interesting items.. A 'Spicy Sister' wet towel next to a pack of smokes. I guess they figure when the magic is over its clean up time and you know that means, having a smoke. The other two I couldnt make heads or tails on but they obviously have something to do with 'gettin it on.

Here we got mens long lasting oil, some stupid ornaments to hang from your cell phone, and Wrigley's double mint gum.. So you can freshen your breath, keep your partner lubed up, and buy her a gift all at the same time. Makes sense.

Now we're rollin, a bunch of different types of condoms and some sexy underpants for men and women.. haha. Dont know if they are edible or not though. Ill keep ya posted.

This is getting a little weird now. Under the condoms, next to the sexy underpants they have a couple of kids toys, like stuffed animals and little squeaky things.. If the baby or kid aint busy I guess you aint gettin busy either, so it makes sense to me. Im tellin you these Chinese ppl know whats up.

So the product on the left I really dont know what it is, some kind of lubricant or something. The one on the right however is my favorite in this 'one stop shop'. Its a Japanese product called the 'Magic Finger'. haha. Dont know how you use it, where it goes, what it does, or what it feels like, but it looks cool and for 35 UN it better do some crazy shit. Ill def pick one up next time I pass this machine.

So now I know where to go when I got a hot date and need some juice, freshen my breath, get some protection, lube it up, pick up some some sexy his and hers underpants(hope they match), gift for the girl, gift for her kid, some after sex smokes and a pregnancy test for the aftermath. The only thing missing in this was the beer. When I started walking off I was even approached my a 'massage' girl offering a 'happy ending'. Ahhhh.. fuckin China.