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SocialNetworkMerchandise.com's T-Shirt Vending Machine has been covered by the global media. Here are some, while we update more articles.

Malaysia's First T-Shirt Vending Machine by Social Network Merchandise.com on National TV News

We have successfully sold our t-shirts in a Vending Machine – Now we can help you sell your products in our Vending Machines too! Join our new 'Shared Vending Marketplace' and sell your products to millions of people at popular malls and locations. Remember, online sales constitute only 5% of the total Retail Sales, 95% of your target audience is still offline and shop at malls, etc. Call us for more info.

Social Network Merchandise.com on Astro Technopreneur TV Show

Above: The founder of Social Network Merchandise.com explaining how the idea of a t-shirt vending machine came about and why it is a good business model on Astro Awani TV programme

IN THE NEWSPAPERS

Star Newspapers – Double Page Centre-spread

Utusan Malaysia Malay Newspaper

Retail Business Review International

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF BOOK VENDING MACHINE

There are lots of reasons why a white elephant technology doesn’t catch on. Sometimes the technology is ahead of its time. In other cases, no amount of time can make a misguided technology useful or attractive. Then there’s vending machines that sell books. The first book-dispensing vending machine was built by Richard Carlile in England in 1822. Carlile was a bookseller who wanted to sell seditious works like Paine’s Age of Reason without being thrown in jail. His answer was a self service machine that allowed customers to buy questionable books without ever coming into contact with Carlile. The customer turned a dial on the devise to the publication he wanted, deposited his money, and the material dropped down in front of him. It’s unclear whether this was an automated process, but that didn’t stop England’s own automated process from convicting one of Carlile’s employees for selling “blasphemous material.” The Penguincubator The next book-dispensin...

TOURISTS SPENT RM82 BIL. LAST YEAR IN MALAYSIA – How Much Of This Went To Online Stores?

Nothing! Are Malaysian Online Sellers and Home Business Owners really getting what they and their products are worth? According to the Tourism Malaysia ’s website, some RM82.1 billion was spent on retail goods by tourists last year, and this is the highest spend since 2006. But how can online sellers access this huge cash bank that is just ready to be spent on something, anything, in Malaysia ? There are many unique products that Malaysians make that would be great as souvenirs for our foreign visitors to take back, but unfortunately there is no way for an online seller to reach the tourist market. It would be difficult for any Online Store or Marketplace to sell to tourists because they are only here for a few days, and within this few days they shall travel all over Malaysia, so they cannot afford the time of the two or three days wait for their products to arrive, and if there is anything wrong with the order or product, the tourists will be ...

ONLINE SHOPPERS IN A WEB OF SCAMMERS

A growing number of consumers are falling victims to pseudo-online merchants. Many shoppers on the Web are also bemoaning the poor quality of products and late deliveries. The National Consumer Complaints Centre (Malaysia) says it's about time outdated laws were amended to deal with present realities. E-commerce tops the sector with the most complaints received by the National Consumer Complaints Centre for two consecutive years. As more Malaysians turn to the Internet to purchase goods and services, there is a pressing need for an improved legal framework to protect their rights. ONLINE shoppers, beware. The e-commerce sector continues to top the list of complaints by Malaysian consumers, with the National Consumer Complaints Centre (NCCC) finding that an increasing number of Malaysians are falling victim to unscrupulous online merchants. These are mainly products offered by the merchants or direct-sellers who advertise them on social networking sites and online sho...

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