The latest thing to be packaged into food vending machines could give customers a nasty bite: live crabs. Shanghai Hairy Crabs are being sold straight from machines outside subway stations in Nanjing, China.
The crabs are kept in individual plastic containers at temperatures of 5°C, which puts the crabs into a state of hibernation.
Any unlucky customers who happen to buy a dead crab will be reimbursed with three live crabs for free. The crabs reportedly are 30 per cent cheaper than those sold in stores, with vending machines asking anything from $1.50 to $7.50 each, depending on size.
The Chinese man who came up with the idea said he will set-up more live crab vending machines in Japan if there is demand for it.
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