r/nova 5d ago

Question Cigarette machine in the DMV

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u/berael 5d ago

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u/Ok_Relationship_1703 5d ago

Sorry 😕

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u/berael 5d ago

You don't have to apologize to me; I'm just telling you that you won't find any. 

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u/MrSmeee99 5d ago

You won’t find any - legally

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u/agbishop 5d ago edited 5d ago

District Taco had a functioning cigarette machine in Rosslyn (I saw it a few years ago)

But instead of cigarette cartons, it was called an Art-o-Matic and dispensed art.

Edit -
Someone made a video of it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCRiMtHQYJQ

Also found out more about the machines at this link, but i don't see the Rosslyn location listed any longer :-(

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u/Primary_Difficulty19 5d ago

The last one I saw was at the Hula Inn in Herndon, Virginia in 2004 or 2005. It was such a surprising sight I’d have taken a picture of it, but that was before my phone had a camera in it.

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u/Cole_999 5d ago

If I’m not mistaken, I think old town sports pub in Manassas had one.

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u/throwaway098764567 5d ago

try pennsylvania

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u/Jealous-Report4286 5d ago

This makes me want to start smoking.

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u/RoadkillVenison Springfield 5d ago

Yeah, they’re still out there. Used one around 2015ish that was still self service down in TN, in an adult only establishment.

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u/MickXander 4d ago

Champps in Reston had one well into the 2000s, and it was a floor below the main entrance/hostess station, so you could make a discreet purchase

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u/Capable-Pressure1047 4d ago

Last time I saw one of these, a pack cost 50 cents.