Products and processes for promoting multiple transactions at a retail establishment

摘要

According to an embodiment of the invention, products and processes are disclosed for receiving, via a point-of-sale terminal that is not a vending machine, an indication of a set of products which a customer desires to purchase. At least one product is offered to the customer via the point-of-sale terminal, and an acceptance of the offer is received.;Thereafter a request to receive the product is received. A unit of the product is dispensed via the vending machine.

主权项

1. A method, comprising:
facilitating, at a point-of-sale terminal that is not a vending machine, a purchase of a first product by a customer; providing, in response to the purchase of the first product by the customer and via the point-of-sale terminal, a game piece; receiving the game piece at the vending machine; determining, after the receiving and by the vending machine, an outcome of a game associated with the game piece; determining, by the vending machine, a prize associated with the determined outcome of the game; and dispensing, by the vending machine, the determined prize to the customer.