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Idaho entrepreneur offers gifts, novelties in vending machines

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November 24, 2021

Treasure Valley, Idaho entrepreneur Shelley Searle got into the vending business while trying to sell her affirmation cards. She got the idea after running into a local vending operator, according to kivitv.com report.

Searle now operates two glassfront vending machines offering jewelry, toys, cards and other items from local entrepreneurs like herself.

The machines are at Lost Grove Brewery near Boise State University and the Oakes Brothers Marketplace in Caldwell.