SINGAPORE - Siglap resident Eric Chiam and his family have set up a soft-drinks vending machine outside their house for food deliverymen and other workers to help themselves to a free drink. Started in January, the machine has in the first month dispensed 637 drinks to food deliverymen, the postman, and just about anyone who shows up at the Chiam...
Siglap resident Eric Chiam and his wife Lisa Chen came up with the vending machine idea last November with their children, Ethan, Andre and Sophia. PHOTO: Courtesy of Sophia Chiam
Dr Chiam, 51, is a general practitioner who, with his family, wanted to find a way of offering a cold drink to people who came to the house to deliver food or the mail - even when they were not at home. “We do this because it is a way for us to thank them for bringing us food at all times, under the hot sun and in the rain, especially since it is now the monsoon season,” said Dr Chiam.The children are largely in charge of planning and marketing. Andre planned the project, Ethan designed the vending machine logo and stickers using graphic design platform Canva, and Sophia helms the Instagram account.
Besides taking turns to top up the vending machine twice a week, the family often discusses over meals the number and types of drinks to buy as well as ways to make the project better.
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