Thanks to PepsiCo’s Social Vending System you can now buy your friend a drink even when he's not around. The vending machines enable users to send a gift to a friend by selecting a beverage and entering the receiver’s name, mobile number and a customized text message. There’s also the choice to further personalize the gift with a small video recorded right at the machine.

The gift is sent with a system code and instructions to redeem it at any PepsiCo Social Vending System. When the recipient cashes in their gift, they’re given the option of thanking the sender with a gift of their own or sharing the good karma and gifting a beverage to another friend.

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