Systems and methods for reservations at a vending machine

A computer-implemented method executed by one or more processors of a vending machine, the method comprising:

• detecting, by the one or more processors, a reservation request indicating a list of items and a purchase code;
• querying, by the one or more processors, an inventory database to determine that the list of items are available;
• generating, by the one or more processors, a record in a reservation database corresponding to the reservation request, the record indicating a unique identifier purchase code;
• receiving an input indicative of the unique identifier purchase code;
• querying, by the one or more processors, the reservation database to identify a reservation record that includes a unique identifier purchase code that matches the input unique identifier purchase code;
• and
• issuing. by the one or more processors, a command to vend the list of reserved item included in the identified reservation record.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:

• detect a reservation request indicating a list of items and a purchase code;
• query an inventory database to determine that the list of items are available;
• generate a record in a reservation database corresponding to the reservation request, the record indicating a unique identifier purchase code;
• receive an input indicative of the unique identifier purchase code;
• query the reservation database to identify a reservation record that includes a unique identifier purchase code that matches the input unique identifier purchase code;
• and
• issue a command to vend the list of reserved item included in the identified reservation record.