System and method for communicating vending information

A system for communicating vending information for a vendible media product having entertainment content therein, comprising:

• a plurality of vending apparatuses, each containing a vending inventory comprised of vendible media products;
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• a control center in communication with the plurality of vending apparatuses configured to receive user information, including a vending request for a vendible media product and a location identifier, configured to select a vending apparatus from the plurality of vending apparatuses based on the location identifier, configured to determine whether the requested vendible media product is in the vending inventory of the selected vending apparatus, and configured to transmit an electronic message to a user-specified electronic mail address upon determining that the requested vendible media product is in the vending inventory of the selected vending apparatus.

A system for communicating vending information for a vendible media product having entertainment content therein, comprising:

• a plurality of vending apparatuses each containing a vending inventory comprised of vendible media products;
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• a control center in communication with the plurality of vending apparatuses and configured to receive user information, including a vending request for a vendible media product and a location identifier, configured to determine whether the inventories of more than one of the plurality of vending apparatuses contain the requested vendible media product, configured to identify the closest vending apparatus containing the requested vendible media product in its inventory based on the proximity to the location identifier, and configured to transmit an electronic message to a user-specified electronic mail address identifying the closest vending apparatus that contains the requested vendible media product in its inventory.