Don’t expect snacks when you visit the vending machine located inside of the Philadelphia barbershopElements of Grooming.
Candy bars and bags of chips have been replaced with skeins of yarn made by crochet clothing designerEmani Outterbridge.
This success has allowed Outterbridge to think beyond clothes.
So, why a vending machine?
The idea came after Outterbridge broke her foot earlier this year and was planning for a six-week recovery.
By that time, she had started work on her yarn line.
Her first bright pink vending machine was up and running in late October.
Future machines will be in South Philadelphia and then West Philadelphia.
