This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Steve Slagle, a 42-year-old entrepreneur from Panama City Beach, Florida, about ice vending machines. It has been edited for length and clarity.

Plus, because the vending machine worked so quickly, there wasn't a line to order as you might expect at an in-person ice cream parlor ... availability mean higher prices for these steaks.

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