VRK · SRK2 · Micro Market
Highrise Apartments
A 24/7 amenity residents use every day, with no cost and no work for your team.
Tacoma · Kent · South King County
Free AI smart coolers and micro markets for your business
We place, install, restock and maintain modern AI smart coolers at no cost to you. Serving Tacoma, Kent and South King County.
How it works
Scan a card or your phone to unlock the door. AI cameras track what you take.
- No cost to the host
- No coils, no cash, no jams
- Restocked and serviced for you
- Locally owned
A machine or micro market, completely free of charge.
Rain City Refreshments puts an AI smart cooler or micro market in your building at no cost to your business, then keeps it stocked and running.
Just book a meeting, discuss which machine is right for you, and Rain City Refreshments takes care of the rest.
What you pay
The machine or micro market
$0
Delivery and installation
$0
Stocking and restocking
$0
Repairs and maintenance
$0
Total to your business $0
You provide the floor space and a standard power outlet.
Locally owned and operated Founded by Jonathan Thiery with a mission to bring convenient access to quality snacks and beverages to businesses and communities across South King County and Pierce County.
- Free to the host
- Tap, take and go
- Restocked and serviced for you
- South King County and Pierce County
The next evolution of the vending machine
These are the next evolution of the outdated traditional vending machine. Simply scan a card or use your phone to unlock the door, then the AI cameras track any and all items grabbed from the machine.
No coils. No cash. No clunky box.
Scan, open the door, take what you want and walk away. The cameras do the checkout, so nothing jams, nothing gets stuck and nothing eats your money.
Three moves
- Tap to unlock
- Take what you want
- Close the door and go
Your card is charged for every item the cameras see leave the machine. Take three, pay for three.
Left behind
- Coils to break
- Items getting stuck
- Cash getting eaten
- A clunky looking machine
Sandstar AI smart coolers
Our machines
Five Sandstar models and a full micro market. We help you pick the one that fits your space and your people, then we bring it to you.
30 countries Sandstar, the manufacturer, reports more than 30,000 of its AI kiosks in use across 30 countries.
Best for gyms, hotels and offices
Sandstar EXE2
Chilled drinks and ambient snacks side by side, each door at its own temperature. The widest machine we place.
Shelves
10 glass FIFO shelves
Holds
448 × 20 oz drinks
Screen
13.3″ ad screen
Warranty
5 years
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Best for luxury apartments
Sandstar VRK
Gloss-black cabinet with an illuminated handle and a built-in video screen.
- 4-camera AI · dual-sensor lock · up to 378 drinks · 5-yr warranty
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Best for gyms and offices
Sandstar SRK
Six adjustable shelves and a real-time cart display, in a 6mm steel cabinet.
- 4 AI cameras · 31.5" W × 82.6" H · 3-yr warranty
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Best for highrise apartments
Sandstar SRK2
Two doors and twice the shelving of the SRK, each door its own product zone.
- 14 shelves · chilled · 3-yr warranty
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Best for hotels
Sandstar Taste series
Ambient, chilled or frozen, with configurable shelves and a smart lock. Made in the USA.
- Theft alerts · voice assist · GPS tracking · up to 7-yr warranty
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Best for offices and apartments
Micro Market
Open shelves, coolers and a self-checkout, set up as a full refreshment room.
- Snacks · drinks · fresh options · self-checkout
Not sure which one?
Tell us about your space and foot traffic. We will recommend the right machine at the meeting.
Specs, warranties, accuracy and the 30-country figure come from Sandstar and its distributors.
Who we serve
Any place where people need a cold drink or a snack without a staffed counter. Open a building type to see the machines that fit it.
VRK · Taste · Micro Market
Luxury Apartments
A sleek amenity that matches your finishes and impresses on every tour.
SRK · EXE2
Gyms
Cold drinks and recovery snacks at the tap of a card.
EXE2 · VRK · Taste
Hotels
A grab-and-go option guests can use any hour, without a front desk sale.
SRK2 · SRK
Warehouses
Fast refreshments for every shift, restocked on schedule.
SRK · EXE2 · Micro Market
Offices and Workplaces
An employee perk that costs the company nothing.
SRK · EXE2
Recreation Halls
Refreshments during events without staffing a concession stand.
SRK
High Schools
Smart Snacks compliant products in student-accessible machines, within your district wellness policy and placed with district approval.
Why hosts choose an AI smart cooler
For property managers, gym owners, hotel GMs and office managers. Four reasons, in the order we hear them.
01
Luxury design for high-end spaces
A sleek, modern machine that suits a lobby or amenity room, not a clunky box in the corner.
02
Frictionless transactions
Tap, take and go. Frictionless transactions lead to customer satisfaction.
03
An amenity people value
A high quality amenity that raises overall resident and employee satisfaction.
04
Zero cost, zero maintenance
We supply the machine, stock it and service it. Your team does nothing.
$0
Our process
How it works in 3 steps
You simply choose which AI smart cooler or Micro Market you desire from our catalog, and we take care of the rest.
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Step 01
Choose
Book a meeting and pick the AI smart cooler or micro market that fits your space from our catalog.
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Step 02
We install
We deliver the desired machine straight to your business, and set it up at the agreed location. We take care of fully installing and setting up the machine.
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Step 03
We restock and maintain
We continue to service the machine and maintain the refreshments supply regularly, with real-time inventory tracking so shelves stay full.
Areas we serve
South King County and Pierce County, Washington. Every machine and technician is brought straight to you.
Pierce County
- Tacoma
- Fife
- Puyallup
- Sumner
- Bonney Lake
South King County
- Federal Way
- Auburn
- Kent
- Renton
- Covington
- Maple Valley
Near one of these cities? Call 253-322-6006
Common questions
Yes. We provide the machine or micro market completely free of charge. We deliver it, install it, stock it and service it. Your business provides the space and power, and we take care of the rest.
The coolers only unlock once a valid credit or debit card is presented, and the user is charged for each item taken. AI cameras track every item that leaves the machine, so each person pays for what they grab.
Significantly less than traditional vending machines, which rely on coils, cash validators, coin collectors and motors. Fewer parts can fail, and longer warranty periods ensure quick fixes.
We serve Tacoma, Federal Way, Sumner, Puyallup, Auburn, Fife, Kent, Renton, Bonney Lake, Covington and Maple Valley, across South King County and Pierce County, Washington.
Book a free placement
Get an AI smart cooler at no cost to your business.
- We bring and install the machine
- We stock, restock and service it
- Your business pays nothing
Prefer to talk? Call us.
Mon to Fri 7am to 7pm · Sat and Sun 8am to 5pm