What was the first city where a Snapbot vending machine appeared in November 2016?

The first city where a Snapbot vending machine appeared in November 2016 was Venice, Los Angeles. Snapbot was created to sell Spectacles, Snapchat’s first major hardware product, in a deliberately unconventional way.

Snap unveiled Spectacles on September 24, 2016, and released them on November 10. Rather than initially placing the camera-equipped sunglasses in ordinary retail stores, Snap used bright yellow vending machines that appeared at selected locations. The first machine was positioned near Snap’s headquarters in Venice, Los Angeles.

The launch helped turn Spectacles into a publicity event as well as a product release. Snapbots later appeared in other locations, but Venice is the key location associated with the first machine. A common mix-up is answering Los Angeles alone or naming another city where a later Snapbot appeared; “Venice, Los Angeles” identifies the specific neighborhood and city given in the product’s history.