Pop Quiz: What is better than an ATM that dispenses cash?

That's an easy question to answer.  Answer:  An ATM that dispenses cupcakes.

Not far from our apartment, the cupcake shop Sprinkles has a full service branch at 61st Street and Third Avenue.  If you need to transact a complex banking bakery transaction, you can stroll into the store and speak with a cupcake professional.  If you only need a cupcake or cookie to go, then the Cupcake ATM is ready to satisfy your bakery needs.

It's a simple 3-step process:

• SWIPE:  Swipe your card
• SELECT:  Select your cupcake (or cookie if you prefer)
• SMILE:  Smile when your freshly made cupcake is dispensed. 

To assist any novice Cupcake ATM users, we found a passerby willing to be photographed while learning to use the Cupcake ATM.  The random passerby made it look it easy. 

Step 1:  Swipe

Step 2:  Select

Step 3:  Smile.  Your cupcake is ready.  Yum!