Pixie Lott jumps out of vending maching

Pixie Lott jumped out of a giant purple vending machine the height of a double decker bus today, surprising shoppers with an impromptu performance.

The serenade by the British pop star was one of hundreds of free spontaneous "thank you" prizes vended to shoppers in Kingston, Greater London, as they 'swiped to win' on the Nectar Thank You Machine.

Big enough to hold over 1,700 bunches of flowers, 5,300 boxes of chocolates or even two fully grown adult elephants – this gigantic 13ft (4m) vending machine became the centre of attention in Kingston's Ancient Market when it appeared overnight. But for one lucky person it was only Pixie Lott that mattered, as she sang her new single as a personal thank-you to Elena Gurtul from Kingston.

Pixie Lott comments; "To see the reaction from the lady who swiped her Nectar card was brilliant, I'm sure they never bargained on me popping out to sing a thank you song for them. I certainly never thought I'd be coming out of a vending machine, but that was a lot of fun, if not a little surreal as it's like a reverse Tardis… really massive on the outside and small on the inside! One thing's for sure; it's going to be hard to miss this when it's touring the country this month."

www.nectar.com/thanks.