I have highly optimized the program and now most transactions take less than 5 seconds, most of the time less.
We did a speed test, see the video below. We were able to buy 3 sodas in under 1 minute, the only thing slowing it down is the soda machine itself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=socQRtYzoxMFrom now on this is where we link when someone passes the canard that Bitcoin will never work because noone will wait ten minutes or an hour for confirmation at point of sale!