• deeves@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      “As long as the ice cream machine still stands, this fight is not lost” ~ George Washington

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      I think that’s an America only thing. Sure I’m not the most loyal McCostumer (like I’m only go there if I’m out of other options) but I’ve never seen one out of service here in Europe. On the other hand I’ve heard that McDonald’s coke is better in the USA, while this side of the pond is the most watered down, flat, ass-tasting liquid one can buy legally.

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        The legend behind the Coke being better at McDonald’s is supposedly the ratio of syrup to carbonated water is just a hair off, it’s stored cooler than mandated and the straws are (or at least used to be) wider than average straws to allow for bigger gulps.

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      Only in America where there’s an exclusive service contract that forces franchisees to use a very expensive third party to fix the machines. The machines throw error codes that can only be cleared by a service visit for something that should be as simple as a clean and reset. It incentivizes machines that fail often and disincentivizes the franchisee from actually keeping the machine running.