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Say goodbye to self-serve soft drinks at McDonald's
Business Insider ^ | Sep 11, 2023 | Nancy Luna

Posted on 09/14/2023 2:11:27 PM PDT by Salman

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To: frank ballenger

I’ve done the kiosk a few times and have been surprised at how bad the user interface is. It’s counterintuitive, it doesn’t flow, and like you say, it requires prior knowledge. Good UI design is an art and you’d think McDonalds would have nailed it but somehow they seem to have missed the mark.


61 posted on 09/14/2023 5:12:39 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Yep lol. You could melt artillery barrels with those things. The bubbly, blistery crust was a foreshadowing of how your mouth was going to look after you ignored the warnings on the box about the hot filling. But man were they tasty!


62 posted on 09/14/2023 5:32:54 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
McDonald’s needs to go back to basics. Get rid of all that fancy crap and go back to burgers and fries.

... like In-N-Out. They're quite successful with their simple menu: 4 items plus drinks ... although there are many off-menu mods.

63 posted on 09/14/2023 5:45:37 PM PDT by Tellurian (To the Dems, the middle class is a festering wound. They want it amputated.)
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To: BipolarBob
I rarely go to a McDonalds. I went this week. No person to take orders. Kiosk only. I walked out. Probably never to return.

I haven’t been to one in years. They used to be my go-to on short road trips. (4-6 hours.)

I didn’t know they’d gone the kiosk route, but I’m not surprised.

64 posted on 09/14/2023 5:52:05 PM PDT by Allegra (Free Kiryandil! Stop the Zeepers from Censoring FReepers)
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To: Yardstick

Don’t forget the fries when they were cooked in lard (beef tallow was what it said on the box)!


65 posted on 09/14/2023 6:37:00 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: Enterprise

don’t want to sit around with a bunch of old men.

And yet, here you are🤣🤣🤣


66 posted on 09/14/2023 7:04:35 PM PDT by drSteve78 (Je suis Deplorable. Even more so)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

Oh yes, three cheers for animal fat!


67 posted on 09/14/2023 7:46:04 PM PDT by Yardstick
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To: spintreebob

“One where all the flavors come out of the same spout. The latter type always tastes terribe an was a bad idea from day 1.”

Not to mention all of the indecisive idiots who stare at the screen for five minutes trying to decide what flavor of diet coke they want.

As far as the taste goes, run the water (if it’s available) or your drink of choice for about 2 to 3 seconds before filling your cup in order to flush the nozzle.


68 posted on 09/14/2023 8:25:24 PM PDT by 2CAVTrooper (Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.)
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To: Salman

Trying to discourage drinking too many free refills.


69 posted on 09/14/2023 8:28:12 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: drSteve78

LMAO!!!!!


70 posted on 09/14/2023 9:44:32 PM PDT by Enterprise
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

What “fancy crap” is that?


71 posted on 09/15/2023 1:00:42 AM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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To: BipolarBob

Went into a McD’s 10 years or more ago and saw kitchen staff handling the food with bare hands. Left, never returned. Or to any other fast food chain.


72 posted on 09/15/2023 5:28:24 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: BipolarBob

cal legislature just voted 20 dollar minimum wage up from 15. look for more kiosks.


73 posted on 09/15/2023 8:32:55 AM PDT by coalminersson
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To: Pocketdoor

more kiosks ahead and robots frying burgers.


74 posted on 09/15/2023 8:34:30 AM PDT by coalminersson
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To: Salman

I’ll have the quarter pounder meal with small fries and a small drink. I am sorry we don’t do small on combo meals; just medium and large. How much is a quarter pounder no meal, but with small drink and fries? $1 more than the combo meal with medium.


75 posted on 09/15/2023 8:39:49 AM PDT by coalminersson
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My daughter working the drive trhu at Mickey D’s in Elk Grove CA circa 1986.

Customer A burger medium well, with just 1 pickle and half ketchup.

Daughter Lady this is mcdonalds. If you want to have it your way, there a burger king down the street.

My daughter is sarcastic and hard headed like me and smart of course. One day the McD asst mgr, the managers 19 year old boy. My daughter 16. He said your drawer (at the drive thru) was $1.45 short. Response my draw is used by everyone else to make change including you. Him: still I have to write someone up when we’re short. It’s your drawer. Her: Then write yourself up since you were taking change out all day. No I’m writing you up. Don’t bother, I quit I can get a job anywhere with managers who are not idiots.


76 posted on 09/15/2023 8:49:52 AM PDT by coalminersson
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