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Re:Investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are often... by 1cvmask on Sunday April 25, 2021 @07:10PM (#26937591)
Here is the site to see if the ice cream machine works or not:

https://mcbroken.com/

Here is the original HN thread on this subject:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24861623

Re:Investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are often... by JohnJamesRambo on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:19AM (#26939799)
I find it insane someone from corporate doesn't think 10-20% downtime on a product they make heavy profits from isn't a big deal. And yes I know McDonald's is a real estate company and the franchise owners are the ones losing money etc. but still.
Re:Investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are often... by azhenley on Sunday April 25, 2021 @08:27PM (#26938097)
I used mcbroken three times. Each time it said the machine was working but the workers told me otherwise. The site continued saying it was working until they closed. :(
Re:Investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are often... by rashiq on Sunday April 25, 2021 @09:04PM (#26938277)
Unfortunately it doesn't work if the restaurant doesn't update their pos system. There's a few false-positives but I haven't heard of any false-negatives.
Re:Investigating why McDonald's ice cream machines are often... by melkel on Sunday April 25, 2021 @08:37PM (#26938150)
this story is so much more than mcBroken