iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream machines

Re:iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream... by Loughla on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:17AM (#37320879)

McDonald's used to hit a sweet spot. For most people, food needs to be fast, cheap, and/or good. My theory is that it needs to be two of the three of those.

Until about 2 years ago, it used to be cheap and fast. Now it's neither of those things.

My bellwether is my youngest. He's 10 and would rather just eat at home if McDonald's is the only option. Last week he chose peanut butter sandwiches instead of chicken nuggets when we knew we'd be actively on the road during supper. So that's something.

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Re:iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream... by bombcar on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @08:25AM (#37320962)

The food around here hasn’t changed much, but price increases have removed and real discounts compared to “high end fast food” and there’s not a real major reason to still choose the McDs.

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Re:iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream... by conductr on Wednesday August 30, 2023 @09:39AM (#37321980)

My kid is price agnostic but has had a couple bad experiences that turned him off. I think more due to labor/staffing issues than anything else. But they slipped a pickle in his burger once (very unappreciated) and the nuggets came under cooked once (also very unappreciated) so he’d actively boycotting although he doesn’t really know it

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