Who came up with this? That touch screen has to be as nasty as a public toilet seat. A thousand snot nosed kids in flu season touching all over it, adults who don't wash their hands after taking a dump, etc.

Nasty

Beyond that it doesn't taste right. Some of that probably has to do with the 100 flavor residues present in the single nozzle, and some of it because they have changed how the syrup works.

In a traditional machine the bag of syrup is premixed with its sweetener. Carbonated water is mixed to make what dispenses. In these machines there is a much smaller cartridge of flavor, another source of the sweetener, and then the water.

Flush it out with some water before you select your flavor. Then sit down an use alcohol gel.

I carry a pocket container of alcohol preps and swipe the buttons first.

They would taste great if you are hankering for a flat diet grape drink.

Anything else? No.

If you really want to have some fun, see if they'll open the machine for you and check the expiration dates on the cartridges.

I was in a Jack In The Box the other day that had cartridges in it that were a year past their expiration.

And standing behind people while they try to figure the intricacies of this advanced tech is fun too.

I hate those things.

To me, it's no different then any other soda fountain. Just more variety. I like the Orange Vanilla and Raspberry coke flavors.

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Originally posted by medic15al:
Flush it out with some water before you select your flavor. Then sit down an use alcohol gel.

I carry a pocket container of alcohol preps and swipe the buttons first.

There you go. That is what I do when eating at a place that has these machines.

I like the different flavored gingerales

It took me a couple of minutes to figure out what this thread was about.

I guess when you don't eat at fast food restaurants and don't imbibe in bubbly sugar water, these things are foreign. At least to me they are.

Here’s one for you...

Those cartridges are super concentrated. As in 16oz makes over 50 gallons of soda. Aside of the engineering that microdispenses the syrup accurately everytime, there is the unknown.

They are a hazardous material and DOT laws are to be followed when transporting. Just as well, drop and break a cartridge, it’ll etch and pock mark a sealed concrete floor. They’ll also burn the shit out of your skin.

They’re everywhere here and seemingly anyone over 60 has to stare at the thing for a couple minutes either deciding what they want or how to use it.
Mike

Not me, man. I order, pay for the families meal, then go find a seat. Wife either fills my drink or carries the "food" to the table while I wait. Works for me.

So the food and the drink tastes like crap. I knew going in it would, yet to appease the grandkids, I went. Its the price I pay to be a good grandpa.

Another reason I buy all my drinks at the grocery store. Bottle or can or fuck it I don’t need it.

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Originally posted by a1abdj:
Beyond that it doesn't taste right. Some of that probably has to do with the 100 flavor residues present in the single nozzle

That's why I always hit the Water button first and give it a good flush before I pick my soda flavor.

I love them, I just hate the people that can't make up their damn mind and hold up the line to them at a busy place.

They never taste right. Something is always off about the flavor. I always let a little flow before filling up.

Half the times the selected combo never works, you have to guess what category your drink is under or start from scratch.

Hate them.

Do NOT like them.

+1 on above issues, Longer lines too.

Yeah, meant to entertain the mindless drones of society.

I guess I'll be the lone dissenter that hasn't had a problem. I like the flavored Sprites and access to some things you normally don't see in a fountain (like flavored lemonades, cream soda, and ginger ale).

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:
I guess I'll be the lone dissenter that hasn't had a problem. I like the flavored Sprites and access to some things you normally don't see in a fountain (like flavored lemonades, cream soda, and ginger ale).

I am there with you. You are not alone. I like the flavored Coke Zeros. These machines are no more or less sanitary than the door handles used most places. For that matter, the cash money that most handle daily is some of the dirtiest things known to mankind.

I carry hand sanitizer everywhere. Not perfect but far better than the alternatives.