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underpants

(186,651 posts) Fri Sep 27, 2024, 12:16 PM Sep 27

🍦Wendy's launches McBroken.com to track ice cream machines out at McD's

Wendy's $1 Frosty Deal Is Making Fun Of McDonald's Broken McFlurry Machines

Your move, Ronald.

The beef between McDonald's and Wendy's is simmering once again, and this time, it's to our benefit.

It's no secret that McDonald's broken ice cream machines have been a pain in the you-know-what for years. Well, to ensure that we all have a reliable option for our dessert fix, Wendy's is selling its Frosty for just $1 from now until September 30.

The latest deal from the fast food chain comes after Wendy's discovered some less than appetizing stats from McBroken.com, a website that tracks when McDonald's ice cream machines are broken.

"Using data from McBroken.com, Wendy's saw that dessert fans are faced with ice cream machine outages all too often and knew just what the fix was – a Frosty! Wendy's knows that when fans are craving a sweet treat, they deserve to have a reliable and delicious option," read a press release from Wendy's.

https://www.delish.com/food-news/a62388692/wendys-one-dollar-frosty-deal/

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🍦Wendy's launches McBroken.com to track ice cream machines out at McD's (Original Post) underpants Sep 27 OP

That's McFunny😁 TommieMommy Sep 27 #1

Mickey Ds should track Wendy's-associated food-borne outbreaks--especially linked to their chili hlthe2b Sep 27 #2

Good XanaDUer2 Sep 27 #3

My mother has a McDonalds bamagal62 Sep 27 #4

TommieMommy

(1,104 posts)

1. That's McFunny😁

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2024, 12:18 PM

Sep 27

hlthe2b

(106,360 posts)

2. Mickey Ds should track Wendy's-associated food-borne outbreaks--especially linked to their chili

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2024, 12:22 PM

Sep 27

(they are notorious for using crock pots--yes, really, not even commercial) to keep their chili warm. Of course they have young employees who they don't train and who have no clue about having to make sure these are TURNED on and WORKING. There used to a running joke among communicable disease control public health programs across the country who often would place in-house bets on the cause of Salmonella outbreaks in their community. And they were right more often than you'd think.

McDonald's doesn't typically serve any standing (previously cooked) food products such as this, so they will get by with pointing the finger.

XanaDUer2

(13,872 posts)

3. Good

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2024, 12:22 PM

Sep 27

I'm sick of going for a Cone at a mcdon just to be told in line its broken again

bamagal62

(3,650 posts)

4. My mother has a McDonalds

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Fri Sep 27, 2024, 12:36 PM

Sep 27

Down the street. She always wants me to go get her a milkshake. I’ve never been there when that machine worked and it’s been years. I had no idea this was a thing. I just thought it was this one near moms!😂

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